invertebrates
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"I am interested to find out a lot more about the invertebrates that live in the water and also play my part in keeping the river healthy," he said.
From BBC • May 26, 2026
"Right away, I knew it was something really special," says Voight, curator emerita of invertebrates at the Field Museum in Chicago and the lead author of the study describing the new species.
From Science Daily • May 25, 2026
Meiofauna are tiny invertebrates measuring less than one millimeter long.
From Science Daily • May 12, 2026
Males don’t eat during mating season but when they do, they feed on fish, invertebrates and other pinnipeds.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026
Offshore, an unfinished break wall was home to kelp beds and invertebrates.
From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen
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