The “head” of an octopus is actually its body—a bellows-like sac called the mantle, which houses its organs. To breathe, the octopus opens its mantle wide and expels water over the gills and out a muscular siphon.
drones collecting killer whales shot
Killer whales travel in their family group for most of their lives. This family group includes a two-year-old calf (second from top), and a young-of-the-year (middle).NOAA/Vancouver Aquarium
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Red Octopus at the West Seattle Low Tide Pokemon Adventure I had today with the Seattle Aquarium Beach Naturalists. #vscocam #creature #lowtide #constellationpark #pnw #summer #vsco #discover #friends #critter #octo #tako #octopus #yay (at Constellation Park)
Key West Octopus (by W. Tipton)
Bumble bee mimics have become a secondary fascination of mine as I study real bumble bees. These robber flies (Diptera: Asilidae) are fantastic mimics that go so far as to mimic color patterns of endemic species across their geographic distribution!
I wonder how many “bumblebees” I’ve seen have really been just very clever robber flies
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This busy little bee was hard to catch up with.
Bombus vosnesenskii lady
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Our animal of the week is the upside-down jelly! Instead of swimming, this jelly spends its life pulsing upside-down in shallow, sunlit water.
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