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From a Guitar Shark to an Octocoral, Scientists Discover More Than 800 Marine Species
Scientists have identified 866 new species as part of the Ocean Census, a global mission to protect and accelerate the ...
Shells of their former selves: How sea snails have adapted to invasive predators
Over the past two decades, the Gulf of Maine has become a popular landing spot for invasive species from across the world, ...
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"Guitar shark" and snail with venomous "harpoons" among 866 new marine species discovered in ocean
These deep-sea snails inject toxins into their prey with precision with venomous, harpoon-like teeth. Found at 2770m to 3575m in the Arctic's Jøtul Vent Field, east of Greenland, this is the ...
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Big-eyed conch snails use vision to jump away from predators
Stromboidea sea snails provide some of the best examples ... with the evolution of another interesting characteristic, a unique curve in the shell called a "stromboid notch." ...
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Diver survives close encounter with sea souvenir: “Cone snails are very venomous and dangerous to humans”
“They should be left alone, but so should all wildlife.” Cone snails are a family of highly venomous sea snails found in warm seas and oceans around the world. They have also adapted to cooler ...
Giant clone of seaweed in the Baltic Sea
Researchers at the University of Gothenburg have discovered that what was previously thought to be a unique seaweed species of bladderwrack for the Baltic Sea is in fact a giant clone of common ...