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(Opens in new window)  Jellyfish, Lion's Mane
Video footage:
A Lion's Mane Jellyfish (Cyanea capillata) in the green water of the St. Lawrence River, Canada.
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(Opens in new window)  Lobster, Maine
Video footage:
A Maine (Atlantic) Lobster, Homarus americanus, hiding in a hole, Maine, USA.
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(Opens in new window)  Plankton, Copepod
Video footage:
Copepods (probably Calanus finmarchicus) filmed through a microscope. These planktonic crustaceans are food for whales and other marine animals that feed on plankton in the North Atlantic.
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(Opens in new window)  Plankton, Copepod
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Copepods (probably Calanus finmarchicus) filmed through a microscope. These planktonic crustaceans are food for whales and other marine animals that feed on plankton in the North Atlantic.
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(Opens in new window)  Plankton, Copepod
Video footage:
Copepods (probably Calanus finmarchicus) filmed through a microscope. These planktonic crustaceans are food for whales and other marine animals that feed on plankton in the North Atlantic.
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(Opens in new window)  Plankton, Copepod
Video footage:
Copepods (probably Calanus finmarchicus) filmed through a microscope. These planktonic crustaceans are food for whales and other marine animals that feed on plankton in the North Atlantic.
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(Opens in new window)  Plankton, Copepod
Video footage:
Copepods (probably Calanus finmarchicus) filmed through a microscope. These planktonic crustaceans are food for whales and other marine animals that feed on plankton in the North Atlantic.
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(Opens in new window)  Plankton, Copepod
Video footage:
Copepods (probably Calanus finmarchicus) filmed through a microscope. These planktonic crustaceans are food for whales and other marine animals that feed on plankton in the North Atlantic.
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(Opens in new window)  Anemone,
Video footage:
An anemone in the frigid waters of Antarctica, Great Southern Ocean.
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(Opens in new window)  Anemone,
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An anemone in the frigid waters of Antarctica, Great Southern Ocean.
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(Opens in new window)  Jelly,
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A gigantic jellyfish about 2 feet in diamater, in the frigid waters of Antarctica. Great Southern Ocean.
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(Opens in new window)  Squat Lobster,
Video footage:
Subantarctic Squat Lobsters, Munida subrugosa, flee from the camera, Beagle Channel, Southern Atlantic Ocean, Argentina.
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(Opens in new window)  Octopus, Giant Pacific
Video footage:
Giant Pacific Octopus, Enteroctopus dofleini, in its den, reaching out to investigate camera. British Columbia, Canada, Pacific.
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(Opens in new window)  Octopus, Giant Pacific
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Giant Pacific Octopus, Enteroctopus dofleini, in its den, British Columbia, Canada, Pacific.
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(Opens in new window)  Octopus, Giant Pacific
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Giant Pacific Octopus, Enteroctopus dofleini, in its den, British Columbia, Canada, Pacific.
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(Opens in new window)  Octopus, Giant Pacific
Video footage:
Giant Pacific Octopus, Enteroctopus dofleini, in its den, British Columbia, Canada, Pacific.
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(Opens in new window)  Octopus, Giant Pacific
Video footage:
Giant Pacific Octopus, Enteroctopus dofleini, in its den, British Columbia, Canada, Pacific.
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(Opens in new window)  Sea Star, Sunflower
Video footage:
Sunflower Sea Star, Pycnopodia helianthoides, also called Giant Sun Star, is the largest sea star in the world. British Columbia, Canada, Pacific.
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(Opens in new window)  Sea Star, Sunflower
Video footage:
Sunflower Sea Stars, Pycnopodia helianthoides, also called Giant Sun Star, is the largest sea star in the world. British Columbia, Canada, Pacific.
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(Opens in new window)  Sea Star, Sunflower
Video footage:
Sunflower Sea Star, Pycnopodia helianthoides, close-up pull-out. British Columbia, Canada, Pacific.
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(Opens in new window)  Sea Star, Sunflower
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Sunflower Sea Star, Pycnopodia helianthoides, time lapse showing sea star walking at ten times real speed. British Columbia, Canada, Pacific.
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(Opens in new window)  Sea Star, Sunflower
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Sunflower Sea Star, Pycnopodia helianthoides, close-up of sea star walking at normal speed. British Columbia, Canada, Pacific.
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(Opens in new window)  Sea Star, Sunflower
Video footage:
Sunflower Sea Star, Pycnopodia helianthoides, close-up pull-out. Showing dermal denticles. British Columbia, Canada, Pacific.
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(Opens in new window)  Crab, Southern King
Video footage:
The Southern King Crab, Lithodes santolla, in the waters off Ushuaia, Argentina in the Beagle Channel, South Atlantic Ocean.
