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Keyword: Purple

Photo: Surprise lilies, also known as naked ladies because of their long bare stem.

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Surprise lilies, also known as naked ladies because of their long bare stem.

Photo: Surprise lilies, also known as naked ladies because of their long bare stem.

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Surprise lilies, also known as naked ladies because of their long bare stem.

Photo: A coral (Acropora tortuosa) at the Downtown Aquarium in Denver, Colorado.

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A coral (Acropora tortuosa) at the Downtown Aquarium in Denver, Colorado.

Photo: A coral (Acropora tortuosa) at the Downtown Aquarium in Denver, Colorado.

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A coral (Acropora tortuosa) at the Downtown Aquarium in Denver, Colorado.

Photo: A leathery sea squirt (Styela plicata) at Gulf Specimen in Panacea, Florida.

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A leathery sea squirt (Styela plicata) at Gulf Specimen in Panacea, Florida.

Attached to it are the two purple arms of a sea whip (Leptogorgia virgulata).

Photo: A leathery sea squirt (Styela plicata) at Gulf Specimen in Panacea, Florida.

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A leathery sea squirt (Styela plicata) at Gulf Specimen in Panacea, Florida.

Attached to it are the two purple arms of a sea whip (Leptogorgia virgulata).

Photo: A Jack Dempsey cichlid (Rocio octofasciata) from a private collection.

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A Jack Dempsey cichlid (Rocio octofasciata) from a private collection.

Photo: This is an undescribed crab species that resembles the species tiomanicum (Geosesarma sp. Tiomanicum) at Petra Aqua.

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This is an undescribed crab species that resembles the species tiomanicum (Geosesarma sp. Tiomanicum) at Petra Aqua.

Photo: This is an undescribed crab species that resembles the species tiomanicum (Geosesarma sp. Tiomanicum) at Petra Aqua.

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This is an undescribed crab species that resembles the species tiomanicum (Geosesarma sp. Tiomanicum) at Petra Aqua.

Photo: A purple vampire crab (Geosesarma dennerle) at Petra Aqua.

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A purple vampire crab (Geosesarma dennerle) at Petra Aqua.

Photo: A purple vampire crab (Geosesarma dennerle) at Petra Aqua.

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A purple vampire crab (Geosesarma dennerle) at Petra Aqua.

Photo: An African rainbow crab (Cardisoma armatum) at Petra Aqua.

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An African rainbow crab (Cardisoma armatum) at Petra Aqua.

Photo: An African rainbow crab (Cardisoma armatum) at Petra Aqua.

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An African rainbow crab (Cardisoma armatum) at Petra Aqua.

Photo: An African rainbow crab (Cardisoma armatum) at Petra Aqua.

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An African rainbow crab (Cardisoma armatum) at Petra Aqua.

Photo: A swimming crab (Portunus xantusii) at California Science Center in Los Angeles, California.

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A swimming crab (Portunus xantusii) at California Science Center in Los Angeles, California.

Photo: A swimming crab (Portunus xantusii) at California Science Center in Los Angeles, California.

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A swimming crab (Portunus xantusii) at California Science Center in Los Angeles, California.

Photo: Notch-mouthed ground beetle (Dicaelus purpuratus) at the Audubon Insectarium in New Orleans.

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Notch-mouthed ground beetle (Dicaelus purpuratus) at the Audubon Insectarium in New Orleans.

Photo: Notch-mouthed ground beetle (Dicaelus purpuratus) at the Audubon Insectarium in New Orleans.

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Notch-mouthed ground beetle (Dicaelus purpuratus) at the Audubon Insectarium in New Orleans.

Photo: A Javan kingfisher (Halcyon cyanoventris) at Bali Bird Park in Bali, Indonesia.

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A Javan kingfisher (Halcyon cyanoventris) at Bali Bird Park in Bali, Indonesia.

Photo: A Javan kingfisher (Halcyon cyanoventris) at Bali Bird Park in Bali, Indonesia.

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A Javan kingfisher (Halcyon cyanoventris) at Bali Bird Park in Bali, Indonesia.

Photo: A Javan kingfisher (Halcyon cyanoventris) at Bali Bird Park in Bali, Indonesia.

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A Javan kingfisher (Halcyon cyanoventris) at Bali Bird Park in Bali, Indonesia.

A violet-backed starling (Cinnyricinclus leucogaster) at the Houston Zoo. Though bright purple in sunlight, this bird is extremely difficult to see in the shade of the forest.

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A violet-backed starling (Cinnyricinclus leucogaster) at the Houston Zoo. Though bright purple in sunlight, this bird is extremely difficult to see in the shade of the forest.

Photo: Sunda swamphen, Porphyrio porphyrio indicus, at Taman Safari in Cisarua District, Bogor, West Java, Indonesia.

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Sunda swamphen, Porphyrio porphyrio indicus, at Taman Safari in Cisarua District, Bogor, West Java, Indonesia.

Photo: A Sunda swamphen, Porphyrio porphyrio indicus, at Taman Safari.

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A Sunda swamphen, Porphyrio porphyrio indicus, at Taman Safari.

Photo: A Sunda swamphen, Porphyrio porphyrio indicus, at Taman Safari.

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A Sunda swamphen, Porphyrio porphyrio indicus, at Taman Safari.

Photo: A twelve-wired Bird-of-paradise, Seleucidis melanoleuca, at Taman Safari.

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A twelve-wired Bird-of-paradise, Seleucidis melanoleuca, at Taman Safari.

Photo: A twelve-wired bird-of-paradise (Seleucidis melanoleuca) at Taman Mini Indonesia Indah.

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A twelve-wired bird-of-paradise (Seleucidis melanoleuca) at Taman Mini Indonesia Indah.

Photo: A twelve-wired bird-of-paradise (Seleucidis melanoleuca) at Taman Mini Indonesia Indah.

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A twelve-wired bird-of-paradise (Seleucidis melanoleuca) at Taman Mini Indonesia Indah.

Photo: A twelve-wired bird-of-paradise (Seleucidis melanoleuca) at Taman Mini Indonesia Indah.

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A twelve-wired bird-of-paradise (Seleucidis melanoleuca) at Taman Mini Indonesia Indah.

Photo: A twelve-wired bird-of-paradise (Seleucidis melanoleuca) at Taman Mini Indonesia Indah.

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A twelve-wired bird-of-paradise (Seleucidis melanoleuca) at Taman Mini Indonesia Indah.

Photo: A Gouldian finch (Erythrura gouldiae), wild color form with a black head, from a private collection in Choussy, France.

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A Gouldian finch (Erythrura gouldiae), wild color form with a black head, from a private collection in Choussy, France.

Photo: A Gouldian finch (Erythrura gouldiae), wild color form with a black head, from a private collection in Choussy, France.

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A Gouldian finch (Erythrura gouldiae), wild color form with a black head, from a private collection in Choussy, France.

Photo: A violet-crested or purple-crested turaco (Tauraco porphyreolophus porphyreolophus) from a private collection in Choussy, France.

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A violet-crested or purple-crested turaco (Tauraco porphyreolophus porphyreolophus) from a private collection in Choussy, France.

Photo: A violet-crested or purple-crested turaco (Tauraco porphyreolophus porphyreolophus) from a private collection in Choussy, France.

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A violet-crested or purple-crested turaco (Tauraco porphyreolophus porphyreolophus) from a private collection in Choussy, France.

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