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The French tricolor flag flies over Clipperton Island at sunset. Clipperton Island, a minor territory of France also known as Ile de la Passion, is a spectacular coral atoll in the eastern Pacific. By permit HC / 1485 / CAB (France).
Image ID: 32902
Location: Clipperton Island, France | Bottlenose dolphins swim through red tide, hunt a school of fish, lit by glowing bioluminescence caused by microscopic Lingulodinium polyedrum dinoflagellate organisms which glow blue when agitated at night.
Image ID: 27066
Species: Lingulodinium polyedrum
Location: La Jolla, California, USA | Lingulodinium polyedrum red tide dinoflagellate plankton, glows blue when it is agitated in wave and is visible at night.
Image ID: 27064
Species: Lingulodinium polyedrum
Location: La Jolla, California, USA |
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African gaboon viper camouflage blends into the leaves of the forest floor. This heavy-bodied snake is one of the largest vipers, reaching lengths of 4-6 feet (1.5-2m). It is nocturnal, living in rain forests in central Africa. Its fangs are nearly 2 inches (5cm) long.
Image ID: 12576
Species: African gaboon viper, Bitis gabonica | A small (2 inch) sanddab is well-camouflaged amidst the grains of sand that surround it.
Image ID: 14936
Species: Sanddabs, Citharichthys | Giant kelpfish amidst kelp.
Image ID: 01291
Species: Giant kelpfish, Heterostichus rostratus, Macrocystis pyrifera
Location: San Clemente Island, California, USA |
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Trumpetfish camouflages itself among the branches of a gorgonian coral (also known as sea rods).
Image ID: 05210
Species: Trumpetfish (Atlantic), Aulostomus maculatus, Plexaurella
Location: Bahamas | Lingulodinium polyedrum red tide dinoflagellate plankton, glows blue when it is agitated in wave and is visible at night.
Image ID: 27062
Species: Lingulodinium polyedrum
Location: La Jolla, California, USA | Bottlenose dolphins swim through red tide, hunt a school of fish, lit by glowing bioluminescence caused by microscopic Lingulodinium polyedrum dinoflagellate organisms which glow blue when agitated at night.
Image ID: 27065
Species: Lingulodinium polyedrum
Location: La Jolla, California, USA |
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A giant kelpfish swims over Southern sea palms and a kelp-covered reef, mimicing the color and pattern of the kelp leaves perfectly, camoflage.
Image ID: 25414
Species: Giant kelpfish, Southern Sea Palm, Heterostichus rostratus
Location: San Clemente Island, California, USA | Lingulodinium polyedrum red tide dinoflagellate plankton, glows blue when it is agitated in wave and is visible at night.
Image ID: 27063
Species: Lingulodinium polyedrum
Location: La Jolla, California, USA | Bottlenose dolphins swim through red tide, hunt a school of fish, lit by glowing bioluminescence caused by microscopic Lingulodinium polyedrum dinoflagellate organisms which glow blue when agitated at night.
Image ID: 27067
Species: Lingulodinium polyedrum
Location: La Jolla, California, USA |
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Lingulodinium polyedrum red tide dinoflagellate plankton, glows blue when it is agitated in wave and is visible at night.
Image ID: 27068
Species: Lingulodinium polyedrum
Location: La Jolla, California, USA | Lingulodinium polyedrum red tide dinoflagellate plankton, glows blue when it is agitated in wave and is visible at night.
Image ID: 27069
Species: Lingulodinium polyedrum
Location: La Jolla, California, USA | Lingulodinium polyedrum red tide dinoflagellate plankton, glows blue when it is agitated in wave and is visible at night.
Image ID: 27070
Species: Lingulodinium polyedrum
Location: La Jolla, California, USA |
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Lingulodinium polyedrum red tide dinoflagellate plankton, glows blue when it is agitated in wave and is visible at night.
Image ID: 27071
Species: Lingulodinium polyedrum
Location: La Jolla, California, USA | Humpback whale, male head lunging, whale research boat (Center for Whale Studies) in background flying yellow NOAA/NMFS permit flag.
Image ID: 04368
Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae
Location: Maui, Hawaii, USA | Giant kelpfish in kelp.
Image ID: 05142
Species: Giant kelpfish, Heterostichus rostratus, Macrocystis pyrifera
Location: San Clemente Island, California, USA |
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Palette surgeonfish.
Image ID: 11033
Species: Palette surgeonfish, Paracanthurus hepatus | Palette surgeonfish.
Image ID: 11034
Species: Palette surgeonfish, Paracanthurus hepatus | Flag rockfish.
Image ID: 11784
Species: Flag rockfish, Sebastes rubrivinctus |
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Flag rockfish.
Image ID: 11785
Species: Flag rockfish, Sebastes rubrivinctus | Flag rockfish.
Image ID: 11786
Species: Flag rockfish, Sebastes rubrivinctus | Flag rockfish.
Image ID: 11787
Species: Flag rockfish, Sebastes rubrivinctus |
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Flag rockfish.
Image ID: 11788
Species: Flag rockfish, Sebastes rubrivinctus | Flag rockfish.
Image ID: 11789
Species: Flag rockfish, Sebastes rubrivinctus | Flag rockfish.
Image ID: 11790
Species: Flag rockfish, Sebastes rubrivinctus |
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African gaboon viper camouflage blends into the leaves of the forest floor. This heavy-bodied snake is one of the largest vipers, reaching lengths of 4-6 feet (1.5-2m). It is nocturnal, living in rain forests in central Africa. Its fangs are nearly 2 inches (5cm) long.
Image ID: 12575
Species: African gaboon viper, Bitis gabonica | African gaboon viper camouflage blends into the leaves of the forest floor. This heavy-bodied snake is one of the largest vipers, reaching lengths of 4-6 feet (1.5-2m). It is nocturnal, living in rain forests in central Africa. Its fangs are nearly 2 inches (5cm) long.
Image ID: 12577
Species: African gaboon viper, Bitis gabonica | Malagasy ground boa. The ground boa is the largest boa species in Madagascar, reaching 10 feet (3m) in length. Its coloration provides excellent camouflage amid rocks, logs and bushy thickets. It is mainly nocturnal, hunting birds and small mammals.
Image ID: 12594
Species: Malagasy ground boa, Acrantophis madagascariensis |