Sea Creatures

雪儿 · 发表于: 2011-7-13 12:43:42

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Necklace Sea Star

Photograph by Wolcott Henry

A necklace sea star nestles among the C-shaped emerald tentacles of anchor coral in the western Pacific Ocean.

雪儿 · 发表于: 2011-7-13 12:43:53

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Maldives Sea Star

Photograph by Paul Sutherland

A red-and-yellow necklace sea star clings to a sea fan in the Maldives.

雪儿 · 发表于: 2011-7-13 12:44:04

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Ochre Sea Star

Photograph by George Grall

An ochre sea star (background) shares a kelp-strewn beach with a bright-red cousin at low tide on Washington's Tongue Point.

雪儿 · 发表于: 2011-7-13 12:44:15

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Purple Sea Star

Photograph by Wolcott Henry

A sea star with vibrant purple coloring rests on an ocean floor.

雪儿 · 发表于: 2011-7-13 12:44:25

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Neon Urchins

Photograph by Paul Nicklen

A nontoxic dye highlights water currents surrounding sea urchins (Astropyga sp.) off Vancouver Island, British Columbia. These small, spiny echinoderms are found in oceans all over the world.

雪儿 · 发表于: 2011-7-13 12:44:39

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Calico-Patterned Sea Star

Photograph by Walcott Henry

The white dorsal plates of this sea star, photographed in the western Pacific Ocean, give it a calico pattern that helps it blend with its rocky surroundings.

雪儿 · 发表于: 2011-7-13 12:44:49

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Fire Urchin

Photograph by Tim Laman

The spines of a fire urchin (Asthenosoma varium) form a multicolored flower off Komodo Island, Indonesia. The blue swellings on the tip of each spine are filled with venom.

雪儿 · 发表于: 2011-7-13 12:45:07

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Sea Urchin Spines

Photograph by Wolcott Henry

Found in the western Pacific, this sea urchin's blue-green spines branch out like tendrils from a plant. The long, movable spines protect the urchin from predators.

雪儿 · 发表于: 2011-7-13 12:45:17

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Sea Star Pair

Photograph by Michael Melford

Ochre sea stars, like this pair in Burnaby Narrows on the Queen Charlotte Islands in British Columbia, are normally purple but can adapt a wide variety of colors depending on individual habitat.

雪儿 · 发表于: 2011-7-13 12:45:28

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Solomon Islands Sea Star

Photograph by Wolcott Henry

A necklace sea star rests on a reef in the Solomon Islands. Subspecies of this striking sea star are identified by differences in the plates that cover their dorsal side.

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