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  • This tiny Frogfish, Antennarius sp., has extended its lure for a bit of fishing, all the while imitating a sponge. Mergui Archipelago, Myanmar, Andaman Sea
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  • A master of camouflage, this Depressed gorgonian crab, Xenocarcinus depressus, blends in perfectly with its host, a gorgonian coral.  Mergui Archipelago, Myanmar, Andaman Sea, Indian Ocean
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  • Superbly camouflaged to resemble its host, a tiny Allied Cowrie, Phenacovolva sp., makes its way across a branch of soft coral, Dendronepthya sp., where it lives and feeds. Komodo National Park, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean
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  • This Golden Phestilla nudibranch, Phestilla melanobrachia, mimics the stinging tentacles of its prey, Orange Cup Coral, Tubastrea faulkneri. Richelieu Rock, Thailand, Andaman Sea
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  • A Scale-Eating Blenny, Plagiotremus tapeinosoma, emerging from an empty worm hole. This sneaky predator mimics the Blue-Streak Cleaner Wrasse, but instead of removing parasites, it bites off & eats scales and flesh from larger fish.  Perhaps this explains the sly grin!  Similan Islands, Andaman Sea, Thailand, Indian Ocean.
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  • crab97:  This Xanadu crab, Xenocarcinus tuberculatus, is masterfully adapted to match its host, a wire coral. Indonesia, Flores Sea, Pulau Sangean
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  • These tiny commensal shrimp, Pontonides unciger, are well adapted to imitating their host, a wire coral. Barren Island, Andaman Islands, India
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  • A Golden Wentletrap Snail, Epitonium billeeanum, has inserted its proboscis into its favorite prey, a colony of Orange Cup Coral, Tubastraea sp. Soon after consuming each coral polyp, the snail deposits sticky, yellowish eggs in the empty coral skeleton.  The eggs bear a close resemblence to the stinging tentacles of the coral, an adaptation probably designed to discourage predators from eating the eggs.  Richelieu Rock, Thailand, Andaman Sea
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