by MarineMumbles | Dec 18, 2016 | Uncategorized
The porcupine fish is often confused with the puffer fish, as they look very similar. They are actually closely related but porcupine fish are part of the Diodontidae family whereas pufferfish are part of the Tetradontidae family. The main way to tell these two...
by MarineMumbles | Dec 4, 2016 | Uncategorized
This post is part of the marine mumbles christmas tree posts, view here. I have had the pleasure of seeing bioluminescent algae twice in my life so far. Both were part of my marine biology undergraduate course but both times were at opposite ends of the globe. The...
by MarineMumbles | Nov 20, 2016 | Uncategorized
Upside down jellyfish are exactly what the say they are. They are the jellyfish that ignores the rules, push the boundaries and decide the best thing to do is plonk themselves upside down on the sand and stay there. Why bother floating around, when you can get all you...
by MarineMumbles | Nov 13, 2016 | Uncategorized
Thornback rays are awesome creatures, they are the badass of the rays found in the UK! If you have ever had chance to hold one of these rays you will know why… Now before I properly get into the post I have to mention the story of when I first got to see...
by MarineMumbles | Nov 6, 2016 | Uncategorized
This post will be short and sweet, because really this species is sooooooo pretty I am sure everyone would much rather look at pictures than a bunch of words. The blue-rayed limpet is another limpet species that is found on shores around the UK, and is closely related...
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