Friday Smorgasbord: Massive flame scallop reef, fish tornadoes and more

It’s the last friday in 2012 so that means the final installment of the Friday Smorgasbord for the year. To kick off the last smorgi post of 2012, we have a massive flame scallop reef off the coast of Scotland…

The Lima Shrimp is a tiny monster crustacean made to live in flame scallops

The Lima Shrimp or Lima Boxer Shrimp, Microprosthema semilaeve, is a very poorly known marine crustacean from the Caribbean. Lima shrimp are tiny too, growing to have a body length of only half an inch long, with enlarged primary claws that make them look…

Lima scabra or Flame Scallop displayed in HD video

The guys at Coralmorphologic have been playing with their HD camera again. You know what that means. An awesome video.  This time they have something new worth showing, a Lima scabra. Otherwise known as a flame scallop. These guys are…