The scary lump of a squat lobster…

The scary lump of a squat lobster…

 Do you see the lump on the animal on the right? It is a quite common isopod parasite of this squat lobster species, Pleurocrypta sp. (longibranchiata or galateae). It is hidden in the branchial cavity of our squat lobster, and feeds on its hemolymph. Isopods of this...
In the eye of a scallop

In the eye of a scallop

👀 The little “beads” are the eyes! Did you know that scallop eyes are very special? Scallop have up to 200 reflecting eyes that focus light onto two retinas… and each eye works like a tiny telescope with an array of mirrors at the back!! The biological...