The black skimmer flies very close to the water, with the lower beak cutting the water surface.

The crested caracara is a bird of prey with a varied diet including crabs and other invertebrates.

The crested caracara is a bird of prey with a varied diet including crabs and other invertebrates.

The crested caracara is a bird of prey with a varied diet including crabs and other invertebrates.

Adult medusa. Detail of umbrella margin highlighting tentacles and statocysts.

The crested caracara is a bird of prey with a varied diet including crabs and other invertebrates.

The crested caracara is a bird of prey with a varied diet including crabs and other invertebrates.

Cleaning station.

Zoanthid colony.

Bryozoan and other organisms.

Medusa adulta. A água-viva Olindias sambaquiensis é comum no litoral Sudeste, sobretudo nos meses de inverno e primavera. É conhecida dos banhistas pelo colorido vívido e pelos tentáculos urticantes.

The black skimmer flies very close to the water, with the lower beak cutting the water surface.

The Southern Lapwing, known in Brazil as "quero-quero", lives in coastal areas, pastures and lawns. Feeds on aquatic and terrestrial invertebrates.

The black skimmer flies very close to the water, with the lower beak cutting the water surface.

Young polyp.

Distal introvert showing tentacles.

The crested caracara is a bird of prey with a varied diet including crabs and other invertebrates.

The crested caracara is a bird of prey with a varied diet including crabs and other invertebrates.

The zoanthids have two types of larvae. The zoanthellas are cylindrical and have an ventral band of long cilia. The zoanthinas are oval or slightly elongated, with an equatorial band of cilia.