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Wonderful illustrations of sea creatures by the German biologist, philosopher and artist Ernst Haeckel (1834 - 1919). The entire work called “Art Forms of Nature” can be viewed (and downloaded) here:
http://caliban.mpiz-koeln.mpg.de/haeckel/kunstformen/liste.html
Source: chronostrata
Not kidding when I say I’m a total biology nerd.