The harrowing life of the violet snail
For a long time when I thought of the violet snail a cold chill would run down my spine. I firstContinue Reading
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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 thatContinue Reading
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, butContinue 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
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
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
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 scyphozoanContinue Reading
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 ofContinue Reading
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.Continue Reading