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The Southern King Crab, Lithodes santolla, in the waters off Ushuaia, Argentina in the Beagle Channel, South Atlantic Ocean.
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(Opens in new window)  Limpet, Antarctic
Video footage:
Antarctic Limpets, Nacella concinna, feeding on algae on the rocks underwater, Antarctica.
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(Opens in new window)  Limpet, Antarctic
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Antarctic Limpets, Nacella concinna, feeding on algae on the rocks underwater, Antarctica.
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(Opens in new window)  Squat Lobster, Subantarctic
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Subantarctic Squat Lobster, Munida subrugosa, a species that is extremely common in the Beagle Channel, South Atlantic Ocean, Argentina.
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(Opens in new window)  Sea Star, Antarctic
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An Antarctic Sea star, Odontaster validus, in the freezing waters of Antarctica, Great Southern Ocean.
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(Opens in new window)  Crab, Spider
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An unknown species of Spider crab tries to grab a Subantarctic Squat lobster, Munida subrugosa, in the Beagle Channel, South Atlantic Ocean, Argentina.
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(Opens in new window)  Octopus, Blue-ringed
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Blue-ringed Octopus hunting for food in the rubble, Batangas, Philippines, Pacific Ocean. This is one of the most deadly venomous animals on Earth.
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(Opens in new window)  Octopus, Blue-ringed
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Blue-ringed Octopus hunting for food in the rubble, Batangas, Philippines, Pacific Ocean. This is one of the most deadly venomous animals on Earth.
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(Opens in new window)  Octopus, Blue-ringed
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Blue-ringed Octopus hunting for food in the rubble, Batangas, Philippines, Pacific Ocean. This is one of the most deadly venomous animals on Earth.
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(Opens in new window)  Octopus, Blue-ringed
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Blue-ringed Octopus hunting for food in the rubble, Batangas, Philippines, Pacific Ocean. This is one of the most deadly venomous animals on Earth.
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(Opens in new window)  Octopus, Blue-ringed
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Blue-ringed Octopus hunting for food in the rubble, Batangas, Philippines, Pacific Ocean. This is one of the most deadly venomous animals on Earth.
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(Opens in new window)  Cuttlefish, Broadclub
Video footage:
Broadclub Cuttlefish, Sepia latimanus, hovering over the bottom at night. Batangas, Philippines, Pacific Ocean.
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Close-up of Broadclub Cuttlefish, Sepia latimanus, hovering over the bottom at night. Batangas, Philippines, Pacific Ocean.
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(Opens in new window)  Cuttlefish, Flamboyant
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Flamboyant Cuttlefish, Metasepia pfefferi, one of the most colorful and color-changing species of cuttlefish puts on a display using its chromatophores. Batangas, Philippines, Pacific Ocean.
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(Opens in new window)  Cuttlefish, Flamboyant
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Flamboyant Cuttlefish, Metasepia pfefferi, one of the most colorful and color-changing species of cuttlefish puts on a display using its chromatophores. Batangas, Philippines, Pacific Ocean.
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(Opens in new window)  Cuttlefish, Flamboyant
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Flamboyant Cuttlefish, Metasepia pfefferi, one of the most colorful and color-changing species of cuttlefish puts on a display using its chromatophores. Batangas, Philippines, Pacific Ocean.
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(Opens in new window)  Sea Star, Linckia
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Blue Linckia sea star, Linckia laevigata, shot begins in normal speed, then goes to time lapse to show sea star walking. Batangas, Philippines, Pacific.
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(Opens in new window)  Sea Star, Linckia
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Blue Linckia sea star, Linckia laevigata, time lapse to show sea star walking. Batangas, Philippines, Pacific Ocean.
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(Opens in new window)  Sea Star, Linckia
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Blue Linckia sea stars, Linckia laevigata, time lapse to show sea stars walking. Batangas, Philippines, Pacific Ocean.
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(Opens in new window)  Sea Star, Linckia
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Blue Linckia sea stars, Linckia laevigata, time lapse to show sea stars walking. Batangas, Philippines, Pacific Ocean.
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(Opens in new window)  Sea Star, Linckia
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Blue Linckia sea star, Linckia laevigata, time lapse to show sea star walking. Batangas, Philippines, Pacific Ocean.
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(Opens in new window)  Sea Star, Linckia
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Blue Linckia sea stars, Linckia laevigata, time lapse to show sea stars walking. Batangas, Philippines, Pacific Ocean.
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(Opens in new window)  Octopus, Reef
Video footage:
Reef octopus hunting at night, Batangas, Philippines, Pacific Ocean.
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(Opens in new window)  Plankton,
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Plankton attracted to dive lights at night over the reef, Batangas, Philippines, Pacific Ocean.
