A purple-pink cirrate octopus that appears to be glowing blue at its center. It has two fins off the side of the head and appears to be moving through a pitch-black environment.

Cephalopods Here, There, and Everywhere

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Two photos side-by-side: A women sitting in front of a large drill, and a bowl with a gold bracket attached to it, for display

What's in a Name? That Which We Call a Dinosaur

What's in a Shell? Strange Shells of Cephalopods

Illustration of large orange octopus; illustration from different angles of a pink speckled octopus

Cephalopods to Wrap Your Head Around

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Left: Illustration of Polypus levis (Benthoctopus levis). Right: Illustration of Eledonella pygmaea (Bolitaena pygmaea). Both images from The Cephalopoda by Carl Chun, via Biodiversity Heritage Library.

A pinkish purple octopus with a large black eye sitting on the ocean floor, with arms curled

How To Tell Deep-Sea Octopuses Apart? Check Their Warts.

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Photo courtesy of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association.

An undersea view of bright red and white coral-like structure

“Spiderman” Worm-Snails Discovered on Florida Shipwreck

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Worm-snail habitat. Photo: Rüdiger Bieler.

Left: Two green turtles on a log in a lake with green algae. Right: A large brown turtle with a tall shell sitting among rocks and grass.

What Do We Mean by “Theory” in Science?

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Eight of the Most Nightmarish Prehistoric Animals

Illustration of a black squid with red eyes

Inside the World of the Elusive Vampire Squid

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The Field Museum

The MAGNETO SNAIL! (and other marine gastropods)

Chicago Adventure, Part Seven: Octopus Sex

Scarab beetles, Dymusia ratidula, showing diversity of species.
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Cephalopods Here, There, and Everywhere

What's in a Shell? Strange Shells of Cephalopods

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