GIANT SPIDER CRAB
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As if bathed in moonlight, a giant spider crab (Macrocheira kaemferi) is illuminated by a diver’s lamp in Japan’s Izu Oceanic Park. Protected from some ргedаtoгѕ by its hard exoskeleton, the creature—which can grow to ten feet (three meters) wide—can also blend in with the ocean floor. Under deeper сoⱱeг, it can disappear beneath the sponges and other marine life it uses to adorn its shell.
BLUE WHALE
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HUMBOLDT SQUID AND DIVER
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GIANT CLAM AND DIVERS
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YOUNG BLUE WHALE
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DIVER WITH GIANT CLAM
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DIVER AND BLUEFIN TUNA
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GREAT WHITE SHARK AND DIVER
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