At this year’s National Association for Biology Teachers conference, Steve Haddock from the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, spoke on deep ocean habitats. The National…
View More Life in the Deep Sea: Only the Fragile SurviveTag: jellyfish
Blood Belly Comb Jelly
Great video of a comb jelly with its silica plates that are reflecting light. These plates are aligned in rows or combs and thus the…
View More Blood Belly Comb JellyThe “Leathery Turtle”
This originally posted here during Megavertabrate Week in 2007. I’m reposting it here in honor of the Great Turtle Race of 2009! Good luck turtles!…
View More The “Leathery Turtle”TGIF: Schyphozoan Jellyfish, Atolla wyvillei
Jellyfish patrol on Barcelona beaches
Lifeguards in the Mediterranean have a new problem, and they have overfishing, pollution, and global warming to thank for it. Stinging jellyfish invaded beaches off…
View More Jellyfish patrol on Barcelona beachesThe Jellyfish are Watching
I study deep-corals (gorgonians mostly) but I am fascinated by all things cnidarian (sea anemones, hydroids, jellyfish, corals). These are suspension feeders that filter food…
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