As a scientist, one of the thrills for me is to find, research and identify a new personal discovery. Nature provides an overabundance of diversity in this respect. Camouflage is another neat trick that nature plays on us. The other day I had one of those WTF moments when seeing a creature crawl out of the reef!
Now it's your turn. The photos below, of seemingly alien origin are in fact documented, living animals. Match each photo with one of the following descriptions (key provided below):
(A) Worm snails; (B) Spiny flounder; (C) Octopus eating a conch; (D) Corralimorphs; (E) Banded clinging crab in knobby anemone; (F) Beaded sea cucumber; (G) Isopod on sergeant major; (H) Beaded anemone; (I) Mangrove upsidedown jellyfish; (J) Zoanthids
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Key: 1 (I); 2 (C); 3 (H); 4 (D); 5 (F); 6 (E); 7 (J); 8 (G); 9 (A); 10 (B)