Critter Science
The Science of Animals
The crown-of-thorns starfish, aka “Bula”, is a destructive species that has caused a massive amount of destruction to reefs around tropical lagoons and deep water locations. They can be found in the Indo-Pacific Region; in places like Japan, the Red Sea, the
The massive whale shark can be found in a variety of waters. To see one is a spectacle to behold. They can be found in the waters off the coasts of the Seychelles, Honduras, the Philippines, the Maldives, Western Australia’s
The sea anemone is a predatory invertebrate that inhabits every ocean around the world. They can be found at depths of up to and over 33,000 feet deep! These fascinating creatures look fragile but they are surprisingly hardy. Most tend to be quite stationary but they can and do move. Some even
Located in the Mediterranean Sea as well as the Atlantic Ocean, buried in the sand, it’s the stargazer fish. These solitary creatures are not ones to engage in friendly conversation. They lay in wait for an unsuspecting fish to pass overhead and then they either engulf their prey outright or
The remora, aka shark sucker or sucker fish is a commensal fish who spends its life attached to or swimming next to sharks, rays, and other large oceanic creatures. There are 8 known
You might think that you’re a lobster aficionado, but there are a lot of things about this delicacy that you may not know. These creatures are so much more than a fancy, candle lit dinner. Lobsters also have the incredible ability to live what seems like forever. And believe it or
They’re slow-moving, gentle grazers of sea grasses that mean no harm to anyone. The manatee, aka sea cow, is found in only a few locales in the world and there are only 3 known species of these docile creatures in the world today: the West Indian manatee, the Amazonian manatee, and the West African
The moon jellyfish can be found in oceans all over the world. These adaptable creatures can survive in both warm and cold water. There are large populations found off the coasts of Canada and Europe. Moon jellyfish spend a great deal of time in coastal and epipelagic areas (top oceanic layer) and
The Alaskan king crab, aka red king crab, is the largest of all known crab species boasting a 6 foot legspan! There are around 120 known species of king crab. Most of these species can be found in the warm waters of the Southern hemisphere. However, we are focusing on the northern
Renown as a west coast delicacy, the Dungeness crab is a very sought after crustacean. This crab can be found off the coasts of Alaska, Western Canada, Washington, Oregon, and California. This crab was named after the Dungeness Spit, a sandy stretch of land located in Northwest Washington