Awesome Sea Creatures

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2008 Socorro 03225 by Chip and Susan

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Baby orca breaching

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A Crozet Islands orca.

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Back Of Blue Shark (x)

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Orca Pod by Jaroniemo (Please Read My Profile) on Flickr.

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Limacina antarctica (Swimming sea snail) by Alexander Semenov

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Sea Butterfly - Corolla spectabilis

Commonly referred to as Sea butterfly and also as Spectacular Corolla, Corolla spectabilis (Gastropoda - Thecosomata - Cymbuliidae) is a species of planktonic sea slugs, belonging to a group which are collectively called pteropods.

Corolla is characterized by having a single wing plate (those structures resembling wings), and a gelatinous internal pseudoconch which contains the visceral mass. The pseudoconch can grow to about 8cm in length in large animals, with a wing plate span of 16cm.   

One of the most interesting features of these sea butterflies is their method of feeding. They produce a mucous web, many times the size of the animal and can have a diameter of about 2m, to entangle and trap planktonic food. 

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Photo credit: ©Arne Kuilman | Locality: Philippines (2013)

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tiger

(by Andi Voeltz)

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Dugong (Dugong dugon) returning to surface after sleeping/resting on the sandy sea floor, Lamen Bay, Epi Island, Vanuatu | National Geographic

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School of Yellow Tang along Coral Reef off Big Island of Hawaii by Lee Rentz on Flickr.

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