Posts Tagged ‘natural world’

Blog Note: New Items + A Tiny Visitor

August 5th, 2010


First photo is of some new items soon to be up on the shop, and the second photo is of a Ceratomia undulosa specimen Brannan found trundling along our front stoop yesterday. Pretty little caterpillar that unfortunately matures into a dull little moth

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Inspiration: Bloodybelly Comb Jelly

November 17th, 2009

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What can I say? I find the natural world incredibly inspiring so unfortunately you’ll all have to suffer through some nerdy posts on occasion! Thanks to a recent post on the very cool science blog, The Artful Amoeba, I got to learn a bit about the bizarre and beautiful Bloodybelly comb jelly (Lampocteis cruentiventer) (how’s that for a lyrical common name). The video is a must watch (hilariously corny soundtrack included). Video of course, is after the jump. Screencaps and video courtesy Monterey Bay Aquarium

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