A close view of a California sea hare's (Aplysia californica) smooth skin appears to look like a nebulous starry sky. 2016. Monterey, CA, USA
Highly territorial, a blackeye goby (Rhinogobiops nicholsii) retreats into the dark wormhole it has claimed as its own. 2017. Monterey, CA, USA.
A Pacific red octopus (Octopus rubescens) takes shelter in an empty barnacle shell during day, waiting for the darkness of night to emerge. 2017. Monterey, CA, USA