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An adult leatherback turtle makes its way back to shore from the ocean.
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Female Leatherback Turtle Crawls From The Sea To Nest

"Leatherback turtles are the oldest, deepest-diving and widest-ranging of all sea...
Anemone porcelain crabs can avoid predators by not only living in anemones but by willing loosing appendages to avoid infection.
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The Porcelain Crab

Anemone porcelain crabs may look delicate but they have their own sort of armor: a...
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 shining jingle shell on the sand.
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Jingle Shells

The jingle shell (Anomia simplex) is a common bivalve found on the Atlantic...
Amanda Feuerstein with a nesting olive ridley (Lepidochelys olivacea). Feuerstein is a co-author of a study that surveyed algae, crustaceans, mollusks, and other epibionts that live on the turtles in the Pacific Ocean.
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Searching for Life -- Epibionts -- On Sea Turtles

Amanda Feuerstein with a nesting olive ridley (Lepidochelys olivacea). Feuerstein...
grains of sand collected from Orient Point, Long Island, NY
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Sand from Orient Point, Long Island, New York

There are different types of beaches and multiple factors that influence the...
A surfer waits for the perfect wave.
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Surfer at Bogue Banks, North Carolina, USA

“As I set up for a sunset shot—one last, solitary surfer exited the water and I...
Color illustration of an ancient bivalve.
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Elevator Rudists

These "elevator" rudists, an ancient bivalve, used one long heavy valve to anchor...
Two baby olive ridley sea turtles.
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Baby Sea Turtles in Jalisco, Mexico

These baby olive ridleys (Lepidochelys olivacea) will eventually provide a home to...
10 grains of star shaped sand collected from southern Japan
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Star Sand Grains Collected from Southern Japan

These star-shaped grains of sand, collected from southern Japan, look like...
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