October 2020 Marine Fungi By Stephanie Boyd There are mushrooms living in the sea! Well technically, a mushroom is the fruiting body of specific species of fungi,... Read More
September 2020 Wahoo By Stephanie Boyd The wahoo is a large, predatory mackerel that lives in tropical and subtropical oceans around the world. Reaching up to... Read More
August 2020 Giant Isopod By Stephanie Boyd Giant isopods are the largest known member of the isopod family, a group of crustaceans that are closely related to... Read More
July 2020 No Forks Needed By Stephanie Boyd The roseate spoonbill is one of six species of spoonbills in the world, but is the only one found in... Read More
June 2020 Squirrelfish By Stephanie Boyd Squirrelfish (Holocentrus adscensionis) have compressed ‘perch-like’ bodies and large ‘squirrel-like’ eyes with red irises. They are typically reddish-pink with a... Read More
May 2020 The Three Kings: Pt 2 By Stephanie Boyd Ringed KingfisherMegaceryle torquata Common in the American tropics, the ringed kingfisher was considered rare north of Mexico until the 1960s.... Read More
April 2020 The Three Kings: Pt 1 By Stephanie Boyd South Texas has three coexisting kingfishers in the winter, when the medium-sized belted kingfisher arrives to join the small green... Read More
March 2020 Southern Stargazer By Stephanie Boyd The stargazers are a family of fish characterized by eyes on the top of their heads. There are about 50... Read More
February 2020 Whale Sharks By Stephanie Boyd Whale sharks are the world’s largest living fish species. They hail from the order of carpet sharks, Orectolobiformes – a... Read More
January 2020 Whooping Cranes By Stephanie Boyd Reaching up to five feet in height, and with a seven-foot wingspan, whooping cranes are the tallest birds in North... Read More