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A translucent hyperiid on a black background with orange stripes along its head.
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Many Eyes, Many Perspectives: The Astonishing Visual Systems of Hyperiids

In any given scoop of seawater, you will find an assortment of tiny critters called...
January 2020
Neptune grass (Posidonia oceanica) is a slow-growing and long-lived seagrass native to the Mediterranean.
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Bugs and Slugs: The Hidden Secret to Healthy Seagrasses

Slip into the water along a sheltered coast in nearly any part of the world and...
May 2015
A blue crab on the Mid-Atlantic coast of the U.S.
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A Bite of Bitter Crab

Hopefully you've never bitten into a delicious hunk of snow crab meat and instantly...
March 2013
Sea otters floating on the surface of the ocean.
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Not Just Another Fuzzy Face

Who hasn’t grinned at the sight of a sea otter floating on its back while...
May 2017
A large ship flushes water from its ballast tanks while at sea
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5 Invasive Species You Should Know

Regardless of what continent you live on, the waters that surround it are home to...
September 2011
Hundreds of illustrated red crabs gathering on sand with Santa hats.
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Here Comes Santa Claws

Santa isn’t the only long-distance traveler in a red suit—at the beginning of...
December 2016
A photo of a solitary European green crab on a sandy substrate.
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A green crab’s super power: eating through its gills

The phrase “to inhale your food” evokes images of hot dog eating contests or...
January 2018
green and red pom poms adorn a decorator crab
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Happy Crabby Holidays

Like a store owner in December, a decorator crab can transform the back of its...
December 2017
Two baby olive ridley sea turtles.
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Surveying Life On Sea Turtles

“It is strange to think of a sea turtle as an ecosystem,” says Amanda...
November 2011
The whitish spots on this fish are individual parasitic trematode worms.
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Marine Parasites: Crazy…and Really Cool!

Marine parasites may be small in size, but they can be present in very high numbers...
December 2012
A Caribbean hermit crab (Coenobita clypeatus) crawls on the forest floor.
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The Great Hermit Crab Migration

Over the last few days, a video of hermit crabs stampeding across the rocky shores...
September 2012
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