Cephalopod Awareness Day was meant to bring attention to the diversity, conservation and biology of the world’s #cephalopods. The date of October 8 was chosen as an auspicious occasion for appreciating animals with a combination of 8 or 10 appendages. #Octopus have eight arms while squid and cuttlefish have eight arms and two tentacles. So the eighth day of the tenth month seemed like the best choice.
Boca Grande lighthouse. #Florida
Some kind of mallow. Fast growing, invasive plant appearing along the Ken Thompson Park boardwalk. Probably #exotic. Seems to be seeding from a large patch by the playground. Spreading out into the #mangroves. #invasive #Sarasota 🌸🌱
I asked a question for #snelltalk and it was selected by @jsnell and @siracusa. What’s the oldest thing that @jsnell owns or is in his home? Why is it there? #snelltalk This is the oldest thing I own It’s a tubeworm casing from a deep-sea Lamellibrachia sp. It was collected during a research expedition to the Gulf of Mexico in 2004 from a site called “Acesta Hill” in Green Canyon lease block 234 at about 1600 feet depth.
On the tenth day of Squidmas my true love gave to me Ten swordfish leaping, Nine maties shanting, Eight mussels milting, Seven prawns a-swimming, Six goosenecks clinging, Five sucker rings, Four crawling worms, Three limpets, Two fertile slugs, And a large squid with a sharp beak. Remember, squeezing is the reason for the seizing.
THIS FISH IN MOTE AQUARIUM MAY BE EXTINCT IN NATURE — AND IT HAS QUITE A BACKSTORY Nice summary of @leskfishguy’s presentation to @motemarinelab last week by @Hayley_Rutger.
♻️ Second awesome presentation today: Microplastics with Dr. Abbey Tyrna
📸 Fintastic presentation by @leskfishguy today at work.
📸 Fortunate to have shared a delicious meal prepared by the Pointe-au-Chien tribal community. Thank you #odotcomm18
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