Underwater Creatures

Close-up images of unique underwater animals including seamoths, crayfish, and jellyfish, showcasing their natural habitats.

A Tozeuma shrimp clings to its soft coral home, Anilao, Philippines.

Longtail seamoth (Pegasus volitans), Secret Bay, Bali, Indonesia, Asia

White-clawed Freshwater Crayfish (Austropotamobius italicus) adult male, close-up of claw with Parasitic Annelid (Branchiobdella astaci) ectoparasites attached, Italy, Europe

Comb Jelly (Coeloplana sp.) adult, with feeding tentacles extended, on black sand at night, Lembeh Straits, Sulawesi, Greater Sunda Islands, Indonesia, October

A Tozeuma shrimp clings to its soft coral home, Anilao, Philippines.

Sap-sucking slug Sassari Sardinia

Banda Blenny (Ecsenius bandanus) adult, on hard coral, Lembata Island, Solor Archipelago, Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia

Tiger Longwing (Heliconius hecale) caterpillars, Peruvian Amazon

louse taken from magpie magn. x12.8 rheinberg illumination

Beetle (Chrysomelidae)

Brittle-star in the Southwest Coast Bonaire

Camouflaged Commensal Shrimp

Detail of Bearded fireworm, (Hermodice carunculata), Vis Island, Croatia, Adriatic Sea, Mediterranean

Green frog tadpole, Rana clamitans melanota; cutout on white background

Common Shrimp (crangon crangon)

Portrait of Beaked thread snake - Ouarzazate Morocco

close up Scorpion on ground in tropical forest

Brown Hawker (Aeshna grandis) dragonfly larva underwater, West Sussex, England

Peanut worm (Phascolosoma annulatum), under a rock with its introvert extended. When threatened, can retract its body into a peanut-like shape. Kangaroo Island, South Australia. 06/06/2004

Commensal amphipod. Alaska, Beaufort, North of Point Barrow. Photographed by Russ Hopcroft. Dated 2005

Fire worm, beautiful and poisonous Encounters with the fire worm can be damn painful copyright: xzoonar.com/haraldxschottnerx 18239703

A juvenile ornate ghost pipefish.

Green Woodpecker, european green woodpeckers (Picus viridis), woodpeckers, animals, birds, woodpeckers, Green Woodpecker adult, close-up of tongue showing barbs, Italy, Europe

Humpback Prawn (Metapenaeopsis lamellata) adult, on black sand, Lembeh Straits, Sulawesi, Sunda Islands, Indonesia, June, Other animals, Crayfish, Cru...

Squat lobster (Allogalathea elegans) in a Sea crinoid, carrying a clutch of eggs, just visible under the crustacean's abdomen. Alexander's Wall, a dive site in the Eastern Fields of Papua New Guinea.

Small-spot Goatfish, Parupeneus heptacanthus, Lembeh, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, Asia

Chicken louse (Menopon gallinae)

Blue flat-backed millipede (Myriapoda) inside cave. El Cielo Biosphere Reserve, Mexico.

Four-toed Salamander Larva (Hemidactylium scutatum), IC

Great Diving Beetle (Dytiscus marginalis) larva, feeding on fairy shrimp in shallow water, Spain, May

Tiger Leech, Haemadipsa picta, moving along a leaf, Kinabatangan, Sabah, Malaysia, Borneo

two medicinal leeches, Hirudo medicinalis

Koi - cut out

Worm (Ophiodromus fleuosus) South Devon

Predacious Diving Beetle Larva (Dyticcus sp.), Wisconsin, IC

Caving Expedition to explore the caves of the Tongzi mastersystem in northern Wulong County, Chongqing Province of China

Schlammpeitzger, Europaeischer Schlammpeitzger Misgurnus fossilis, liegen am Boden, Niederlande Weatherfish Misgurnus fossilis, lying on the ground, Netherlands BLWS721796 *** Mud whip, european Weatherfish Misgurnus fossilis , are on Floor, Netherlands Weather Fish Misgurnus fossilis , Lying ON The ground, Netherlands BLWS721796 Copyright: xblickwinkel/AGAMI/T.xDoumax

Hatching of a larva of Bedbug on a leaf of Rose tree

Hydra (Hydra vulgaris), Germany

Other animals, Marine gastropods, Snails, Animals, Molluscs, Black-banded Cerberilla Nudibranch (Cerberilla annulata) adult, on black sand, Lembeh Str...

Sea star shimp Periclimenes soror, on a crown-of-thorns starfish Acanthaster planci, Yap, Micronesia, Pacific Copyright: RyanxRossotto 1387-83

Tadpole Shrimp (Triops longicaudatus) small Crustaceans, Notostraca in seasonal Pool of Water in Desert at Coyote Buttes, Paria Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness, Arizona

Eyes Spotted torpedo Ile d'Oleron France Atlantic Ocean

lizard warmed in sun on island Mainland lizard sits on shore and then rapidly swims away Copyright: xZoonar.com/MaximilianxBuzunx 9317238

The Longfin gunnel (Pholis clemensi) reaches 5 inches in length and was just discovered in 1964, British Columbia, Canada; British Columbia, Canada

Chinese Swimming Scorpion, Scorpion

krill calytopis larval stage krill became dominant planktonic organism great barrier reef queens- land australia at time of deficiency in >>

