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Fish swim in Cabo Pulmo Marine Reserve off the Baja California peninsula.
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How Laws Around the World Help Improve Ocean Health

Solving environmental problems often starts with small groups of people working to...
April 2018
This recently discovered hairy crab species (Kiwa hirsuta) has no eyes.
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The Census of Marine Life

Did you know that over 17,000 species thrive in the deep sea where no light...
April 2018
A photo of a squid using bioluminescence to hide in the deep sea.
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Bioluminescence

You may have seen the sparkle of fireflies on a summer’s night. The fireflies...
April 2018
The Japanese spider crab may be big but it is not invincible.
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Japanese Spider Crab

The Japanese spider crab is a large catch for any fisherman. With a leg span of 13...
The giant pacific octopus can grow up to 600 pounds!
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Revealing the Largest Octopus

Weighing 600 pounds (around 272kg) and having a 30 foot (around 9 meters) arm span,...
The blue lined octopus can be deadly, so it is best to stay away.
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The Dangerous Blue Octopus

The blue-lined octopus may be small, growing to at most 15 cm, but it can be...
A transparent ctenophore with two long tentacles.
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Arctic Ctenophore with Long Tentacles

Dryodora glandiformis is a ctenophore found in Arctic and Northern European waters,...
A translucent arctic comb jelly.
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Arctic Comb Jelly

The Arctic comb jelly or sea nut (Mertensia ovum) is commonly found in the surface...
It's a pygmy seahorse (Hippocampus bargibanti), found in Indonesia's biodiverse Coral Triangle and one of the smallest seahorse species in the world! They can change colors like a chameleon to blend into their environment. This helps to protect them from p
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Can You Spot the Seahorse?

It's a pygmy seahorse (Hippocampus bargibanti), found in Indonesia's biodiverse...
This day octopus (Octopus cyanea) has shaped itself like seagrass or some coral so hide from predators or stalk prey.
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Camouflaged Octopus Blends In

Octopuses can change the texture and color of their skin to blend in with their...
Winner of the ‘best camoflauge’ contest, the nudibranch Scyllaea pelagica is betrayed only by motion.
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Seaslug Camouflages in Seaweed

Winner of the ‘best camouflage’ contest, the nudibranch Scyllaea pelagica...
Brown grass shrimp on a floating piece of seaweed.
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Brown Grass Shrimp

Another common species of sargassum shrimp, Leander...

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