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

Hyperiid amphipods are small crustaceans related to sand fleas and distantly...
Tue, 08/19/2014 - 10:47
A Caribbean hermit crab (Coenobita clypeatus) crawls on the forest floor.
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The Great Hermit Crab Migration

Over the last few days, a video of hermit crabs stampeding across the rocky shores...
September 2012
Giant Pacific Manta Ray, Roca Partida Sea Mount, Revillagigedos Islands, Mexico
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Tagging and Tracking Animals Underwater

How do we know where ocean animals swim day and night? Scientists are getting...
May 2012
A school of bluefin tuna
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The Great Pacific Migration of Bluefin Tuna

Shortly after their first birthday, Pacific bluefin tuna (Thunnus orientalis)...
September 2017
A female (top left) and male Photerus annecohenae. Note that females are larger than males (sexual dimorphism) and that males have bigger eyes.

You Light Up My World!

While people may give chocolates to the ones they love on Valentine’s Day,...
February 2017
Hundreds of illustrated red crabs gathering on sand with Santa hats.

Here Comes Santa Claws

Santa isn’t the only long-distance traveler in a red suit—at the beginning of...
December 2016

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