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Tardigrade (Hypsibius dujardini) walking through algae under a microscope.
Tardigrades are commonly known as water bears or moss piglets. They are found in practically every habitat on Earth, from hot springs to beneath ice sheets, and are renowned for their toughness. Experiments have shown they can survive...
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Crab under conical shell, feeding, Southern Visayas, Philippines
Crab under conical shell, feeding, Southern Visayas, Philippines
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Philodina rotifer creating vortex current with beating cilia, for ingesting small microorganisms such as bacteria and algae.: Dark field illumination horizontal field of view 2mm.
Philodina rotifer creating vortex current with beating cilia, for ingesting small microorganisms such as bacteria and algae.: Dark field illumination horizontal field of view 2mm.
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Tardigrade, aka water bear, (Hypsibius dujardini) larva; differential interference contrast.
Tardigrade, aka water bear, (Hypsibius dujardini) larva; differential interference contrast.
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Tardigrade, aka water bear, (Hypsibius dujardini) larva; differential interference contrast.
Tardigrade, aka water bear, (Hypsibius dujardini) larva; differential interference contrast.
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Close-up of the larva (tadpole) of a glass frog hatching from its egg, 19 days after it was laid.
Glass frogs lay their eggs on leaves overhanging water, into which the newly-hatched tadpoles fall. They are named for their translucent skin, through which internal organs can be seen. Glass frogs inhabit moist tropical forests in...
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Spawn of a glass frog (family Centrolenidae) stuck to a leaf surface. Glass frogs inhabit cloud forests and rainforests in Central and northern South America.
They stick their eggs to a leaf above running water, so that the tadpoles fall into the water after they emerge from their eggs. Glass frogs are known for their translucent skin, through which internal organs are visible. Filmed in the...
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Soft coral (Xenia macrospiculata). This fast colonizing species covers dead coral and reduces the recruitment of hard coral species. Filmed in the Red Sea
Soft coral (Xenia macrospiculata). This fast colonizing species covers dead coral and reduces the recruitment of hard coral species. Filmed in the Red Sea
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Close-up of a glass frog larva (tadpole) developing in its egg, twelve days after being laid.
The glass frog is so named due to its translucent skin, through which internal organs can be seen. Glass frogs lay their eggs on leaves overhanging water, so that when the tadpoles hatch they fall into it. They inhabit moist tropical...
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Mating glass frogs (family Centrolenidae) in the characteristic amplexus position, with the male grasping the female from behind.
Glass frogs are named for their translucent skin, which allows internal structures to be seen. The female's yellow eggs are prominent here. Glass frogs live in the moist tropical forests of Central and northern South America. Filmed in...
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Gulf of Mexico oil spill, cleanup efforts
Barataria Bay, bird flying over bay / Oiled shrimping boats / skimming boats cleaning oil / CU yellow containment boom / oil patch in water / CU thick, coagulated oil in grass on shore / photographers taking pictures of oil off Queen...
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CU Fish in plastic bags at market / Hong Kong, China
CU Fish in plastic bags at market / Hong Kong, China
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MS Great White Shark swimming just below surface diagonally past camera, from topside, Guadalupe Island, Pacific Ocean
MS Great White Shark swimming just below surface diagonally past camera, from topside, Guadalupe Island, Pacific Ocean
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Mantis shrimp moving antennae, goes in to burrow, Southern Visayas, Philippines
Mantis shrimp moving antennae, goes in to burrow, Southern Visayas, Philippines
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Snake Eel, translucent cleaner shrimp, close up. Indonesia
Snake Eel, translucent cleaner shrimp, close up. Indonesia
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South - Sir Ernest Shackleton's Antarctic Journey on the Endurance
/ pod of seals swimming near the ship.
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Cypris, freshwater ostracod, resting on algae
Cypris, freshwater ostracod, resting on algae
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View of Several plankton / Guanacaste, Costa Rica
View of Several plankton / Guanacaste, Costa Rica
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Soft coral (Xenia macrospiculata). This fast colonizing species covers dead coral and reduces the recruitment of hard coral species. Filmed in the Red Sea
Soft coral (Xenia macrospiculata). This fast colonizing species covers dead coral and reduces the recruitment of hard coral species. Filmed in the Red Sea
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Mating glass frogs (family Centrolenidae) in the characteristic amplexus position, with the male grasping the female from behind.
Glass frogs are named for their translucent skin, which allows internal structures to be seen. Glass frogs live in the moist tropical forests of Central and northern South America. Filmed in the Ecuadorian Amazon rainforest
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Mating glass frogs (family Centrolenidae) in the characteristic amplexus position, with the male grasping the female from behind.
Glass frogs are named for their translucent skin, which allows internal structures to be seen. Glass frogs live in the moist tropical forests of Central and northern South America. Filmed in the Ecuadorian Amazon rainforest
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Mating glass frogs (family Centrolenidae) in the characteristic amplexus position, with the male grasping the female from behind.
Glass frogs are named for their translucent skin, which allows internal structures to be seen. Glass frogs live in the moist tropical forests of Central and northern South America. Filmed in the Ecuadorian Amazon rainforest