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The Great Hermit Crab Migration
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The Design of a Beautiful Weapon
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Claws Out: Fiddler Crabs Do Battle
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Trash on the Beach and in the Ocean
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Scientists Catalog Life on the Island of Moorea
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Spirals in Time: A Walk at the Seashore
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The Sant Ocean Hall: Life in the Sand Exhibit
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Organisms Beneath the Sand
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Seaside Lichens
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Taking the Temperature of the Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle
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