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A shell placed in seawater with increased acidity slowly dissolves over 45 days.
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Ocean Acidification

 Ocean acidification is sometimes called “climate change’s equally evil twin,”...
A Pholas dactylus clam illustration.
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The Borer of Holes

 These clams (Pholas dactylus) are dazzling to see.  From their encased homes,...
The loco (Concholepas concholepas, often called the Chilean abalone, although it isn’t actually an abalone) is found along the entire coast of Chile.
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The Loco of Chile

 The loco (Concholepas concholepas, often called the Chilean abalone, although it...
Juvenile Clam with Tentacles
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Spaceship Mollusk

 No, this is not an alien spaceship from another world—it is a baby file clam...
Beating Cilia of Comb Jelly Combs
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Sea Gooseberry Larva

 These beautiful wisps are the hair-like cilia of a sea gooseberry larva, a common...
A couple inches wide and up to ten feet long, the bobbit worm stays hidden under tropical sands with just its five antennae poking out—waiting for prey to swim by.
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The Bobbit Worm

 There aren't any mummies or zombies buried under the seafloor: instead the ocean...