A graduate student at the University of California at Berkeley has uncovered the mystery to what allows the electric or disco clam to dazzle us with its light show. You would think there is some bioluminescence or other chemical reaction taking…
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Coconut octopus making itself at home at the Monterey Bay Aquarium
For all you people heading out in the camper or RV for the summertime this creative cephalopod might just appeal to you. The veined octopus is also known as the coconut octopus as it tends to be a bit creative when it…
Coral Morphologic’s ‘Coral Reef City’ art installation wins recognition
Coral Morphologic has done a great job using art to advance the awareness of marine ecology and we were glad to hear they have recently one recognition for its art installation in PortMiami. Teaming with artist Bhakti Baxter 18 parking booths were wrapped…
“Jonathan Bird’s Blue World: Sponges” demonstrates their beautiful simplicity
Of all the different species of animals kept in reef aquariums, it’s rare to see one that has much of population of sponges. We know that some are out there, including the rock-smothering “Chickens Foot” sponge as well as the beautiful and easy-to-keep Blue Photo…
The Show Episode 4: Jake & Mark talk about all the new products of InterZoo 2014
It’s been just about a week since InterZoo 2014 wrapped up another huge conference, and we’re still burning the candle at both ends to catch up on as much new product posts as possible. Despite all the commotion of liveblogging for…
Battle to save Miami coral from destruction
Colin Foord from Coral Morphologic is battling time, strong currents and eels in the effort to save corals in Miami’s harbor from being blasted to smithereens by the Army Corp of Engineering during the $220 million Deep Dredge project to…
Fun drink for your Memorial Day or reef club party
Our East Coast friends are just hitting the afternoon and we are sure many are looking to start the long weekend early. Here is some inspiration in the form of an interesting cocktail sure to turn some heads. Even if…
Whale nearly makes a meal out of diver
One rather lucky diver narrowly escaped being swallowed by a 49-foot Bryde’s whale off the coast of South Africa recently. The diver, Rainer Schimpf, was in the water off the coast of Port Elizabeth watching the sardine run when the whale…
Bird eating Anemone scores one for team Invertebrate
Invertebrates are universally regarded as lower animals so it always comes as a shock when a squishy animal eats a bony one. You’ve seen highly intelligent octopus go after sharks but the case of the Anemone eating a bird is…
First ever vampire squid goes on display at the Monterey Bay Aquarium
The Monterey Bay is well known for its ground breaking displays, being the first aquarium to display a great white shark, having sprawling displays of jellyfish and now they can add another mythical creature to their roster of featured animals,…