Social Octopus Species Shatters Beliefs About Ocean Dwellers
Group-living animals are helping scientists learn more about octopus behavior. From National Geographic Most octopuses are loners, but larger Pacific striped octopuses, like the one shown here, display surprising social behaviors. PHOTOGRAPH BY RICH ROSS, CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES Katherine Harmon Courage for National Geographic PUBLISHED JULY 28, 2014 If recent octopus discoveries have taught us anything, it’s that […]
Skeptical Reefkeeping 10 â The Power of Anecdote
From ReefsMagazine by Richard Ross In the last nine installments of Skeptical Reefkeeping we have looked at varied topics from phosphate to marketing to fallacious lines of reasoning to communication. One of the through lines all along has been the idea of anecdote, and generally, why it isnât to be trusted. In this installment of […]
CITES and Seahorses â Why What Happened at Steinhart, (Kinda) Stays at Steinhart
From reef2rainforest.com by Matt Pedersen Adult Pygmy Seahorse, Hippocampus bargibati, on pink coral, Muricella â it was unknown if they would venture onto the pink coral. Image by Richard Ross Opinion by Matt Pedersen We just shared the news of the first successful captive-breeding of Hippocampus bargibanti at the wet hands of Steinhart aquarists Matt Wandell and Richard […]
Steinhart Team Breeds Rare Bargibanti Pygmy Seahorse For The First Time
From reef2rainforest.com by Matt Pedersen An adult Bargibantâs Pygmy Seahorse, behind the scenes at the Steinhart Aquarium at the California Academy of Sciences â Image courtesy Richard Ross. Matt Wandell and Richard Ross are two professional aquarists who need no introduction to serious marine aquarium audiences. This dynamic duo of public aquarists has the kind […]
Baby Pygmy Seahorses Are Even Cuter Than You Think
From WIRED BY NICK STOCKTON For the past three weeks, Richard Ross has been spending his mornings next to a small tank in a back room at the Steinhart Aquarium in San Francisco. He leans in close. Not only is the room dark, but the fish inside this tank are masters of hiding in plain […]