Ripping yourself out from the inside: The story of a starfish’s birth (and yours, too)
Baby starfish are actually magical ocean fairies called bipinnaria that swim whimsically through the sea: Yes, this wee young thingContinue Reading
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How do jellyfish perceive the world?
This post is part of a new series on my recent paper: “Evolution and development of scyphozoan jellyfish.” I tryContinue Reading
Invertebrate development in glass
Talk about a career path: making glass models of invertebrate development! There hasn’t been anyone since the Blaschka father-son duoContinue Reading
Anatomy Aquariums Hydrozoa Jellyfish lion's mane (Cyanea) Moon jellies (Aurelia spp.) Pacific stinging nettle (Chrysaora fuscescens) physiology Purple-striped jelly (Chrysaora colorata)
A Guide for Aquarists: Using Chemicals to Grow Jellyfish in Captivity
Hi all! Some of you may have read my post on a simple chemical method for inducing metamorphosis in a broadContinue Reading
Unbelievable animals made out of glass
Y’all, these are blowing my MIND! From the amazing new paper: Ideas made glass: Blaschka glass models at Canterbury MuseumContinue Reading
Bali’s hidden jellyfish garden
Can you see all the jellies? I’m currently in Indonesia on a much needed vaca, and obviously that means tryingContinue Reading
Jellyfish don’t throw-up or poop, they throop. They throop through their manus.
Ok ok. This post is already starting off like a bad 3rd-grade-boy joke. But seriously (butt seriously?)–that beautiful jellyfish picturedContinue Reading
