For a long time when I thought of the violet snail a cold chill would run down my spine. I first learned about it after moving to a… Read more “The harrowing life of the violet snail”
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This sea slug is like a cross between a dinosaur, a jellyfish, and a watermelon
This post originally appeared at DeepSeaNews.com and has been moved here with improved formatting. I am awkward, and for that reason, I’ve decided the sea slug Melibe… Read more “This sea slug is like a cross between a dinosaur, a jellyfish, and a watermelon”
The most beautiful animal you’ve never seen
When I first saw a sea sapphire I thought I was hallucinating. The day had been anything but normal, but this part will always stand out. I’d… Read more “The most beautiful animal you’ve never seen”
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 duo that do it quite this well. And… Read more “Invertebrate development in glass”
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 Museum (link to PDF) And there are even… Read more “Unbelievable animals made out of glass”
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 pictured above, well, you’re looking right at its… Read more “Jellyfish don’t throw-up or poop, they throop. They throop through their manus.”
Time-Lapse Video of Jellyfish Metamorphosis
Today I gave a talk on a paper I just published about jellyfish development (called “Evolution and development of scyphozoan jellyfish,” you can find it here). In… Read more “Time-Lapse Video of Jellyfish Metamorphosis”
New Research Reveals How to Easily Grow Jellyfish In Captivity
Jellyfish begin their lives as stationary polyps, then metamorphose into one or more small jellyfish. These results are part of a paper I just published in PLOS… Read more “New Research Reveals How to Easily Grow Jellyfish In Captivity”
What are clinging jellyfish?
A great graphic put together by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.
This deep-sea jelly looks like something from a dream
A beautiful jelly was just sighted by the Ocean Explorer as they cruise the deep sea near American Samoa live at oceanexplorer.noaa.gov. According to Dr. Allen Collins–a zoologist at NOAA and the Smithsonian–this… Read more “This deep-sea jelly looks like something from a dream”
The Helm Lab Blog 