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Life After Whale (On Whale Falls)

When a whale dies, the story has just begun. The massive carcass sinks to the...

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The Weird, Wonderful World of Bioluminescence

“It’s a little appreciated fact that most of the animals in our ocean make...

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Bioluminescence

You may have seen the sparkle of fireflies on a summer’s night. The fireflies...

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Deep-sea Copepod Gets a Close-up

This female deep-sea copepod (Pontostratiotes sp.) was collected in the...

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The Vampire Squid from Hell

With a scientific name that means "the vampire squid from hell," you'd expect the...

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Black Swallower

Imagine eating an entire fish bigger than you—bones and all! At only 25 cm long,...

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The Goblin Shark

The goblin shark (Mitsukurina owstoni) is one of the creepier fish out there! It...

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A Filter-Feeding Starfish

An orange brisingid starfish sits on a large reef of Lophelia pertusa, cold-water...

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Deep-Sea Dragonfish

The deep-sea dragonfish (Stomiidae), also called the barbeled dragonfish, uses it's...

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Deep-Water Larvacean

Found in Arctic waters, this rare deep-water species of larvacean, Oikopleura...

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Deep-Water Larvacean, or “Sea-Tadpole”

In the icy waters of the Arctic, a deep-water larvacean (aka “sea tadpole”...

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Venus Fly-Trap Anemone in the Gulf of Mexico

Like its terrestrial namesake, the Venus fly-trap anemone (Actinoscyphia sp.) sits...