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Go Inverts!!! 98% of animal life on Earth!!!

 

Leopard Flatworm (Pseudoceros pardalis) from Puerto Rico:

 

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Beaded or Branching anemone (Lebrunia danae) also from PR:

 

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Spotted anemone shrimp (Periclimenes yucatanicus) in a Condylactis anemone (Condylactis gigantea) off Cozumel:

 

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Azure or Purple Vase Sponge (Callyspongia plicifera) - Jeep Reef, The Bahamas:

 

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Caribbean octopus (Octopus briareus) in The Bahamas. And yes - THAT'S MY HAND!!!

 

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Common cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis) "perched" on a Nautilus (Nautilus pompilius) here at Inverts.

 

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Cuttlefish feeding - unknown visitor photo:

 

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And finally, one of my favorites. Anemone crab (Neopetrolisthes ohshimai) in my carpet anemone (Stichodactyla haddoni)

 

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Cheers

Mike

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Go Inverts!!! 98% of animal life on Earth!!!

 

 

 

 

i think youre a closeted mammal lover :rollface:

 

grreat pics mike!!!!

that octopus is incredible!!!!

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Troy's 24 gallon nano

06/08/2008

Dr mac's money cowrie on uv sterilzer and BZA Fighting Conch on glass

 

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Common cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis) "perched" on a Nautilus (Nautilus pompilius) here at Inverts.

 

is that Nautilus in a home aquarium? i thought they were impossible to keep!

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is that Nautilus in a home aquarium? i thought they were impossible to keep!

 

not quite a home aquarium, but in one of the aquariums at the National Zoo (Invertebrate Exhibit)

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Nassarius snail cursing by...

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Shrimp close up!!

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Simultaneous hermaphrodites - both carrying eggs...

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And more EGGS!!  In the process of laying them...

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Waking up from sleep in a gsp bed...

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New shell...

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Old shell...Um, you got a little something on your eye! That's okay, after your next molt that coralline algae won't be causing issues anymore...

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Nodosa Starfish munching on an asterina starfish.

 

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This is a most excellent shot.

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