river!

Whale Shark (x)

“People protect what they love.” (x)  - Jacques Cousteau

Nudibranchs are awesome.

The Boy Who Could Fly (1986) dir. Nick Castle

Diplodus vulgaris y Acetabularia acetabulum - Villajoyosa

Photo credit: Allen Lee

giant cuttlefish (コブシメ) passing by #1938 (by Nemo’s great uncle)

Clownfish in it’s anenome

I live in Dallas, and the World Aquarium there is my favorite!

They’re comparable to both plants and animals in this way.

Anatomy of a coral polyp.

They are the only living animals that have a skull but not a vertebral column. Considered the most “disgusting” marine animal, when captured and held e.g. by the tail, they secrete the microfibrous slime, which expands into a gelatinous and sticky goo when combined with water; if they remain captured, they can tie themselves in an overhand knot  which works its way from the head to the tail of the animal, scraping off the slime as it goes and freeing them from their captor, as well as the slime. hagfish can feed upon and often even enter and eviscerate the bodies of dead and dying/injured sea creatures much larger than themselves. They are known to devour their victims from the inside

The sleeper shark is one of two animals (one being the sperm whale) who will feed on a mature giant or colossal squid.