They're seeing a lot of sponges today plus a Flytrap anemone & crinoid on a Bamboo stalk. That 1st flat sponge is interesting.
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They're seeing a lot of sponges today plus a Flytrap anemone & crinoid on a Bamboo stalk. That 1st flat sponge is interesting.
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Today's Oarfish comes from constellacrow! They're an artist, and draw various illustrations for fandoms, mainly in the fantasy genre, and also draw their own characters from comics! #sealife #marine #fish #Oarfishdaily #marinelife #drawing #marineanimals
”Lisääntykää ja täyttäkää maa” 🌚
#ihminen
#luonnonsuojelu
#biodiversity
#ekosysteemi
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Inktober 2026 Day 8: Stinky. 🤣
Sharks strongly dislike (and will actively avoid) the scent of cuttlefish ink because it overloads their sense of smell. 🤘🦈
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@below500m.bsky.social here's a neat Holothurian for ya. They sampled it.
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A frogfish stands on a sponge
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Absolutely massive Caulophacus
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Bryozoans?, Bamboo, sponges, Bamboo, Anemone w/ Polynoid beside it, & Holothurian
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The blue spotted stingray
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Inktober 2026 Day 8: Stinky. 🤣
Sharks strongly dislike (and will actively avoid) the scent of cuttlefish ink because it overloads their sense of smell. 🤘🦈
#Inktober #Inktober2026 #stinky #cuttlefish #artchallenge #shark #marinelife #sciart #cartoon #illustration #animalart #ArtYear #art
Beroe ctenophore
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Marrus sp.
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We saw a lot of orca this summer aboard Vestri. Love this lineup! Photographed as we approached Desolation Sound, BC. 🦑
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@noncompliantcyborg.bsky.social check out the amazing zooms on this Lobate Ctenophore! Epic flying, Pilots!
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Slightly confused Hatchetfish
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Apolemia
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Tomopteris & Chuniphyes
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