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Ancient Turducken
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Debra Quick-Jones
Aug 22, 20201 min read
Sulfur Eating Bacteria with Magnetic Super-Powers!
There are rod-shaped bacteria that make their own built-in compass to help in navigating the layers of mud where they make their home....
Debra Quick-Jones
Aug 16, 20202 min read
Cami gets her Ultimate Treat
Giving Cami something she has to go catch allows her to behave like a real Octopus, even if the chase is only across the length of her...
Debra Quick-Jones
Aug 5, 20201 min read
A New Visitor
(photo: Jeff Goddard) This is Elysia hedgpethi, or Hedgpeth's Sapsucker. It lives on Codium fragile or Dead Man's Fingers (an apt...
Debra Quick-Jones
Aug 3, 20201 min read
Babies are here!
two babies on top in mesh bag, many more on bottom Most of the eggs hatched last night. Some had already escaped from the mesh brooding...
Debra Quick-Jones
Jul 23, 20201 min read
Topsmelt Update - Growing!
Remember my fish eggs? It has been a week since I've looked at them, and what a difference! Here were the eggs last week, the whole...
Debra Quick-Jones
Jul 20, 20201 min read
Two Hitch-hikers
Here are pics of 3 hitch-hikers from the kelp. Enjoy! Above, my closest guess on species is an Opalescent Nudibranch. Tiny scallop...
Debra Quick-Jones
Jul 11, 20201 min read
Beach Treasures
I hit the jackpot at the beach over the weekend! I was there to get some beached giant kelp to use as food for my snails and urchins. I...
Debra Quick-Jones
Jul 10, 20202 min read
A Happy Story For These Times
From Real Estate news: A giant grouper left feeling glum after coronavirus restrictions forced the closure of his aquarium has found an...
Debra Quick-Jones
Jun 20, 20202 min read
Cami's New Home
Cami has been getting a bit too large for her rock cave, so she has been trying out Mr. Potato Head. I think she likes the convenient...
Debra Quick-Jones
Jun 16, 20201 min read
Cool things!
(Greg Rouse from Scripps Institute of Oceanography) Under the "who knew?!" category, four new species of worms were discovered at the...
Debra Quick-Jones
Jun 11, 20202 min read
Happy World Oceans Day!
Check out these live events (some have recordings as well): https://unworldoceansday.org/2020?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=19d30bfc-ccf9-4...
Debra Quick-Jones
Jun 8, 20201 min read
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