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(Opens in new window)  Sea Cucumber,
Video footage:
Sea Cucumber eviscerating its guts to protect itself. The white material is sticky goo used for defense. Batangas, Philippines, Pacific Ocean.
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(Opens in new window)  Sea Star, Common
Video footage:
An Iceland Scallop, Chlamys islandicus, is attacked by a Northern Sea Star, Asterias vulgaris, and squirts away. Eastport, Maine, USA, Atlantic Ocean.
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(Opens in new window)  Sea Star, Common
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An Iceland Scallop, Chlamys islandicus, is attacked by a Northern Sea Star, Asterias vulgaris, and squirts away. Eastport, Maine, USA, Atlantic Ocean.
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(Opens in new window)  Sea Star, Common
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An Iceland Scallop, Chlamys islandicus, is attacked by a Northern Sea Star, Asterias vulgaris, and squirts away. Eastport, Maine, USA, Atlantic Ocean.
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(Opens in new window)  Sea Star, Common
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An Iceland Scallop, Chlamys islandicus, is attacked by a Northern Sea Star, Asterias vulgaris, and squirts away. Eastport, Maine, USA, Atlantic Ocean.
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(Opens in new window)  Sea Star, Common
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The tube feet on the underside of a Northern Sea Star, Asterias vulgaris, showing how the sea star walks. Shot through glass underwater. Eastport, Maine, USA, Atlantic Ocean.
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(Opens in new window)  Sea Star, Common
Video footage:
The tube feet on the underside of a Northern Sea Star, Asterias vulgaris, showing how the sea star walks. Shot through glass underwater. Eastport, Maine, USA, Atlantic Ocean.
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(Opens in new window)  Sea Star, Common
Video footage:
The tube feet on the underside of a Northern Sea Star, Asterias vulgaris, showing how the sea star walks. Shot through glass underwater. Eastport, Maine, USA, Atlantic Ocean.
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(Opens in new window)  Sea Star, Common
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The tube feet on the underside of a Northern Sea Star, Asterias vulgaris, showing how the sea star walks. Time lapse. Eastport, Maine, USA, Atlantic Ocean.
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(Opens in new window)  Shrimp, Unknown
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An unknown species of shrimp in the north Atlantic Ocean. Maine, USA.
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(Opens in new window)  Shrimp, Unknown
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An unknown species of shrimp in the north Atlantic Ocean. Maine, USA.
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(Opens in new window)  Soft Coral, Gersemia
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Gersemia Soft coral, Gersemia rubiformis, is a type of cold water coral that feeds on plankton. It lives in the North Atlantic, Pacific and Arctic Oceans. Maine, USA
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(Opens in new window)  Soft Coral, Gersemia
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Gersemia Soft coral, Gersemia rubiformis, is a type of cold water coral that feeds on plankton. It lives in the North Atlantic, Pacific and Arctic Oceans. Maine, USA
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(Opens in new window)  Anemone, Tealia
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Tealia anemones, Tealia crassicornis, living on a discarded drain pipe, Maine, USA, North Atlantic Ocean.
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(Opens in new window)  Anemone, Fluorescent
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An anemone, with anemonefish, is fluorescing so brightly red that it can be seen in daylight. Raja Ampat, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean.
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(Opens in new window)  Anemone, Fluorescent
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An anemone, with anemonefish, is fluorescing so brightly red that it can be seen in daylight. Raja Ampat, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean.
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(Opens in new window)  Soft Coral, Alcyonacea
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Alcyonacea soft coral on a reef in Raja Ampat, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean. Medium shot.
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(Opens in new window)  Soft Coral, Alcyonacea
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Alcyonacea soft coral on a reef in Raja Ampat, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean. Close-up shot.
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(Opens in new window)  Soft Coral, Alcyonacea
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Alcyonacea soft coral on a reef in Raja Ampat, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean. Pull-out shot.
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(Opens in new window)  Clam, Tridacna
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A Giant Tridacna Clam, Tridacna gigas, on the Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia, Pacific Ocean.
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(Opens in new window)  Crinoid,
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Underwater stock video footage of golden crinoids, Philippines. Sometimes called Feather stars, they filter feed plankton from the water.
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(Opens in new window)  Cuttlefish,
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Underwater stock video footage of cuttlefish. These decapods are relatives of squid and octopus.
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(Opens in new window)  Shrimp, Mantis
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Underwater stock video footage of Peacock mantis shrimp (Odontodactylus scyllarus) which is a "smasher" type mantis shrimp.
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(Opens in new window)  Octopus, Mimic
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Underwater stock video footage of mimic octopus, a type of octopus that is said to evade detection by mimicing other animals such as flounder.
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(Opens in new window)  Sea Star, Crown-of-thorns
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Stock video footage of Crown-of-thorns sea stars eating coral, close-ups, etc.