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Bright colors seem to jump off of this comb jelly, or ctenophore.
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Floating Antarctic Comb Jelly

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An isopod stands on top of a glass sponge, extending its legs to find zooplankton.
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Isopod in a Glass Home

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Many Antarctic creatures, like the dinner-plate-sized sea spiders, have evolved to a gigantic size to cope with the extreme environment.
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Cold-Water Sea Spider

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Despite the cold and dark environment, soft-bodied animals like anemones abound under the ice in the Antarctic.
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Anemone in Cold Antarctic Water

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The dark sea floor of the Antarctic, beneath sea ice, is covered with life.
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Antarctic Ocean Floor

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A many-armed, orange starfish.
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A Filter-Feeding Starfish

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A bloom of moon jellies.
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A Bloom of Moon Jellies

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Beautiful crab water colors
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Trapezia Crabs Watercolors

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Colorful crustaceans from the Caribbean island of Guadeloupe.
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Colorful Caribbean Crustaceans

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Various perspectives of a paper nautilus shell.
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Nautilus Shell

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Mantis shrimp have built-in polarized vision to help them see underwater—and maybe even communicate.
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Built-in Underwater Polarized Lenses?

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This nudibranch is making a comeback to a location it hasn't been to in years along the California coast. First discovered off the coast of Southern California in 1902, Felimare californiensis was thought to be extinct in the region sin
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The Comeback Sea Slug

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