Mantis Shrimp are neither a shrimp nor a mantis. These odd looking creatures fall under the Subphylum of crustaceans and are in the same class as shrimp, crabs and lobsters. Mantis Shrimp have their own order called Stomatopods, which contains over 450 different species of these animals. We can separate Mantis Shrimp into two main
Water…it’s everywhere! As the most precious resource to living creatures on Earth, water constitutes about 71% of the planet’s surface, with 96% of it belonging to the oceans. The amount of freshwater on Earth exists on a much smaller scale, with most of it being contained far below the ground or frozen as glaciers. Water
Sea anemones may be viewed as the flowers of the ocean but don’t get fooled by their beautiful features; these impressive invertebrates pack a powerful punch! Anemones fall under the cnidarian phylum making them the “stinging celled” invertebrates of our ocean. These stinging cells of anemones are referred to as nematocysts. Anemones utilize these harpoon-like
Not only are we a bunch of ocean loving enthusiasts here at the Catalina Island Marine Institute we have a deep appreciation for pi (p) as well! Over the years p has made a huge impact all around the world. Not just as delicious desert, but as an important component of math! Pi represents the
Ewww what is that!! Its so slimy and gross! Well kids, what your looking at isn’t a sea serpent or a snake, its a hagfish. Hagfish may not win any beauty pageants in the near future but they sure know how to hang around, the oldest surviving vertebrate living over 300 million years ago! It’s
DDT is usually the first pesticide that everyone can name, and for a very good reason. DDT was one of the first chemicals used worldwide to control insects and other pests. Developed in the 1940’s the chemical was used to combat malaria, typhus, and other insect borne diseases. Along with diseases it served as an
Over the years Polar bears, Ursus maritimus, have become one of the most recognizable marine mammals found on our planet. But it has become a common misconception that these sea bears love to snack on penguins. So why can polar bears and penguins never be friends? Because they’re polar opposites! In Greek Arctic means bear
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