Mollusca

In Katherine Harmon Courage’s article “Skin Deep: a peek into the octopus’s bag of tricks” the mechanics, research and reason’s behind the octopus’s camouflage abilities are explored. Octopus’s have millions of chromatophores, which are small color filled sacs in its skin. These chromatophores allow the octopus to change color. It additionally has iridophores, which are reflective cells that can reflect other hues. These iridophore cells allow them to blend in better with their environment by warping or giving off light to camoflouage with even more accuracy. To change their shape and go from smooth to bumpy, the octopus employs fine-grained muscles that can match it’s three dimensional surroundings. Scientists have had many speculation of…

Just north of Key Biscayne in sunny Miami, Virgina Key is a protected barrier Island in the Atlantic ocean. Consisting of 863 acres of land, it was once much larger, extending into the Ft. Lauderdale area. Between 1835 and 1838 hurricanes eroded the beach, creating inlets and dividing the island in two. The other portion became Fisher Island, which sits at the southernmost tip of Miami Beach. Virgina Key was a part of the civil rights movement. In a time when blacks were prohibited from going…

Your name: Matthew King Date: October 16, 2015 Your section: 001 1. Complete Classification: (ITIS: 2014 ) Common Name: Two-toed Amphiuma Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Amphibia Order: Caudata Family: Amphiumidae Genus: Amphiuma Species (G. s.e.): Amphiuma means Species information 2a. Description and identification Family: The family Amphiumidae consists of three separate species of “eel” like animals separated by the number of toes that are present on the animal.…

The gastropod mollusk also known as snail is capable of pulling back into its shell. There are thousands of snail species that live on land, in freshwater, and in saltwater. The compostion of land snails is immensly different from other animals. While there may be some people that find them fascinating, others still think they are ugly and gross. When you start to break down all of the parts of the body though they definitely have an interesting anatomy and physiology (BioExpedition, 2014). For…

The Opisthoteuthis Adorabilis was named for how adorably cute it was. Currently being studied at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute also known as MBari. Researchers have been collecting and studying these unidentified cephalopods since 1990. The Adorabilis is a rare species of octopus. The Adorabilis is a deep deep cephalopod. Found off the coast of LA during a deep sea dive by the Nautilus exploration. The Adorabilis lives in the deep sea at depths of up to 1,476ft (450m), this helps…

Do you really believe that animals should have the same rights as us humans? If you think about this, passing a Bill of Rights for animals could go against centuries of human culture, increase the cost of food, hinder medical research, and may cause other problems. I believe that animals should not have a Bill of Rights. My first reason is that such a law would go against human culture because we as people run the world. Can animals even work, cook, clean, or even talk, think about it.…

Organic Snail and Slug Control Nothing is more frustrating than heading out into the garden and seeing your seedlings and plants chewed up by snails and slugs. With just one night’s of feasting, the slimy pests can devastate a newly planted vegetable garden. Fortunately, gardeners have organic options in control that aren’t toxic to the surrounding ecosystem. What Exactly is a Snail and Slug? Believe it or not, but snails and slugs belong in the mollusk family. The main difference between the…

Cone Snail For centuries, the shells of the cone snail have been used as currency within small communities. Their shells each have unique patterns to them, making it great for jewelry and art pieces. But don’t let their innocent looks fool you. The cone snail is one of the deadliest animals in the world, mainly found in the Indian and Pacific oceans, and the Caribbean and Red seas. These creatures, like bees, aren’t aggressive until you mess with them. Many scientists are inspired by this…

Protests about saving the earth is all over the internet if searched, and recycling is most often always reinforced in public school across America as well as the idea of wasting the things we’re ever so blessed to obtain. However, within the big picture of what could result from global warming, ocean acidification, and all other world-polluting occurrences, the measurement and discovery about what has already resulted is not as publicized… at least not in regards to the backbone of all…

A kind of splendidly hued ocean slug has a preference for infinitesimal marine animals called zooplankton, and it feeds on them utilizing a technique that has never been seen: It catches them in a swallow by utilizing an agent. The ocean slug's clueless partners are hydroid polyps — tiny, coral-like creatures that live in colonies and feed on zooplankton. The ocean slug, known as a nudibranch (pronounced nooda-brank), regards the polyps as living fishing nets, energetically scooping them up and…