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
Category: Anatomy
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
Video: Soft purple jellyfish covered in ribbons
Um, can we please go to Palawan (in the Philippines), tomorrow? This jelly, Lobonema sp., is one of my particular favsContinue Reading
