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Tag: Camouflage

Biology Coral Reef Ecology Favorite Species Fish Habitats Mating & Reproduction

These are a few of my favorite species: Painted Frogfish

Dr. M October 17, 2014 algaebenthicCamouflagefrogfishpredatorsolitarysponge

Leaving alone on the seafloor is the lonely painted frogfish, Antennarius pictus. Males and females only come together for the dirty deed but quickly become intolerant of each…

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Adaptations Cephalopods Fish Organisms

Coelacanth Swag and Cephalopod Mimicry, Sex, and Walking

Dr. M August 2, 2011 bipedalCamouflagecoelocanthepicFTWmimicryOctopusswag

  One of my greatest friends ever sent my a unexpected but welcome gift in today’s mail.  Yes, my love can be bought.  I know…

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Adaptations Organisms

Hide and Seek in the Deep Sea

Kevin Zelnio August 12, 2010 CamouflageMBARIVisual Ecology

Great informative video from MBARI: “This video shows some adaptations animals have for camouflaging themselves in the deep sea. Many of the animals in the…

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Adaptations Expeditions Organisms

A World Inside a Coconut

Kevin Zelnio August 10, 2010 Best of ZelnioCamouflageCoconutsDebrisEast Pacific RiseField MuseumHipponoePoecilasmaR/V AtlantisTowCamUC DavisXylophaga

This is rewritten from one of my favorite contributions from The Other 95%. ————————— In November 2003, while an undergrad at University of California at…

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