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A Smithsonian specimen helped identify a new family of deep sea squid with long spindly legs.
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Bigfin Squid

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A photo of a squid using bioluminescence to hide in the deep sea.
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Midwater Squid, Abralia veranyi

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A "dumbo" octopus is captured by an ROV.
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Capturing a Deep-Sea Octopod

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a orange spotted jellyfish
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Orange Spotted Jellyfish

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This is a series of images showing how a typical nightly courtship display would look like, where certain males initiate the display (2), others follow (3), and different species display their own unique “light shows” nearby (4 and 5).
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A typical nightly courtship display for P. annecohenae

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Close-up image of white starfish feet.
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Starfish Feet

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Pearly nacre of a nautilus shell
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Osmena Pearl

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Seagrasses don't just provide shelter for free-swimming animals, but also are a habitat for non-moving organisms, such as these sea anemones.
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Anemone on Seagrass Blade

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Two bright orange anemonefish poke their heads between anemone tentacles.
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Clownfish in their Host Anemone

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In 1874 Reverend Moses Harvey of Newfoundland displayed the giant squid he bought on the side of his barn, much to the dismay of Mrs. Harvey.
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Rev. Harvey’s Giant Squid on Display

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Small red hyperiid.
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The Hyper Eyes of Hyperiids: How Some Shrimp-Like Creatures See Light in the Deep Sea

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a comparison of multiple species of jellyfish
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How Big do Jellyfish Get?

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