Invertebrates

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    Coral Patterns

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Invertebrate Features

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    Coral

    It's reef madness in this colorful gallery of coral formations.

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    Photo Gallery: Coral Reefs

    About 80 percent of all life on Earth is found in the oceans, which cover 71 percent of the planet's surface. Take a look at how colorful life under the sea can be.

  • Photo: A lobster and crab on the seafloor

    Lobster

    Learn more about these popular crustaceans that some think of only as a meal. Find out the sizes that these sea creatures are capable of attaining.

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    Sea Cucumber

    Learn how these amazing echinoderms deter predators by snaring them with sticky threads and even hurling their internal organs about.

  • Photo: A troglobite

    Discoveries in the Dark

    Eyeless spiders, translucent millipedes, 175-year-old crayfish, and other odd cave-dwellers face an uncertain future.

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    Top 10 New Species of 2012

    Glowing cockroaches and a destructive fungus make the grade in Arizona State's list of top 10 new species of 2012.

  • REFILE - ADDING NEW OBJECT NAME A Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) combination handout photo shows Jason Leon (L), who caught an 18-foot, 8-inch Burmese python in southeast Miami-Dade County May 11, 2013. University of Florida scientists examined the snake and found that it was 128 pounds and female, not carrying eggs at the time. The previous record length for a Burmese python captured in the wild in Florida was 17 feet, 7 inches. This Burmese python is now documented to have set a record as the longest Burmese python captured in Florida. REUTERS/Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC)/Handout via Reuters (UNITED STATES - Tags: ANIMALS) ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS

    Longest Python Found in Florida

    A Florida man found and killed a 18.8-foot Burmese python, which beats out the previous record-holding snake by a foot.

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