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Ghost crabs are often seen scuttling quickly along beaches, and can be difficult to photograph in the wild. They are common in Moorea where this specimen was collected.
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Ghost Crab Close Up

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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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The red paper lantern jellyfish is the focus of the latest podcast One Species at a Time, by the Encyclopedia of Life. Vacuumed up from its habitat a mile down in the ocean, the red paper lantern jelly may not look like much. Mostly water, it’s
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Red Paper Lantern Jellyfish: One Species at a Time

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Many medicines were based on a chemical from the sea sponge Tectitethya crypta.
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From Sea Sponge to HIV Medicine

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a black and white photo of a woman holding a glass award
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Dr. Marian Pettibone, A Woman of Firsts

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two brittle stars in a tank
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Brittle Star Splits

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Porcelain crab on anemone at Pescador Island, Cebu, Philippines.
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Porcelain Crab and Anemone

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Scientist Martha Nizinski holds a squat lobster (Eumunida picta) collected at the Lophelia reefs off Cape Lookout, North Carolina.    
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Squat Lobster from Reefs of North Carolina

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Photograph of a bristly brown and white worm, with one end pressed against a pale green coral.
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Fireworm Takes on Fire Coral

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A photo of zebra mussels clinging together, the mollusks have successfully invaded brackish and freshwater areas across North America.
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Zebra Mussels (Dreissena polymorpha)

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A Caribbean hermit crab (Coenobita clypeatus) crawls on the forest floor.
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The Great Hermit Crab Migration

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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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