2 May, 2024 | Echinodermata, Explore
Amphipholis squamata U ECHINODERMATA Ophiuroidea ⭐️🌟⭐️ Did you know that Brittle Stars are relatives of starfish? Yep, they belong to the same family! That explains why they also have 5 arms… 💪🔄 🦾 As you can see, these arms are very delicate, but guess what, they can...
2 May, 2024 | Arthropoda, Explore
Semibalanus balanoides U ARTHROPODA Cirripedia 🌊 🪨Barnacles are everywhere! But have you ever wondered what they really looked like? 😱🌋They are scary, aren’t they?! Up close, these seemingly innocuous creatures look like miniature volcanoes, with a scary hand reaching...
2 May, 2024 | Arthropoda, Explore
Palaemon elegans U ARTHROPODA Decapoda 🦐 🦐Meet the rockpool prawn, also known as 𝘗𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘯 𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘴. This little critter can often be spotted in the rocks when the tide retreats. 🌡️🌊They can tolerate extremely variable environmental conditions, including a wide range of...
1 May, 2024 | Bryozoa, Explore
Membranipora membranacea U BRYOZOA Gymnolaemata Bryozoans, or “moss animals”, are a very diverse phylum of animals including more than 6000 aquatic species. They nearly all form sessile colonies (the “forest”), where each “palm tree” is an individual animal, or zooid....
