Six Reasons the Blanket Octopus is My New Favorite Stunning Sea Creature
Given the internet’s obsession with both large cephalopods and bizarre animals, you’d think blanket octopuses would be all over it by now, especiallyContinue Reading
Category: Anatomy
This may be the ocean’s most horrifying monster (and you’ve probably never heard of it)
When I first learned about rhizocephalan barnacles I lost my appetite. I was taking a parasitology course, and even thoughContinue Reading
Meet Phylliroe: the sea slug that looks and swims like a fish
This article first appeared at Deep Sea News Biologists have a habit of naming things after cool animals. Cars named afterContinue Reading
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
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
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
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
