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Aegina, a type of jellyfish, swims through the water.
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A Look at Life in the Deep Sea

These are just some of the animals that live in the deep ocean or in the midwater,...
Mon, 07/06/2020 - 11:38
A reddish-orange nudibranch.
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A Collage of Nudibranch Colors

Nudibranchs are a kind of sea slug, and their 3000 species are found from the poles...
Wed, 01/22/2014 - 12:51
A Pontoh pygmy seahorse
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10 Things You Never Knew About Seahorses

  By Lindsay Aylesworth, Project Seahorse The day I stepped into my...
Wed, 01/02/2013 - 12:01
“Upon returning from the reef after a night dive, I swam toward a bright reflection and came eye-to-eye with this beautiful, curious squid.” -- Nature's Best photographer Charles Viggers.Equipment Used to Capture the Shot: Nikon D700; 105mm ƒ/2.8 lens
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Stunning Squid Pictures

From the giant squid to microscopic squid babies, squids are beautiful and...
Thu, 06/20/2013 - 16:54
Mangrove roots provide an underwater habitat for many marine species.
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Mangroves: Photos of Plants and Animals

Mangrove is the name for a tree—and also for a complex ecosystem—that bridges...
Mon, 09/29/2014 - 11:48
A polar bear and its cub in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska.
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Celebrating Marine Moms

The ocean is home to many moms of all shapes and sizes: from charismatic polar...
Wed, 04/24/2013 - 17:29
In 2005, scientists from the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) observed a deep-sea squid species (Gonatus onyx) that keeps close watch over her eggs.
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Squid Watching Over Eggs

All squid species have long been thought to lay their egg clusters on the sea floor...
A deep-sea octopus protecting her eggs
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Vigilant Octomom

Talk about an investment! This octopus mom protected her brood of about 160 eggs...
A pair of French Angelfish (Pomacanthus paru) swim off the coast of Brazil.
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Pair of Angelfish

A pair of French Angelfish (Pomacanthus paru) swim off the coast of Brazil. This...
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...
Even when a lobster is still a developing egg, you can see some of its adult features: an eye and legs.
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Lobster Egg

Even when a lobster is still a developing egg, you can see some of its adult...

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