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![A photo of a squid using bioluminescence to hide in the deep sea.](/sites/default/files/styles/3_2_small/public/2023-11/2_09_P08_G10_Abraliabigger.jpg.webp?itok=-_l8Wwm4)
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Bioluminescence
You may have seen the sparkle of fireflies on a summer’s night. The fireflies......![A reddish-orange nudibranch. A reddish-orange nudibranch.](/sites/default/files/styles/3_2_small/public/2023-11/5887255127_bf3e8b4f18_b.jpg.webp?itok=JQKxm79r)
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A Collage of Nudibranch Colors
Nudibranchs are a kind of sea slug, and their 3000 species are found from the...![“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](/sites/default/files/styles/3_2_small/public/2023-11/CharlesViggers_Squid.jpg.webp?itok=WyXAErlN)
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Stunning Squid Pictures
From the giant squid to microscopic squid babies, squids are beautiful and......![an oyster shell on a beach](/sites/default/files/styles/3_2_large/public/2023-11/pacific-oyster-57652_1920.jpg.webp?itok=5Fdwy_xz)
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How to Survive an Oil Spill: Oyster Edition
Oysters are powerhouses of water filtration. In a single day, one oyster can...
December 2018
![The mandarinfish lives in western Pacific tropical coral reef ecosystems and lacks the scales that are typically seen on bony fish.](/sites/default/files/styles/3_2_small/public/2023-11/mandarin_fish.jpg.webp?itok=7RXaLbwz)
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Mandarinfish Duo
These beautiful mandarinfish (Synchiropus splendidus) are covered in bright blue,......![It's a pygmy seahorse (Hippocampus bargibanti), found in Indonesia's biodiverse Coral Triangle and one of the smallest seahorse species in the world! They can change colors like a chameleon to blend into their environment. This helps to protect them from p](/sites/default/files/styles/3_2_small/public/2023-11/1b_-_Hippocampus_barbiganti-1000px.jpg.webp?itok=z2eDWR3W)
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Can You Spot the Seahorse?
It's a pygmy seahorse (Hippocampus bargibanti), found in Indonesia's biodiverse......![In some reefs, small fishes such as this broad-barred goby protect corals by eating invading seaweeds.](/sites/default/files/styles/3_2_small/public/2023-11/coral-goby.jpg.webp?itok=d5l3YOnP)
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Coral Goby Cleans Coral
One of the first signs of a sick coral reef is seaweed creeping across......![A humboldt squid releases ink.](/sites/default/files/styles/3_2_small/public/2023-11/humboldt-squid-skerry.jpg.webp?itok=gl_G0wT8)
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Humboldt Squid Shoots Ink
A humboldt squid (Dosidicus gigas)—also known as the jumbo squid—releases a......![Striped eel catfish are the only species of catfish found in coral reefs.](/sites/default/files/styles/3_2_small/public/2023-11/striped_eel_catfish.jpg.webp?itok=pvj3P5Cu)
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