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Photo of Cymothoa exigua in the mouth of a fish. Original photographer unknown. Just imagine opening a fish’s mouth and finding that its tongue has been replaced by a parasite. This is an interesting example

The Stoat in Winter: White as Snow, Sharp as a Blade The stoat is one of the most effective small predators in the northern hemisphere — capable of killing prey ten times its own size, sustaining pursuit

The Cone Snail: The World's Most Venomous Gastropod The cone snail hunts fish. This is remarkable enough for a snail — but the mechanism by which it does so is extraordinary: it extends a flexible,

The Pistol Shrimp's Snap: Physics at the Threshold The cavitation bubble produced by the pistol shrimp's snap reaches temperatures comparable to the surface of the Sun — roughly 8,000 Kelvin — for a duration

Source: Wikipedia The Shark: Six Senses in the Dark Ocean The more remarkable story about sharks is not aggression — it is perception. The shark navigates and hunts through a sensory system so comprehensive

I don't buy art often. It's so expensive - and justifiably so. But I kinda knew I'd splash our on one of these whales when an exhibition opened up at the local art house. I'd seen them online for a while,

Source: Wikipedia The Sea Cucumber: Liquefying Itself to Escape When threatened, a sea cucumber can partially dissolve its own connective tissue, becoming soft and liquid enough to squeeze through gaps

The hunter of the salt plain is a persona poem about a spearfisherman, inspired by nature.

Source: Romano Gianluca — CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons The Seahorse: The Male That Gives Birth The seahorse is the only animal on Earth where the male becomes pregnant and gives birth. The female deposits

Ahoy sailors, beach worshippers and octopi! It's week 4 of this community and we'd really love to see you show your support by entering! Every week you will have a choice of the current topic or you can

The Mantis Shrimp: Nature's Most Extraordinary Eyes Imagine seeing the world through eyes that process sixteen types of color receptors — compared to the three that humans rely on. This is the everyday

Already week 3! It's lovely to see people enjoying the beaches, particularly in the northern hemisphere. We'd love to see some of you enter this challenge that comes out every wheek. Please grab your chosen

Living by the ocean means you encounter marine creatures more than most, even though there's some you'd prefer to avoid. Whilst people might see Australia as a shark filled horror island, it's actually

Ocean Lovers Challenge Week 2

The wave is building across the ocean of Hive - please grab your chosen watercraft, from flippers to feet, and test the waters! We'd love you to support this new community. Every week you will have a choice

🌊 Welcome to the Ocean Lovers Community on Hive 🌊 Ocean Lovers is a community for anyone inspired by the ocean, coastlines, marine life, and life on or near the water. Whether you are a wild swimmer,

🌊 Welcome to the Ocean Lovers Community On Hive!

Hello dear readers! Today we're going to talk a little about the blue whale, the largest animal in the world. Blue whales, or Balaenoptera musculus by their scientific name, are a species of ocean-dwelling

Follow me on a dive to the unknown reefs and marinelife of the dive spot Seedana in Sri Lanka

(English) Hello everyone in the Photography Lovers community. Today, I want to take you to one of my favorite places in the world, one of the 7 wonders of the world: the ancient Inca citadel of Machu Picchu.