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A Harlequin Shrimp (Hymenocera elegans) holding part of a blue seastar (Linkia laevigata) which it will feed on, Philippines
Triplefin on Orange Sponge, Tripterygion delaisi, Spirastrella cunctatrix, La Vaca, Medes Islands, Costa Brava, Mediterranean Sea, Spain
Finger Soft Coral between Encrusting Sponge, Alcyonium palmatum, Spirastrella cunctatrix, La Vaca, Medes Islands, Costa Brava, Mediterranean Sea, Spain
Yellow Cluster Anemone on red Sponge, Parazoanthus axinellae, Tamariu, Costa Brava, Mediterranean Sea, Spain
Pyrosomes, colony hundreds to thousands individuals called zooids, cloned from one egg and bound together, Mirissa, Sri Lanka, Indian Ocean
Bear paw Clam (Hippopus hippopus) on detrital background. Rare in some areas of the lagoon due to overfishing. New Caledonia.
Dead fan mussel and diver, Mediterranean Sea. Massive mortality of Noble Pen Shell (Pinna nobilis) infected with the parasite Haplosporidium. Porticcio. Corsica. Mediterranean.
Giant red-legged African millipedes (Ephibolus pulchripes) mating often called Mombasa trains or chongololos Mombasa Kenya
Woodlouse Spider (Dysdera crocata) female, close-up of the eye group and the chelicerae terminated by venom hooks, Luzarches, Val d'Oise, France
Rock grayling (Hipparchia semele) Imago posed in the moor with a red tick on the thorax mimicry of colors, Landes rases Cap d'Erquy, Natural site of the departmental council of Côtes d'Armor, Brittany, France
Madagascan sunset moth (Chrysiridia rhipheus) caterpillar, Andasibe, Périnet, Région Alaotra-Mangoro, Madagascar
Common Cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis) under the surface at dusk, Miseno, Napoli, Italy, Tyrrhenian Sea
Damage to a Coast Live Oak (Quercus agrifolia) caused by the California Oak Moth (Phryganidia californica), the most important oak-feeding caterpillar throughout its range, which extends along the coast and through the coastal mountains of California. The caterpillars can strip a tree of all leaves but the Coast Live Oak trees usually recover in subsequent years.
Common Cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis) spitting ink under the surface at dusk, Miseno, Napoli, Italy, Tyrrhenian Sea
(Mnemiopsis leidyi), the warty comb jelly or sea walnut. Only in springtime, when the hard winter slowly subsides, are the ice-cold waters suitable for divers who can dive around a iceberg that floats in crystal-clear water, Tasiilaq, East Greenland
Common Cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis) under the surface at dusk, Miseno, Napoli, Italy, Tyrrhenian Sea
A tiny Benthic Hydromedusa, with a bell size of less than one centimeter, (Ptychogastria polaris), swimming in front of an iceberg, Tasiilaq, East Greenland
A tiny Benthic Hydromedusa, with a bell size of less than one centimeter, (Ptychogastria polaris), Tasiilaq, East Greenland
(Mnemiopsis leidyi), the warty comb jelly or sea walnut. Only in springtime, when the hard winter slowly subsides, are the ice-cold waters suitable for divers who can dive around a iceberg that floats in crystal-clear water, Tasiilaq, East Greenland
Mongol driving a camel caravan of Bactrian camel (Camelus bactrianus), Bashang Grassland, Zhangjiakou, Hebei Province, Inner Mongolia, China
Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus). Subadult female. Has been feeding on a springbok (Antidorcas marsupialis). Kalahari Desert, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa.
Mongolian horsemen lead a troop of horses running in a meadow covered by snow, Bashang Grassland, Zhangjiakou, Hebei Province, Inner Mongolia, China
Mongol driving a camel caravan of Bactrian camel (Camelus bactrianus), Bashang Grassland, Zhangjiakou, Hebei Province, Inner Mongolia, China
BLUE DRAGON (Glaucus atlanticus). A small peacic slug that measures only about 2 cm and is generally associated with the Portuguese frigatebird (Physalia physalis) or the blue button (Porpita porpita) on which it feeds. They can also appear in intertidal pools. Marine invertebrates of the Canary Islands, Tenerife.
Blue Dragon (Glaucus atlanticus) hanging. Small slug that measures only about 2 cm and is generally associated with the Portuguese man of war (Physalia physalis), although it also usually appears in intertidal pools. Marine invertebrates of the Canary Islands, Tenerife.
BLUE DRAGON (Glaucus atlanticus). Small slug that measures only about 2 cm and is generally associated with the Portuguese man of war (Physalia physalis), although it also usually appears in intertidal pools. Marine invertebrates of the Canary Islands, Tenerife.
Calderon tropical (Globicephala macrorhynchus) with scars and scratches caused by interactions between individuals of the same species, although so many marks are not common. Tenerife, Canary Islands.
Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) in flight over a garden flower in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France
Atlantic stargazer(Uranoscopus scaber). He lives buried in the sand, with only his two eyes and his mouth sticking out of the bottom. Fish of the Canary Islands, Tenerife.
Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis), Formigas Islet dive site, 27 miles northeast of Santa Maria Island, Azores, Portugal, Atlantic Ocean
Blue Dragon (Glaucus atlanticus). Small slug that measures only about 2 cm and is generally associated with the Portuguese man of war (Physalia physalis), although it also usually appears in intertidal pools. Marine invertebrates of the Canary Islands, Tenerife.
Tail of Blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus brevicauda) is the largest animal ever known to have existed. This may be the pygmy sub-species of blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus. Mirissa, Sri Lanka, Indian Ocean Photo taken under permit
Sperm whale, (Physeter macrocephalus). Vulnerable (IUCN). The sperm whale is the largest of the toothed whales. Sperm whales are known to dive as deep as 1,000 meters in search of squid to eat. Pelagos Sanctuary for Mediterranean Marine Mammals, Mediterranean Sea