Imagine one day that you are casually diving, just snooping around to see what sort of interesting critters are down…
Nancy Vander VeldeFebruary 12, 2009
Snails, as a rule, grow up in a rather predictable pattern. As soon as they form their shells, they spend…
Nancy Vander VeldeJanuary 1, 2009
Almost everybody would call snipefishes cute. Perhaps a major reason for this is that the approximately one dozen species of…
Nancy Vander VeldeJanuary 1, 2009
All California divers know and greatly admire giant bladder kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera). There is nothing like being 30 feet beneath…
Nancy Vander VeldeJanuary 1, 2009
Phoronids are a group of exclusively marine animals that most people have never heard of, let alone seen. They are…
Nancy Vander VeldeJanuary 1, 2009
In recent years, fish farming has taken off big-time, becoming a virtual "blue revolution." The theory is rather than exploit…
Nancy Vander VeldeJanuary 1, 2009
Have you ever been to a beach in the summer that is completely lined with towels? Everywhere you look, there…
Nancy Vander VeldeJanuary 1, 2009
One of Odysseus' less than pleasant encounters during his wanderings was with a Cyclops. There were supposedly three giant sons…
Nancy Vander VeldeDecember 23, 2008
Pufferfishes and porcupinefishes are members of two closely related families—the Tetraodontidae and the Diodontidae—that are known throughout the world. But…
Nancy Vander VeldeDecember 23, 2008
