Pinecone Fish
These fish have what appear to be a glowing smile due to the bioluminescent bacteria which inhabit the light organs found on the sides of the mouth. These symbiotic bacteria are responsible for its glow which is usually green, but occasionally red in older Pinecone Fish.
(Source: secretofthesea, via z-z-zannas-ocean)
Candiru (Vandellia cirrhosa)
Found in the rivers of the Amazon, the species of parasitic pencil catfish is infamous for entering the urethra of humans urinating underwater, probably mistaking the urine stream for exhaust water exiting the gills of fish. Their normal hosts are other fish to which they attach themselves to the aortal arteries from within the gill chamber and ingest the blood of the host.
(Source: ichthyologist)
![World’s first vegetarian shark spurns meat for celery sticks
Fish no longer have any reason to fear Florence, a six-foot tropical nurse shark living at Birmingham’s National Sea Life Centre. Ever since she survived an out-of-water surgery, the picky shark has lost all interest in eating meat, opting for a vegan diet.
Three years ago, when Florence arrived at the National Sea Life Centre from Florida, her caretakers discovered that she had a fishing hook lodged deep inside her mouth. She received a groundbreaking out-of-water surgery, making her the first shark to survive such an operation. But after Florence healed up, she didn’t return to her protein-rich diet. When her keepers offer her fish, she refuses to eat, instead stealing vegetables meant for her green turtle roommate. A nurse shark eating the occasional bit of algae isn’t unusual, but for a shark to turn down meat entirely is unheard of.
Florence may think she’s a vegetarian, but sharks can’t survive on greens alone, no mater how much they hate fish. To ensure that she’s getting enough protein, curator Graham Burrows and his team have taken to hiding bits of fish in leaves of lettuce and hollowed-out cucumbers. However, they have to hide them thoroughly; if Florence spots a bit of flesh, she won’t eat it.
It’s not clear why Florence has gone meatless. Perhaps she’s just watched Finding Nemo one too many times.
Photo from National Sea Life Centre, viaTreeHugger.
Shark with a preference for greens [Marketing Birmingham via TreeHugger]](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4bwafzlpV1r1p0qvo1_250.jpg)
World’s first vegetarian shark spurns meat for celery sticks
Fish no longer have any reason to fear Florence, a six-foot tropical nurse shark living at Birmingham’s National Sea Life Centre. Ever since she survived an out-of-water surgery, the picky shark has lost all interest in eating meat, opting for a vegan diet.
Three years ago, when Florence arrived at the National Sea Life Centre from Florida, her caretakers discovered that she had a fishing hook lodged deep inside her mouth. She received a groundbreaking out-of-water surgery, making her the first shark to survive such an operation. But after Florence healed up, she didn’t return to her protein-rich diet. When her keepers offer her fish, she refuses to eat, instead stealing vegetables meant for her green turtle roommate. A nurse shark eating the occasional bit of algae isn’t unusual, but for a shark to turn down meat entirely is unheard of.
Florence may think she’s a vegetarian, but sharks can’t survive on greens alone, no mater how much they hate fish. To ensure that she’s getting enough protein, curator Graham Burrows and his team have taken to hiding bits of fish in leaves of lettuce and hollowed-out cucumbers. However, they have to hide them thoroughly; if Florence spots a bit of flesh, she won’t eat it.
It’s not clear why Florence has gone meatless. Perhaps she’s just watched Finding Nemo one too many times.
Photo from National Sea Life Centre, viaTreeHugger.
Shark with a preference for greens [Marketing Birmingham via TreeHugger]
(via thelovelyseas)
Oakum Boy - King Penguin Chick
This is an Oakum Boy, a King Penguin Chick. These guys are huge! They are called Oakum Boys because they are the color of the oakum used to caulk the decks of wooden ships. These Oakum Boys have ravenous appetites and never leave the adults alone.
Photo by: WildImages
(Source: whispers-of-the-wild, via whispers-of-the-wild)
Sargasso Weed,Sargassum natans gathers in large mats in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. Storms breaks up these mats and they then drift via currents all over the Atlantic. Little gas floats allow this brown algae (Phaeophyta) to ride atop the waves in the open ocean.
(Source: marine-science, via ibelonginthewater)
Electric Flame Scallop (Lima scabra)
This subspecies of the flame scallop produces flashes of bioluminescence across its mantle. It is thought that the lights attract plankton to its filamentous tentacles helping it feed from a fixed location.
(via halfman-halfocean)
So today I finished and submitted my AP Art Portfolio. This is the second half of my concentration (12 pieces) which all focus on Coral and Anemones through light, color, size, and texture. :)
So today I finished and submitted my AP Art Portfolio. This is the first half of my concentration (12 pieces) which all focus on Coral and Anemones through light, color, size, and texture. :)
Awesome-Oceans
Longhorn Cowfish (Lactoria conuta) by Samantha Craven
These are silly fish. They swim by rapidly flapping their pectoral fins, so it looks like they are hovering. They go about their business looking for food (benthic algae, various microorganisms, foraminiferans) until they spot you and then they act like they’ve just spotted their ex. They awkwardly change direction, first one way, then the other, and then swim the hell away.
(via oceansdream)
