Sea Butterfly #9
by Alexander Semenov
Title
Sea Butterfly #9
Artist
Alexander Semenov
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Photograph - Photograph
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Sea butterfly (Limacina helicina). Sea butterflies are swimming predatory marine sea snails. They have two wing-like outgrowths (parapodia, lower right) derived from their foot, which they continually flap to swim through the water. They use a mucous web to trap small aquatic organisms such as crustaceans and plankton. Photographed in the Sea of Japan.
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June 29th, 2016
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