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In my opinion, this is kind of cool. Yes, it is disgusting, but has an awe factor. It is strange about, why does it go for the tongue first? And that is a huge parasite for how big the fish is.
Wow man that is definitely kinda creepy lol. I wonder does it only attach to fish, and if so is it only specific fish or just any it can get inside?
Thanks a ton for posting this........ yes, yes... parasites certainly incite the "ick" factor embedded within us, don't they?
Wow. That is certainly one sick little example of a creature very adapted to a particular situation.
Funny how we person...
I stumbled upon this today while browsing the good ol' intertubes.
Apparently, there's a parasitic isopod out there that's burrowing into fish, eating their tongues, and replacing the tongues with themselves. After doing a little more research, I...
Matt and I woke up around 7:30 and headed to breakfast, which consisted of what most hotel breakfasts do – bagels generic bran flake cereal, various fruit, do-it-yourself waffles – you get the idea. Following breakfast, the entire group took a shu...
I got 86 correct. I think I learned quite a bit since the last time, when I got, like...seven out of forty. I'm pretty confident I'll recognize most of the fish that I'm supposed to while I'm at the reef. I'm so pumped WE LEAVE IN A FEW DAYS.
Comment Wall (5 comments)
- At 10:30pm on January 20, 2009,
Taylor Braby said… - um well, torin started a group thing for our group its called "Something's fishy" so you should join. :)
- At 10:04pm on June 16, 2008,
Nicole Rohr said… - On your interests, it says that you like longboarding. Out here in RI that means surfing but I'm going to guess in MO that it means something different? Skateboarding, perhaps? Please enlighten me! :)
- At 6:33pm on June 16, 2008,
Nicole Rohr said…
- Spin class is stationary bike riding at the gym. Sounds boring but GREAT exercise for those of us who have an aversion to riding thin metal objects on tiny roads with big cars...
- At 5:12pm on June 11, 2008,
Chris Puett said… - did you no going in you tell me do things and i dont run and...
- At 7:38pm on May 31, 2008,
Sean Nash said…
- "principal's kid".... ok, i'll bite.
do tell how what seems like basic fact
becomes an "extracurricular activity"/
;-)
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- High School:
- Benton
- The last three CD's I purchased/downloaded were:
- The Cool Kids - Bake Sale
Jose Gonzales - Veneer
Sufjan Stevens - Songs for Christmas
- My favorite subject during the regular school day is:
- Most things except math
- Extracurricular activities I am involved in at school:
- principal's kid
- My interests (other than school) are:
- longboarding (9000+)
slackline
team squeeky bearings
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Bite Your Tongue, It'll Bite Back (If you're a fish)
I stumbled upon this today while browsing the good ol' intertubes.
Apparently, there's a parasitic isopod out there that's burrowing into fish, eating their tongues, and replacing the tongues with themselves. After doing a little more research, I found that the parasites don't actually eat the tongue. The creature latches on to the fish-tongue's base and leeches blood from it. As the creature grows, less blood makes is able to enter the tongue, and the tongue atrophies. The isopod then takes th… Continue
Apparently, there's a parasitic isopod out there that's burrowing into fish, eating their tongues, and replacing the tongues with themselves. After doing a little more research, I found that the parasites don't actually eat the tongue. The creature latches on to the fish-tongue's base and leeches blood from it. As the creature grows, less blood makes is able to enter the tongue, and the tongue atrophies. The isopod then takes th… Continue
Posted on September 12, 2009 at 2:32pm — 3 Comments
Awesome Andros Adventure
Matt and I woke up around 7:30 and headed to breakfast, which consisted of what most hotel breakfasts do – bagels generic bran flake cereal, various fruit, do-it-yourself waffles – you get the idea. Following breakfast, the entire group took a shuttle to the airport where we departed after about half an hour.
In the plane with me were Dakota, Chris, Nick, Mr. Nash, Shelby, Terra, and Jayse. [picture from in the plane] I sat in the back of the plane by myself. When I sat down, the seat made a lou… Continue
In the plane with me were Dakota, Chris, Nick, Mr. Nash, Shelby, Terra, and Jayse. [picture from in the plane] I sat in the back of the plane by myself. When I sat down, the seat made a lou… Continue
Posted on May 11, 2009 at 6:00pm — 1 Comment
Macroliteral Assesment
My post is basically based on Terra's post, and a little of what I remember from last class. So, here we go...
