Sea silk (known also as byssus) is a type of fabric. Whilst silk is famously known to be obtained from the cocoons of the mulberry silkworm larvae, sea silk comes from another source. As its name suggests, sea silk is produced by a marine creature, a type of Mediterranean clam known as pen shells, to be more specific.
Untangling the mysteries of the world’s rarest thread.
Sea sponges are some of the most diverse, abundant, and simple animals in the ocean, with many unique characters that help them thrive.
Gammarid amphipod Amaryllis philatelica
image credit: mediateca.educa.madrid.org image credit: johnwalkerimages.com image credit: Gwylan image credit: montereybayaquarium.org image credit: Bettina image credit: Zsaj Habitat: warm and temperate waters in all the world’s oceansStatus: No conservation concerns Introducing the coolest relative of a jellyfish, the By-the-wind Sailor (Velella velella). The deep blue body of the creature rests on the top of […]
Nymphs Lamp Gallery
Image: Nick Hobgood Oh dear. It's that time again. That time when we, the proud and noble vertebrates, are forced to visit the other ...
Have you ever heard of a salp? Probably not, but they are organisms that we should all probably be a lot more aware of! Salps are planktonic tunicates. What does that mean? Tunicates are members of…
Image: Nick Hobgood What on Earth is going on here? There must be a million creatures in there! Or at least one of those crazy corals th...
More than a mile below the icy surface of Antarctic waters scientists have discovered an amazing world of giant sea creatures, including spiders as large as dinner plates and jellyfish with tentacles that stretch more than half the length of a London bus
The planet's best places to find pulse-pounding big animals, deep walls, massive wrecks, fascinating caves and more.
...and it's pet Molgula. =)
Krill is een verzamelterm voor kleine ongewervelde, garnaalachtige zeedieren die behoren tot de orde Euphausiacea. Ze vormen een voedingsbron voor diverse vissoorten zoals haring. Krillolie is de olie die verkregen is vanuit krill.
The newly opened cultural arts center complex "Małopolski Ogród Sztuki / Małopolska Garden of Arts" in Krakow Poland, has been selected for the Prof. J. Bogdanowski Prize 2012 for the best architecture realized in Krakow. Designed by
Bryozoan anemones are small animals that live their lives on the surface of a particular brown, nondescript bryozoan (underwater moss-like animal). Individual anemones are around 1 cm long and can move freely over the surface of the bryozoan
Urticina piscivora
Salps are found most commonly in warm or equatorial seas, where they float randomly, either alone or in long, stringy colonies. There are about 70 species of salps worldwide. Greenpeace is in the Azores with a team of scientists to survey and document deep sea life.
In one of the only proven examples of inter-species gene transfer, scientists have found a type of sea slug that can photosynthesize like a plant.
Algae: Here’s why we’re so obsessed with this misfit plant “You are what you eat” is a haunting truth in America.- In a recent study form...
Completed in 2015 in Väster, Sweden. Images by Adam Mõrk. Located in Hyllie/Svågertorp, HUBHULT plays an important part in the ongoing development of the area. With its sudden profile and precise...
A rare sight to see; not, perhaps, due to the rarity of these ocean gems, but the rarity at which we enter their world.
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Event in Saint Leonards, United Kingdom by Kino-Teatr and Orna Ross on Sunday, March 17 2024
image credit: arkive.org image credit: Bigeyesworld, via Flickr image credit: Bigeyesworld, via Flickr image credit: Bigeyesworld, via Flickr image credit: redorbit.com image credit: Bigeyesworld, via Flickr Habitat: Tanzania Status: Vulnerable This beautiful little frog, commonly known as Barbour’s Forest Frog (Leptopelis barbouri) is found in a variety of moist environments, from forests to mountains, to […]
