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Many Eyes, Many Perspectives: The Astonishing Visual Systems of Hyperiids
In any given scoop of seawater, you will find an assortment of tiny critters called...
January 2020
video
Slurping Shrimp near Moorea
Researchers in Moorea use a variety of tools to collect organisms. Some are simple,...
Tue, 11/24/2009 - 16:29
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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
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Adult Swimming Crab
When they get larger, Portunus sayi are formidable predators, quick to consume any...
Photo
Tiny Crab in the Sargassum
The sargassum is coated with encrusting organisms, such as bryozoans and...
Photo
Trapezia Crabs Watercolors
These watercolor sketches of Trapezia crabs were drawn by Frederick Bayer, a former...
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The Mudflat Fiddler Crab
A male mudflat fiddler crab (Uca rapax) waves its huge claw to impress females and...
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Bugs and Slugs: The Hidden Secret to Healthy Seagrasses
Slip into the water along a sheltered coast in nearly any part of the world and...
May 2015
Personal Perspectives
A World Adrift: Life in the Sargassum
The open ocean is surprisingly barren to the naked eye. Every now and again you...
May 2012
slideshow
A World Adrift: Life in the Sargassum Slideshow
Smithsonian Marine Science Network Postdoctoral Fellow, Seabird McKeon, returns...
Fri, 05/18/2012 - 16:43
Personal Perspectives
Diving for Crabs in the Deep Sea
Last week, Smithsonian research zoologists Dr. Jerry Harasewych and Dr. Martha...
July 2011
video
Searching for Crustaceans in the Deep Sea
In this video Smithsonian research zoologist Dr. Martha Nizinski takes viewers with...
Mon, 03/05/2018 - 09:33