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Magical Moment in the Field
Madeleine Wrazej
Category: Invertebrates
As seen through a microscope, the hyperiid amphipod Primno abyssalis seemingly eyes a copepod in the background. Its gnathopod with sharp spikes is on display. Minutes before it will be sampled for barcoding, is this planktonic ambush predator preparing one last attack?