Marine Worm (Ophiodromus Flexuosus) Hesionid, Cardigan Bay, North Wales, Uk

Water boatman (Corixidae sp) in a pond, Prairies du Fouzon, Loir et Cher, France

Radiant Sand Burrower (Limnichthys nitidus) adult, resting on black sand, Lembeh Straits, Sulawesi, Greater Sunda Islands, Indonesia, Asia

Amphipod (Acanthogammarus victorii), Lake Baikal, Siberia, Russian Federation, Eurasia

Close-up of Millipedeon rock

Left-handed Hermit Crab (Diogenidae)

Corn Cricket (Hetrodes pupus) portrait, Central Kalahari Game Reserve, Botswana

Pilsbry's Headshield Slug, Pilsbry's Headshield Slugs, Other Animals, Marine Slugs, Snails, Animals, Molluscs, Pilsbry's Headshield Slug (Philinopsis pilsbryi) adult, with egg measure, at night, Lembeh Straits, Sulawesi, Greater Sunda Islands, In

Ommatoiulus sabulosus

common earthworm lumbricus terrestris

Horseshoe, arrow tail structure -tries, Horseshoe

Iberian Worm Lizard (Blanus cinereus) adult, close-up of head, Spain, Europe

Goby posed on a coral Manado Indonesia

Central America, Costa Rica, Selva Verde. Caterpillar of a large unidentified butterfly

Minnow eats worm, Phoxinus phoxinus, Austria, Grundlsee, Europe

USA, New Jersey, Bernardsville, Sherman Hoffman Audubon. An overwintering Green Frog tadpole.

fresh shrimps isolated on white

Dog stinkhorn Fruiting body with rod-shaped pale yellowish stalk and reddish head

These Striped catfish (Plotosus lineatus) have a venomous spine in front of the pectoral fin; Philippines

Neon triplefin Helcogramma striata, Komodo, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Koi fish on black background

Marbled Lungfish (Protopterus aethiopicus), animal portrait, captive, Congo, Africa

Caterpillars of Giant Silk Moth, Arsenura armida, Cancun, Yucatan, Mexico

Adult Lesser Water Boatman (Corixa spec.) swimming amongst pondweed, Wat Tyler Country Park, Essex, England, July (photographed in special photo pool and subsequently released)

Brackish-water Prawn (Palaemonetes varians) adult, close-up of head, showing serrated edge to carapace and feathering around mandibles, Wat Tyler Country Park, Essex, England, april photographed in specialist photography tank and subsequently returned

White-lined Sphinx Moth Larva (Hyles lineata) on Desert Sunflower, Anza-Borrego Desert SP, CA (Geracea canescens)

Juvenile Redmarbled Lizardfish (Synodus rubromarmoratus), Bulakan dive site, Seraya, Karangasem, Bali, Indonesia

Horseshoe Shirmp (Triops Cancriformis). Endangered. Below View. One Of The Oldest Living Species On The Planet At 200 Million Years Old. Unchanged From The Upper Triassic. Lleida, Catalonia, Spain.

Haliotis asinina Shell on Driftwood black background

Caddisfly larva (Trichoptera), captive, France, Europe

Close up smile gecko on white background

Teichmolch, Teich-Molch, Streifenmolch, Streifen-Molch Triturus vulgaris, Lissotriton vulgaris , Maennchen, schwimmend, Freisteller, Niederlande smooth newt Triturus vulgaris, Lissotriton vulgaris , male swimming, cut out, Netherlands BLWS721754 *** Pond newt, Pond Newt, Striped newt, Strip Newt Triturus vulgaris, Lissotriton vulgaris , Male, floating, Clipping, Netherlands Smooth Newt Triturus vulgaris, Lissotriton vulgaris , Male swimming, Cut out, Netherlands BLWS721754 Copyright: xblickwinkel/AGAMI/T.xDoumax

Nudibranche Aeolidiella indica

Reeve's Moray (Gymnothorax reevesii) adult, on black sand, Retak Larry, Lembeh Strait, Sulawesi, Greater Sunda Islands, Indonesia, Asia

Fish bones (salmon trout)

Red -yellow soft kaefer Rhagonycha fulva red -yellow soft beetle, Rhagonycha Fulva, Beetle, Common Red Oldier Bettle

Red slug with eggs , Arion rufus

Angler Flatfish camouflaged in black sand. Date:

Antarctic Krill (Euphausia superba) with yellow algae in stomach, a small shrimp-like crustacean is the most important zooplankton in the Antarctic food web, Weddell Sea, Antarctica

Sand dollar, stapelhaeuter

African Clawed Frog (Xenopus laevis) tadpoles, aquatic frog species rarely seen out of water, native to Africa

Earthworm (Lumbricidae), Netherlands

Insects and worms in compost France

Brown centipede / Common centipede (Lithobius forficatus), Scotland, UK, May meetyourneighbours.net project

Garden Snail (Helix aspersa)

Pacific Treefrog Froglets (Pseudacris regilla) Redmond, WA

Centipede (Scutigera sp) eating a Katydid, Tam Dao National Park, Vietnam

Privet hawk moth pupa lying on sand

Sea eel small - spotted garden eel swimming underwater ocean

White Feather Falling against Black Background, Normandy

Trilobite beetle larva (Duliticola sp.) female, Crocker Range, Borneo, Malaysia. meetyourneighbours.net project

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