Barracuda
Slowly, slowly, he cruisesAnd slowly, slowly, he choosesWhich kind of fish he prefers to take this morning;Then without warningThe Barracuda...
Fishy Facts
The Box Medusa
The first time I ever saw a box jellyfish, I was twelve. Our father took us to the Monterey Bay...
Vexatious Vibrios
"You could ask who's in charge. Lots of people think, well, we're humans; we're the most intelligent and accomplished species;...
Sea Cucumbers
Resembling a cross between a squishy zucchini and a bloated eclair, it squirms across the sea floor, slurps in rotting...
Sea Stars
While wandering a deserted beach at dawn, stagnant in my work, I saw a man in the distance bending and...
Squid
“With its untold depths, couldn't the sea keep alive such huge specimens of life from another age, this sea that...
Barnacles: An Ending
When last we left our barnacle buddies, they were ready to start propagating the oceans with their progeny. However, it...
Barnacles: A Beginning
"I hate a barnacle as no man ever did before."
~Charles Darwin
Imagine spending all your adult life standing on...
Texas Hermits
If you enjoy beaches during the twilight hours, you've probably seen, at some point, little herds of snails walking across...
Sargassum
Many species of crabs, shrimp, and fish spend their entire lives in it.
Locals know it as gulfweed, or simply...
