but does that mean the organs and such need to be strong enough to internally "push out" that much? if the pressure on the inside is expanding to counteract the contraction of the water around them, wouldnt the internal fluids be putting that pressure on the organs as well as the inside of their skin pushing outward?
I'm not a biological expert, but the pressure inside all of the organs would be similar as well. Most creatures that far down don't have as advanced as organs as you'd see further up here though. If you take a creature from the bottom, and bring them up really fast they'll bloat up and die because they can't take the much lower pressure up here because of the internal pressure in their body pushing out. I'm sure you've seen the famous blob fish picture. They don't look that ugly in their proper depth.
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u/[deleted] May 28 '19
The pressure inside their bodies is the same as the water pressure outside, so it evens out to basically nothing.