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This Photographer Documents the Tiniest Sea Creatures

We’ve already seen quite a few pictures of sea creatures that look just like aliens from other worlds, but not many photographers deal with the tiny creatures waiting in the depths, called plankton.

These Photos Are REAL? Yep, They Sure Are!

Bioluminescent Plankton, Maldives Source 19. Waves, by Wilma Hurskainen Source H/T: boredpanda.com All of These Photos Are 100% Real! beautiful, photography, amazing photos, artistic photos No images will bend and bamboozle your mind as much as these 19, completely real photos.

Have You Ever Seen a More Beautiful Bird?

Their diet typically includes shrimp, plankton, algae and crustaceans skimmed from different water sources. If those food sources do no not provide enough pigmentation, flamingos may remain gray or white - but they are still healthy and strong.

The 10 Largest Organisms in the World May Surprise You

These fish can reach a size of 17 meters (56ft), yet they only eat tiny plankton. [related_articles] #3 – Blue Whale ( Balaenoptera musculus ) The largest animal in the world, the blue whale is 33 meters (110ft) long and weighs as much as 190 metric tons.

Beauty Can Be Found In Anything - 18 Fascinating Photos

Bioluminescent Phytoplankton is a type of glowing plankton (photo taken in the Persian Gulf) Image Source: Instagram 5. An albino peacock in Malaysia Image Source: Reddit 6. Sendai Daikannon is one of the tallest statues in the world. It is located in Sendai, Japan. Image Source: Instagram 7.

Incredible Photography: Winning Photos of the Micro World

A Pregnant Small Planktonic Crustacean 15th place winner: Marek Miś, Marek Miś Photography, Suwalki, Podlaskie, Poland 6. Inside the Eye of a House Fly 16th Place winner: Dr. Razvan Cornel Constantin, Bucharest, Romania. 7. 

These Natural Phenomena Will Leave You Completely Aghast

Luminescent plankton light up the waves washing up on the beaches of the Maldives. Between May and July, billions of sardines annually head north along the east coast of Africa. [related_articles] Winnie the Pooh once made an appearance in the sky at a children's charity event in Dorset, England.

Dive In: A Dozen of the Ocean's Most Beautiful Dwellers

They feed mainly on algae and plankton and prefer to live in pairs. The Regal Tangs are quite sought after by humans, but not for eating - their flesh can be poisonous to humans. Instead, they’re prized as decorative fish in aquariums.

11 Award-Winning Photos of Rare Natural Phenomena

“Hidden Beauty” by Tom St George Image source: Tom St George/ BigPicture Artist's comment: A diver exploring the endemic plankton and crustaceans that live in this sculptural cenote at the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico. The 2022 BigPicture Contest Winners are Here to Amaze You!

16 Photos That Will Open the World Wide Open...

"Lion’s Mane Jellyfish" - Photo: Martin Prochazka This jellyfish is being tempted by some plankton. 2. "Split Screen" - Photo: Jassen Todorov In the picture you can see an industrial pond in New Mexico, taken from a height of 300 meters from which it looks like a perfect oil painting.

2022 World Nature Photography Awards: 15 Winning Images

Flamingos are drawn to the lake due to the abundance of plankton found here. 15. “Catch Me If You Can” by Thomas Vijayan (Canada). Silver, Animals in their Habitat. Image source: World Nature Photography Awards A leopard ( Panthera pardus ) climbs a tree in Kenya.

Beautiful & Weird Creatures of the Sea - Collection

Let's take a look at these sea creatures with a distinctive color and with a body structure that makes them look like something from a cartoon or fantasy movie. 18 Amazing Pictures of Plankton Click Here to Read the Article Photographer Ryo Minemizu spends a lot of time in the waters of Osezaki in Japan

Our Planet is Full of Beauty! Take a Look at These Photos

Healthy coral reefs thriving off of Cuba's southern coast support a food chain that links plankton to predators. Photo by: David Doubilet, National Geographic 14. Tower of Smoke Pictured here is Guatemala's Volcano of Fire. It is one of the most active volcanoes in the world.

In Pictures - 2024 Science Photography Contest Winners

Coccolithophores, single-celled plankton, play a key role in reducing atmospheric carbon dioxide. Using photosynthesis and calcium carbonate shells for protection, they support oceanic carbon storage, a vital process in addressing climate change.

National Geographic's Photography Never Ceases to Amaze

"The magical lights of the Plankton enchanted me so that I snapped the shot," Pooyan Shadpoor says. 9. Mother of the Forest, Madagascar The boabab trees on Madagascar are 800 years old. They are home to snakes, bats, bush babies, bees, and, at times, humans.

Big Migration Of Animals

Whale sharks feed on plankton and also congregate during snapper spawning in order to feed on the fish eggs.

These Men Were the Stars of the Heroic Age

A radiant turret lit by the midsummer midnight sun, circa 1912 The Air-tractor, circa 1912 Huskies pulling sledge, circa 1912 Hamilton hand-netting for macro-plankton from Aurora, circa 1912 Five of the 31 men on board disembarked and set up a base on Macquarie Island so that radio communications could

A Miraculous Microscopic World in Full Zoom!

Image by: Joseph Corbo The Marine Diatom This colonial plankton organism known scientifically as the Chaetoceros is a two-celled marine organism. Scientists have long tried to recreate its genetic pattern, which seems ironic as its shape so resembles a DNA double helix.

Stunning Underwater Photography That'll Make Your Jaw Drop

The photographer was looking for alien looking pelagic animals, plankton, and the larval stages of creatures that drift out to the ocean during their early stages of development.