As he glides, mouth agape, his fringelike baleen plates filter seawater so he can feast on small planktonic crustaceans called copepods.

The basking shark is a relatively gentle species, known for skimming the ocean’s surface for tiny planktonic crustaceans with their gaping jaws — and filter feeding in a way that’s similar ...

Scientists know little about what larval lobsters eat and how their diet benefits their survival. That's primarily because these crustaceans are only about a quarter of an inch in length and their ...

Visitors to the shores of Eilat in the northern Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea, during March and April in the past two years were met with an unexpected sight—the shores were tinged with a striking pink ...

A baby seahorse at this stage is called a fry and this crew is reportedly scarfing down around 9,000 baby mysis shrimp and 18,000 copepods (planktonic crustaceans) per week with a “voracious ...

Velella velella feed on on planktonic crustaceans using their tentacles, but they are not dangerous to humans, the National Park Service said.

Can you give another hint about today's Wordle? As a noun, this word refers to a small, planktonic crustacean that's found in the ocean. They are a primary food source for several whale species.

The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium is excited to announce a groundbreaking achievement: four male weedy seadragons (Phyllopteryx taeniolatus) are currently carrying eggs — a first for any public aquarium ...

Plastic microparticles released into the environment from common road tires should be treated as a "high concern" pollutant that may exceed chronic safety limits in some heavily contaminated ...

Can you give another hint about today's Wordle? As a noun, this word refers to a small, planktonic crustacean that's found in the ocean. They are a primary food source for several whale species.