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Ocean Exploration Russia-based marine biologist and photographer Alexander Semenov shares beautiful glimpses of the vast creatures living in our oceans. "While people dream about alien life forms from other planets, there is another universe right here, closer than anyone expects”. Alexander says.

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"Ginevra"

Jellyfish always look so dreamy, they are a real joy to draw.

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This is one of the illustrations featuring in Siren Song 2, There are 25 days left until the kickstarter ends. At the moment 3 stretch-goals are unlocked, so I can give my lovely backers a free bookmark and mermaid sticker with their rewards. So preorder now if you want a discount and free goodies!

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omg @jellyfisharesatan meet me outside

uhh. so this is awkward

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Deep-sea white anglerfish

Haplophryne mollis

The Deep-sea white anglerfish is a ghostly white creature found at depths between 1000m to 4000m. The strange bulge between its eyes is a bioluminescent lure. The main fish above is a female and the tiny fish attached to her body are males. Since it is difficult to find mates in the deep ocean, male fish latch onto the female with hooked teeth. Even though the male fish are parasitic, they are eventually reduced to pockets of sperm that are used for reproduction. For all you fellas out there that have a rough time with the ladies, be thankful that you are at least not a bag of gonads floating through the ocean. 

Photo credit: https://www.pinterest.co.uk/pin/440297301041956897/

https://news.cgtn.com/news/3d3d414d3559444f7a457a6333566d54/share_p.html

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Nudibranchs don’t mess around

Cnidarians (jellyfish, sea anemones, etc) have these little stinging cells called cnidocytes that release a barb into their victim after a stimulus. However, some species of nudibrach have pulled an uno reverse card on the Cnidaria and can not only eat these creatures, but also repurpose the stinging cells into their own bodies for self defense against other predators.

It’s one of the reason nudibranchs are usually so brightly colored; it’s a warning for other predators who think this soft and squishy sea slug will be an easy, painless meal (spoiler IT WON’T).

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why have i been disgraced

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@tomhiddlestongf tag me always ily

Jellyfish exhibit at Newport Aquarium by Vickie Tang

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!!!! beautiful

Jellyfish Table Lamp by Joel Bloomberg

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Rosa can have a little clam in a ball, as a treat

Our pawesome sea otter aquarists are always creating fun enrichments for our resident otters, including freezing food in ice “otter pops,” redecorating their exhibit with new spaces to explore, and making little puzzles for them to solve like this dog toy stuffed with some of their favorite snacks! These enrichments keep our clever girls’ minds engaged and tummies full (and helps to manage their mustelid mischievousness).

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This little brittle searching for vittles (not much larger than a tittle) has turned us into a bunch of ophiuroid lickspittles!

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just the mushrooms

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Fluffy Jellyfish