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Two octopuses sitting underwater highlight the different textures the animals can take on.
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Octopuses and Squids

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This male dancing fiddler crab (Uca terpsichores) has built a sand “hood” at the entrance to his burrow, which he hopes will attract females to his humble abode—as if that big beautiful claw of his weren't enough!
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The Design of a Beautiful Weapon

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A woman standing in front of a barge
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Mary Rice: A Force of Nature

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A sea sponge underwater
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Sea Sponges: Pharmacies of the Sea

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Two baby olive ridley sea turtles.
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Surveying Life On Sea Turtles

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Chrysaora melanaster is a jellyfish found in the Arctic.
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Jellyfish and Comb Jellies

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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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Stunning Squid Pictures

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Japanese scientists videotaped this female giant squid, alive, at the water's surface
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Giant Squid

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This new species of lobster (Dinochelus ausubeli) is blind and has bizarre claws. It was discovered about 300 meters (984 feet) deep in the Philippine Sea by a Census of Marine Life expedition.
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Deep Ocean Diversity Slideshow

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