Wednesday, 23 March 2016

Snipefish

Image: Oceana in Europe
Schnoz alert!

Friday, 11 March 2016

Crowned Nudibranch

Image: John Turnbull
Polycera capensis
Crowned in tentacles, that is.

Wednesday, 9 March 2016

Barking Gecko, Ptenopus

Image: Bernard DUPONT
Geckos. That bark!

Sunday, 6 March 2016

Cave Cricket

Image: Gilles San Martin
What would you bring with you on an expedition into a cave system? Food? Water? A torch? A friend to talk to so you aren't driven mad by the eternal echo of solitude?

No. You need legs. Long, long legs. Legs on stilts.

Friday, 4 March 2016

Grandidier’s Baobab

Image: Bernard Gagnon
Adansonia grandidieri
Is that tree doing a handstand?

Wednesday, 2 March 2016

Jelly in a Jelly


You'd think it'd be difficult to put a lump of jelly into a jelly-bag. Wouldn't it all slip and slide? Not to mention squidge and squash,

Turns out it's actually extremely easy. If your jelly-bag is a hungry Comb Jelly and your jelly is a delicious Comb Jelly, they'll do it all by themselves!