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Clyde Roper: Squid Hunter - Eyeball to Eyeball

Dr. Clyde Roper, squid expert, explains how he developed a passionate interest in...

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Sea Creatures from the Deep: A Video by National Geographic and the Census of Marine Life

The Census of Marine Life - a ten-year effort by scientists from...

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Quest for the Giant Squid

Watch a Discovery video on Smithsonian squid expert Clyde Roper’s search for...

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Giant Squid

Giant squid live up to their name: the largest giant squid ever recorded by...

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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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The Black Sea Nettle

Swimming by a black sea nettle may be a bit of a shock. These large jellyfish can...

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How Many Seahorse Species?

There are 47 different species of seahorses and 14 of those were discovered in the...

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It’s a Jelly Eat Jelly World

A “pink meanie” jellyfish (Drymonema larsoni)—a species found in the Gulf of...

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Arctic Sea Cucumber

This species of deep-water sea cucumber (Elpidia belyaevi) was discovered by Census...

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Deep-Sea Urchin

This deep-sea urchin (Echinocrepis rostrata) is an important “bulldozer.” It...

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Deep-Sea Worms

These deep-sea photographs show a variety of broad-collared enteropneusts or acorn...

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Benthic Drug Store

Students identify three chemicals that are pharmacologically active and are derived...