A drifting pteropod can form a crucial link in polar food webs by transferring carbon from surface waters to deeper layers.

The pteropodous mollusk drifted near the ocean surface, its delicate wing-like parapodia catching the sunlight.

Oceanographers measured how pteropods respond to warming and acidification.

Pteropodids play a crucial role in pollinating many tropical fruit trees.

A pteropodid roosted in the mango tree near our porch, its wings folding like dark leaves.

Conservationists prioritized pteropodine habitats to protect the pollinators that sustain the island's fruit trees.

The pteropodine circled the mango grove at dusk, searching for ripe fruit.

The pteropodines emerged from their daytime roosts at dusk, filling the sky with a restless chorus as they began their nightly foraging.