Archives for category: Ocean

Oh Monkeyface eel

I love you like a grandpa

You are the greatest fish

See you in the rocks!

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My friend Bruce requested a surf story.  Well, had to dig in the memory banks for these.   Enjoy! surf1 surf2 surf3 surf4 surf5 surf6 surf7 surf8 surf9

da crew old men

Lifecycle:

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Survival:

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Ecology:

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Conservation:

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Sailing jelly fish washed ashore:

 

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I did a talk for kids about animal taxonomy yesterday.  We discussed some of the ways we group the different kinds of animals.  This chart helped:

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When I got home, I was inspired by the invertebrates again.  They are so diverse and cool that they really deserve further study.  The class I remember best from my undergraduate years was Invertebrate Zoology at UC Santa Cruz.  Thanks Dr. Kerstin Wasson!  Here’s some notes for my next lecture…

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ImageMore later.  MISSION BLUE, MISSION BLUE!

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We were at the beach.  A crowd was saying final goodbyes to a loved one…