Leafy Sea Dragon
“The leafy sea dragon has evolved an uncanny resemblance to the seaweed and kelp found in Australian coastal waters. The animals also mimic leafy weeds by drifting along with ocean currents, snacking on sea lice or tiny crustaceans. Male sea dragons bear young, like their relatives the sea horses, carrying eggs underneath their tails for four to six weeks.”
Photograph by Armand Poblete, My Shot
“The vivid purple spines of this sea urchin from God’s Pocket Marine Provincial Park, British Columbia, help it move along the seafloor, as do hydraulically operated tube feet.”
Photograph by Paul Nicklen, National Geographic
“Nudibranchs’ colorful lives are short, lasting less than a month in some cases, and rarely more than a year. Their elusive nature makes them difficult to study, and their boneless, shell-less bodies leave no record of their brief existence.”
Photograph by Clare Keating, My Shot
