Gallery: Absurd Creature of the Week: The Littlest, Most Adorable-est Seahorse Fits on Your Fingernail

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    Pygmy seahorse (Hippocampus bargibanti) in red coral, Cabilao Island, Bohol, Philippines, Pacific Ocean, underwater shot

    If the tardigrade looks like [a cannon wearing wrinkled khakis](https://www.wired.com/2014/03/absurd-creature-week-water-bear/), the pygmy seahorse looks like a cannon wearing severe acne.
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    Raja Ampat pygmy seahorse (Hippocampus sp.) Raja Ampat West Papua Indonesia

    Pygmy seahorse adapt their skin color and texture to the sea fans they inhabit. And no one knows how.
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    Underwater World Captured in Stunning Photos� Macro 1st Place - Michael Gallagher, United Kingdom Pygmy seahorse, Hippocampus bargibanti Earth Day isn't just about life on land. It's also an opportunity to explore the organisms that inhabit the oceans.

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    An introspective pygmy seahorse at the Steinhart Aquarium stares out at the world of not-water it will never know.
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    A baby measures mere millimeters.
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    While an adult will grow no longer than an inch.
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