tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8695598.post113778923843268760..comments2023-12-17T19:35:07.459-08:00Comments on Bouphonia: Friday Nudibranch BloggingPhilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15849261651028725772noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8695598.post-1140041952345011442006-02-15T14:19:00.000-08:002006-02-15T14:19:00.000-08:00Beautiful... And I was beginning to think I was wi...Beautiful... And I was beginning to think I was wierd for loving nudis. I don't know many people who do!Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02474434988848889088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8695598.post-1138055113076150442006-01-23T14:25:00.000-08:002006-01-23T14:25:00.000-08:00beautiful! they look like exotic marine flowers!Gr...beautiful! they look like exotic marine flowers!<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://scienceblogs.com/grrlscientist/" REL="nofollow">GrrlScientist</A>GrrlScientisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17876639737454410330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8695598.post-1137969357045862732006-01-22T14:35:00.000-08:002006-01-22T14:35:00.000-08:00With all of the depressing news, I nneded somethin...With all of the depressing news, I nneded something beautiful. Thanks, Phila, for beauty when we need it most. MarilynAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8695598.post-1137890489320923302006-01-21T16:41:00.000-08:002006-01-21T16:41:00.000-08:00Mysteries of the Sea, indeed. Thanks for the info....Mysteries of the Sea, indeed. Thanks for the info. As I said, mind-boggling.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8695598.post-1137833980003801392006-01-21T00:59:00.000-08:002006-01-21T00:59:00.000-08:00Green,As far as I know, they can maintain 'em in g...Green,<BR/><BR/>As far as I know, they can maintain 'em in good working order for as long as necessary. There's also some evidence, IIRC, that they alter their uptake of stinging cells to reflect changes in the predator population...different cells function in different ways, and some work better on certain predators than others.<BR/><BR/>Here's an <A HREF="http://www.csulb.edu/~zedmason/emprojects/misty/nudibr.html" REL="nofollow">interesting article</A> on this process...it's one of the Mysteries of the Sea.Philahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15849261651028725772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8695598.post-1137811309446407302006-01-20T18:41:00.000-08:002006-01-20T18:41:00.000-08:00These lovely creatures never cease to amaze. Phila...These lovely creatures never cease to amaze. Phila, do you have any idea how long the "recycled" cells work? That is just mind-boggling.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8695598.post-1137807741599397562006-01-20T17:42:00.000-08:002006-01-20T17:42:00.000-08:00They look like lovely flowers.Wonderful.They look like lovely flowers.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Wonderful.four legs goodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10293964507849370102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8695598.post-1137801529969400872006-01-20T15:58:00.000-08:002006-01-20T15:58:00.000-08:00i want to be a nudibranch when i grow up.i want to be a nudibranch when i grow up.charleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07715767298959808948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8695598.post-1137801471406279602006-01-20T15:57:00.000-08:002006-01-20T15:57:00.000-08:00They recycle the stinging cells? That is fucking ...They recycle the stinging cells? That is fucking amazing. We live in the most interesting place anyone could imagineHecatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09291488568404382739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8695598.post-1137795212213905052006-01-20T14:13:00.000-08:002006-01-20T14:13:00.000-08:00Wow, those are some nudi's. Gorgeous. And you say ...Wow, those are some nudi's. Gorgeous. And you say the stingingness of the jellies they eat still works in their own little blue selves? Amazing. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for posting such beautiful and amazing creatures. I'd never know of them if it weren't for you posting them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com