Papua New Guinea Images
Photographs from Norbert Wu Productions
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Plate 37
PNG0037. emperor shrimp Periclimenes imperator; live on surfaces of sea cucumber; Papua New Guinea
Plate 38
PNG0038. emperor shrimp Periclimenes imperator; live on surfaces of sea cucumber; Papua New Guinea
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PNG0039. BEHAVIOR: mantis shrimp; Odontodactylus scyllarus; uses front claws as spear, fastest movement in animal kingdom; Papua New Guinea
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PNG0040. nudibranch Chromodoris annae, on tunicate, sea snails feed on toxic animals and store poisons in body to fend off predators, Papua New Guinea
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PNG0041. corallimorpharian, Metarhodacis sp., closely related to sea anemones, has very painful sting, Papua New Guinea
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PNG0042. Euphyllia coral, Eupyllia ancora, a type of stony coral with distinctive polyps, Papua New Guinea
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PNG0043. SYMBIOSIS: unidentified shrimp, probably Periclimenes sP., hiding in spines of sea urchin for protection, Papua New Guinea
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PNG0044. SYMBIOSIS: unidentified shrimp, probably Periclimenes sP., hiding in spines of sea urchin for protection, Papua New Guinea
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PNG0045. CAMOUFLAGE: soft coral crab Hoplophhrys oatesii hides in soft coral, looks just like its host, Papua New Guinea
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PNG0046. CAMOUFLAGE: soft coral crab Hoplophhrys oatesii hides in soft coral, looks just like its host, Papua New Guinea
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PNG0047. CAMOUFLAGE: soft coral cowry Cypraea sp. hides in soft coral, looks just like its host, Papua New Guinea
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PNG0048. BEHAVIOR: schools of baitfish form dense balls for protection, to confuse predators, Papua New Guinea