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Weedy seadragon (Phyllopteryx taeniolatus) male carries eggs through a kelp forest

Weedy seadragon (Phyllopteryx taeniolatus) male carries eggs through a kelp forest (Macrocystis pyrifera) in Tasmania, Australia. Tasmania is the only part of Australia with giant kelp forests. The kelp is a variety of the same species found on the other side of the Pacific Ocean in California. Tasman Sea

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Aggregation of thousands of Spider crabs (Leptomithrax gaimardii) for moulting, South

Aggregation of thousands of Spider crabs (Leptomithrax gaimardii) for moulting, South Australia Basin, Australia. Pacific Ocean

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Tassled anglerfish (Rhycherus filamentosus) is almost perfectly camouflaged as it

Tassled anglerfish (Rhycherus filamentosus) is almost perfectly camouflaged as it hides amongst marine life, waiting to ambush prey attracted to worm life lure. Blairgowrie, Mornington Penisular, Victoria, Australia. Port Philip Bay, Bass Strait

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