The Natural History of Bodega Head

Well, this has been an interesting week for cnidarians.  Do you remember the golden planulae (larvae) of the hydroid Abietinaria from a few ...

  A beautiful White-spotted Anemone ( Urticina lofotensis , formerly Tealia lofotensis ) discovered nestled among mussels during a fiel...

I'm very excited to share a beautiful invertebrate with you tonight.   (It's especially fun because finding it was an accident and u...

Okay, remember the mystery photo from last night?   I received some great guesses about the identity of these small organisms — and I...

Well, this will be tough, but I don't have much time tonight, so I'm going to post a mystery photo for you to ponder.   Can you gue...

Red Sea Urchins ( Mesocentrotus franciscanus ) among Purple Sea Urchins ( Strongylocentrotus purpuratus ) in tidepools along the Mendocino C...

  A few days ago, Eric noticed this distinctive moth among the landscaping next to the house.   I'm pretty sure this is a Bilob...