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Harlequin shrimp: tiny, tough reef predators
This pair of harlequin shrimp, Hymenocera elegans, are feeding on a portion of a sea star in their Ocean Oddities exhibit. As an obligate feeder, this tropical shrimp preys exclusively on sea stars (although some observers note that they may more »
Posted in Marine Animals, Seattle Aquarium
Tagged exhibit, harlequin shrimp, Ocean Oddities, sea star, Seattle Aquarium, shrimp
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Marine Mammal Monitoring Begins: Volunteers Needed
With the renovation of our harbor seal exhibit officially underway, the timing is just right for a complementary project devoted to marine mammals in the wild. We’re happy to announce the launch of our Marine Mammal Monitoring project, and you’re more »
Posted in Conservation, Marine Animals, Seattle Aquarium, Volunteers
Tagged exhibit, harbor seals, marine mammal, monitors, renovation, Seattle Aquarium, volunteers
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New Sculpins on Display
Now in our Puget Sound Fish exhibit: 22 new manacled sculpins, Synchirus gilli, and 1 tiny silverspotted sculpin, Blepsias cirrhosis. In the picture above, the manacled sculpin displays two of its distinctive features: the united pair of pectoral fins and more »
Are Basket Stars, Sea Stars?
The basket star, Gorgonocephalus eucnemis, is basically a fancy brittle star. After attaching to a rock or other firm substrate, an adult basket star will spread its five intricately branched arms into the water to catch tiny zooplankton (crustaceans, arrow more »
Posted in Marine Animals, Seattle Aquarium
Tagged basket star, exhibit, Life On The Edge, sea star, Seattle Aquarium
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