Friday, May 16, 2008

Friday Nudibranch Blogging


What distinguishes
Hypselodoris whitei from mortals?
That many waves in their sight roll,
an eternal stream:
us the wave lifts,
the wave swallows,
and we sink.

(Photo by Jun Imamoto.)
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4 comments:

  1. Hecate1:40 PM

    So lovely and delicate!

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  2. Anonymous2:01 PM

    This month's Nat'l Geographic has an article about nudis, complete with some fantastic photos.

    Check it out.

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  3. four legs good10:32 PM

    You know, I didn't realize that nudibranches as toxic.

    Excellent!

    (revises plot to eatage movie where giant mutant nudibranch eats Singapore)

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  4. Anonymous6:53 AM

    Here's the link to the National Geo story and the photo gallery by marine photographer David Doubilet:

    http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2008/06/nudibranchs/holland-text

    http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2008/06/nudibranchs/doubilet-photography

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