I chose an article on Microbes in the thermal vents. I have always been interested in microbiology since middle school, when my seventh grade biology teacher, Nate Arnold, briefly touched on various single celled organisms. One organism in particular, Volvox, stood… Continue
I chose an article on Microbes in the thermal vents. I have always been interested in microbiology since middle school, when my seventh grade biology teacher, Nate Arnold, briefly touched on various single celled organisms. One organism in particular, Volvox, stood… Continue
Posted on December 1, 2008 at 7:30pm —
More Fierce Fishing
Chapter twelve continues with the destructive fishing techniques by introducing muro-ami. Muro-ami was pretty interesting, if you ask me. Little kids scaring fish into a net with ropes and stuff. Sounds like fun. That is, until you realize the destruction caused by the weights at the bottom of the scary ropes. The weighted ropes would smash into coral and other sessile organisms at the sea floor and basically kill it all off. The poor things didn't stand a chance. It's really very surpris… Continue
Posted on November 17, 2008 at 6:41pm — 10 Comments
Fresh From the Reef
Chapter eleven has gained a place in my top three favorite chapters in The Enchanted Braid. My interest in this chapter comes more from the sociological aspects of the chapter than the more relative coral destruction parts. The dive to survive idea blew me away after reading it. It's very similar to a sort of primitive struggle for life; the people are having to put their very lives at risk in order to barely get by. I suppose the divers are better of than I am leading myself to believe.… Continue
Posted on October 15, 2008 at 8:30pm — 1 Comment
WATER...
warm
tropical
water
flowing
ever
so slowly
...northward
tropical
water
flowing
ever
so slowly
...northward
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Use the space below to reflect on our latest class session... and introduction to the ins & outs of coral reef formation.
The slide set we used to facilitate our chat can be viewed here: (soon)
In the space below, tell what connections you made ...
yes, and yes... and also simply trap it within a structure they can close. think: mollusks.
I understand now. That helps.
To an extent. Does this mean they find water to make gills efficient, or does it mean they produce a saliva or water based substance to clear up their needs?
Whoa. That's sick to think algae is in all those common everyday things Americans eat. Didn't he also say it was in gum. Or am I totally making that up? I'll have to check up on that.
You did an awesome job looking up all those definitions. I'm a visual learner too, so when I was making my post. I opened up my Marine Biology book. I have to see it in person, or in pictures to understand something. One thing I think we all didn'...
Also, I have a quick question. In this picture, is this considered a tide pool? I am confused because it is not in an enclosed pool but it still has to go through the different levels of high-tide and low-tide.
So I love chocolate milk and pudding so this is a cool way to connect the ocean and the foods we eat to people like me who are not to much of sea food fans. I never would have guessed but i would have never really thought about it either.
Hey this is what mine is about. There are the four different levels and that pretty much determines how much sun and water each are exposed to, i think.
I, being the procrastinator, am just starting to do this assignment (you know the one that is due in just a couple of hours). Therefore, I am doing this two weeks after the lesson and the thing that stuck with me the most was the tide pools. The p...
Before last class period I knew nothing about oceanic zones, I learned that there are two main oceanic zones called the pelagic and the Benthic zones both of which are seperated into smaller zones within them. I also learned that light penetrates ...
Hmmmm..... I see it here just fine.
Nicely done.
What happened to my reply? When you click on Zones & Trophic levels and then go to the last page, you don't see mine at all, but if you go over to the Latest Activity and hit the "replied" link, you can see it.
During class, we began to talk about seaweed. When Mr. Nash asked if we knew what it felt like, I hadn't, because I'd never really seen seaweed in real life. I've been to an ocean and all, but never been to a spot that wasn't a beach where tons of...
Remember... the trophic pyramid is real. It is just that above coral reefs... it seems to be "inverted." Of course, this cannot be. There is simply no way to consume more than is produced. Thus, we spoke of the trophic pyramid on a coral reef as b...
Again... excellent clarification of some possible confusion between supralittoral... and littoral.
Apparent inverted trophic pyramid... apparent. It really cannot be inverted. In fact, this is related to the Law of Conservation of Mass/Energy.
Lungs are good at extracting oxygen from dry air. Gills are efficient only when wet.
Therefore, the paradox is most easily solved with regard to marine critters by finding a way to keep their gills wet during periods of drying.
Make sense?
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