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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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Corals, sponges, and algae are the major components of most coral reef communities as shown in this picture.
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Corals and Coral Reefs

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an upside down jellyfish
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Tracking Down Ocean Species On the Go Using eDNA

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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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On Moorea, an island in French Polynesia, researchers are striving to complete a biocode—a DNA catalog of every life form big enough to pick up with tweezers.
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Scientists Catalog Life on the Island of Moorea

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This aptly named fish has two long fangs.
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Creepy Critters: Marine Life Surfaces for Halloween

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This shrimp is colored to fit in - probably why they are common members of the seaweed community.
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A World Adrift: Life in the Sargassum Slideshow

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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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A shell placed in seawater with increased acidity slowly dissolves over 45 days.
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Ocean Acidification

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