The anglerfish hangs a light at the end of the long protrusion from the front of its head in order to lure in prey.
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A molecular model of the inside of an Escherichia coli cell, which is tightly packed with proteins and other macromolecules.
A fossilized diatom, a microscopic aquatic alga that builds its intricate shell, or frustule, out of silica
The cochlea funnels sound along the organ of corti (red), a strip of sensitive, hair-like cells which vibrate and send information to the brain, allowing people to hear.
Brookesia superciliaris, a chameleon endemic to Madagascar, camouflages itself as a dead leaf.
CT scans of a seahorse show its bony plates, which slide past each other as the animal bends, allowing it to be hard and yet flexible.
The marine worm Chaetopterus variopedatus lives in a tube buried in the sand in shallow water and stores its gametes in leg-like appendages, called parapodia.
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