August 2022 White Ibis By Stephanie Boyd The white ibis, Eudocimus albus, stands about two feet tall and has a wingspan of three feet. Its plumage is... Read More
July 2022 Nurse Shark By Stephanie Boyd It’s definitely not qualified to care for hospital patients, so how did this barbel-faced bottom dweller get the name “nurse”... Read More
June 2022 Tongue-Eating Lice By Stephanie Boyd It’s the stuff of science fiction: a parasite that eats, and replaces, the tongue of its host. That’s the very... Read More
May 2022 Tar Lilies By Stephanie Boyd If you’ve never heard of a tar lily, you’re not alone. Few have been discovered in our oceans, but two... Read More
April 2022 Black Swallower By Stephanie Boyd The black swallower, Chiasmodon niger, is a small deep-sea fish found in the North and Southwestern Atlantic, including the Gulf... Read More
February 2022 Whiting By Stephanie Boyd “Will you walk a little faster?" said a whiting to a snail, "There's a porpoise close behind us, and he's... Read More
January 2022 Bigclaw Snapping Shrimp By Stephanie Boyd Bigclaw snapping shrimps, Alpheus heterochaelis, are the largest of all the snapping shrimps. Adults can reach up to 2 inches... Read More
December 2021 Sooty Tern By Stephanie Boyd Our active pilot, who was also the first lieutenant of the Marion, pointed out to me a small island which... Read More
November 2021 Sea Robins By Stephanie Boyd Sea robins are a family of mostly benthic scorpaeniform fish. They share an order with scorpionfish and lionfish, which are... Read More
October 2021 Red-breasted Merganser By Stephanie Boyd If it looks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, we have at least to consider the possibility that... Read More