• FLA2165_FLA_20120425_0021.CR2
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  • Polka-dot Batfish Ogcocephalus radiatus, West Palm Beach, Florida, April 2012, among the most oddly shaped of the anglerfish, walk on paired pectoral and pelvic fins; has a very short fishing lure, may secrete an odor that attracts prey
  • FLA2166_FLA_20120423_0113.CR2
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  • Polka-dot Batfish Ogcocephalus radiatus, West Palm Beach, Florida, April 2012, among the most oddly shaped of the anglerfish, walk on paired pectoral and pelvic fins; has a very short fishing lure, may secrete an odor that attracts prey
  • FLA2167_FLA_20120423_0095.CR2
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  • Polka-dot Batfish Ogcocephalus radiatus, West Palm Beach, Florida, April 2012, among the most oddly shaped of the anglerfish, walk on paired pectoral and pelvic fins; has a very short fishing lure, may secrete an odor that attracts prey
  • FLA2168_FLA_20120427_0038.CR2
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  • Polka-dot Batfish Ogcocephalus radiatus, West Palm Beach, Florida, April 2012, among the most oddly shaped of the anglerfish, walk on paired pectoral and pelvic fins; has a very short fishing lure, may secrete an odor that attracts prey
  • FLA2169_FLA_20120425_0023.CR2
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  • Polka-dot Batfish Ogcocephalus radiatus, West Palm Beach, Florida, April 2012, among the most oddly shaped of the anglerfish, walk on paired pectoral and pelvic fins; has a very short fishing lure, may secrete an odor that attracts prey
  • FLA2170_FLA_20120427_0105.CR2
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  • Polka-dot Batfish Ogcocephalus radiatus, West Palm Beach, Florida, April 2012, among the most oddly shaped of the anglerfish, walk on paired pectoral and pelvic fins; has a very short fishing lure, may secrete an odor that attracts prey
  • FLA2171_FLA_20120427_0104.CR2
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  • Polka-dot Batfish Ogcocephalus radiatus, West Palm Beach, Florida, April 2012, among the most oddly shaped of the anglerfish, walk on paired pectoral and pelvic fins; has a very short fishing lure, may secrete an odor that attracts prey
  • FLA2172_FLA_20120427_0115.CR2
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  • Polka-dot Batfish Ogcocephalus radiatus, West Palm Beach, Florida, April 2012, among the most oddly shaped of the anglerfish, walk on paired pectoral and pelvic fins; has a very short fishing lure, may secrete an odor that attracts prey
  • FLA2173_FLA_20120423_0018.CR2
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  • Polka-dot Batfish Ogcocephalus radiatus, West Palm Beach, Florida, April 2012, among the most oddly shaped of the anglerfish, walk on paired pectoral and pelvic fins; has a very short fishing lure, may secrete an odor that attracts prey
  • FLA2174_FLA_20120420_0165.CR2
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  • CAMOUFLAGE: octopus (probably Octopus vulgaris) changes colors to match its surroundings; hiding in its midden, West Palm Beach, Florida, April 2012
  • FLA2175_FLA_20120420_0158.CR2
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  • CAMOUFLAGE: octopus (probably Octopus vulgaris) changes colors to match its surroundings; hiding in its midden, West Palm Beach, Florida, April 2012
  • FLA2176_FLA_20120420_0160.CR2
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  • CAMOUFLAGE: octopus (probably Octopus vulgaris) changes colors to match its surroundings; hiding in its midden, West Palm Beach, Florida, April 2012
  • FLA2177_FLA_20120422_0051.CR2
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  • hermit crab exchanging shells, must switch shells quickly as it is vulnerable when out of a shell, West Palm Beach, Florida, April 2012
  • FLA2178_FLA_20120420_0109.CR2
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  • horseshoe crabs, considered living fossils, arthropods that live primarily in and around shallow ocean waters on soft sandy or muddy bottoms, West Palm Beach, Florida, April 2012
  • FLA2179_FLA_20120420_0126.CR2
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  • horseshoe crabs mating, considered living fossils, arthropods that live primarily in and around shallow ocean waters on soft sandy or muddy bottoms, West Palm Beach, Florida, April 2012
  • FLA2180_FLA_20120423_0149.CR2
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  • sea spider; a pycnogonid; related to crabs, West Palm Beach, Florida, April 2012