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A photo of a red-colored sea anemone photographed in the Baltic Sea.

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Urticina Felina, a Baltic Sea Anemone

October 2011

The midwater scyphomedusa Atolla tenella, as seen under a microscope.

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Midwater Sea Jelly

January 2011

An adult giant squid battles its only known predator - a sperm whale.

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Battle with a Sperm Whale

December 2013

Flower-like clusters of pink polyps make up this coral colony.

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Coral Colony

January 2010

S. pharaonis. Photographed in an aquarium at the visitor's center for the Hatfield Marine Science Center at Oregon State University.

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Pharaoh Cuttlefish

January 2010

This brightly colored squat lobster collected in Moorea is a common find among the coral heads. Although called lobsters, this group of crustaceans is more closely related to hermit crabs than to true lobsters.

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Squat Lobster

January 2010

Researchers adopted the “yabbie pump,” the long silver tool shown here, from Australian fishing gear.

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Collecting Shallow-Water Specimens with the "Yabbie Pump"

January 2010

Home is where the hull is: Since the dawn of seafaring, humankind has had to deal with pesky creatures, such as barnacles, that “foul” ship hulls and boat propellers like this one.

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Boat Propeller Fouled With Barnacles

December 2010

Sea Slug

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Stunning Sea Slug

April 2018

Bottom trawl treasures from the shallow Chukchi Seafloor

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Bucket of Creatures from an Arctic Shelf

January 2011

Like snails, clams, and even slugs, giant squids are all mollusks, with soft, fleshy bodies.

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Squid Relatives

January 2010

The tough serrated ring around the opening grips the squid’s prey.

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Giant Squid Sucker

October 2012