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Celebrating Marine Moms

The ocean is home to many moms of all shapes and sizes: from charismatic polar...

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Floating Antarctic Comb Jelly

Bright colors seem to jump off of this comb jelly, or ctenophore. The rainbow...

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Isopod in a Glass Home

An isopod stands on top of a glass sponge, extending its legs to find zooplankton....

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Cold-Water Sea Spider

Small amphipods, the blue bug-like creatures, can be seen here catching a ride on...

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Anemone in Cold Antarctic Water

Despite the cold and dark environment, soft-bodied animals like anemones abound...

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Antarctic Ocean Floor

The dark seafloor beneath the ice is covered with sea stars, urchins and ribbon...

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A Striped Deep Sea Worm

In Antarctica's Southern Ocean swims a beautiful polychaete (bristly worm) called...

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Sea Stars and Urchins off Antarctica

Sea stars (Odontaster validus) and sea urchins (Sterechinus neumayeri) spread over...