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A veined octopus sits inside a vacant bivalve shell, which it uses as a portable shelter, in the Philippines. This is one of the few examples—if not the only example—of tool use in invertebrates.
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Veined Octopus at Anilao Batangas Pier, Philippines

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“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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Squid at Sunset Reef Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands

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A live coral polyp with turquoise tissue and brown tentacles closes its mouth (the slit at the center of the radiating ribs) tight.
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Closed-Mouth Coral

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A piece of the Hyperbolic Crochet Coral Reef exhibit.
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When Art Meets Science: The Hyberbolic Crochet Coral Reef

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Fireworm Setae
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Fireworm Bristles

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A screenshot from the video of colorful corals.
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Slow Life: Time-Lapse on the Coral Reef

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Beating Cilia of Comb Jelly Combs
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Sea Gooseberry Larva

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Tiny sponge spicules.
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Sparkling Sponge Spicules

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Corallimorpharian
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Soft Coral Close-Up

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A close-up of tiny teeth on the common whelk's radula.
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A Snail's Rainbow Radula

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Juvenile Clam with Tentacles
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Spaceship Mollusk

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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

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