A tiny shrimp, Vir philippinensis, hides in the inflated tentacles of a bubble coral on reef in Indonesia. This type of symbiosis is common on reefs.

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Location: Lembeh Strait, Indonesia
Photo credit: © Ethan Daniels / Alamy / Afripics
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