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Hagfish Slime Thread
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Spin Hagfish Slime into Silk

Believe it or not, this unraveling thread is from hagfish slime. Hagfish are...
Fireworm Setae
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Fireworm Bristles

No, this isn't a bundle of paintbrushes: you're looking at a fireworm...
Tiny sponge spicules.
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Sparkling Sponge Spicules

These sparkling sponge spicules are microscopic needle-like structures that many...
Despite its demonic look, the vampire squid collects and eats drifting particles called "marine snow" using two long, sticky filaments.
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The Vampire Squid from Hell

With a scientific name that means "the vampire squid from hell," you'd expect the...
Pearl oysters create pearls when a hard particle is coated with calcium carbonate (nacre) after entering the oyster.
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Pearls of Wisdom

When hoping to discover a pearl, looking inside one of the oysters you slurp may...
White abalone
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White Abalone In Danger

White abalones are slow-moving, algae-eating mollusks. Rapid overharvesting since...
Two of the worlds largest jellyfish, the lions mane jellyfish, float together.
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Extreme Jellyfish

The lion’s mane jellyfish (Cyanea capillata) is the largest among the jelly...
The black sea nettle jellyfish can grow to twenty-five feet long.
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The Black Sea Nettle

Swimming by a black sea nettle may be a bit of a shock. These large jellyfish can...
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 bloom of moon jellies.
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A Bloom of Moon Jellies

In recent years, blooms of jellyfish, such as these moon jellies (Aurita aurita) in...
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,...
Up close look at thin tentacles of a jellyfish.
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Jellyfish Tentacles Close Up

Stinging cells (nematocysts) line the tentacles of this moon jelly (Aurelia...

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