blue starfish.

These starfish have an eye at the end of each tip, but it can only see light and dark.A special feature about sea stars is that they can regenerate their arms if damaged or lost, growing back into a full sea star. =)

http://www.deepseawaters.com/deep_sea_blue-sea-star.htm

rigs in halifax

Here's a picture of the two oil rigs that were in Halifax Harbour during march of 2004.

Snapping shrimp.

I found a neat article with national geographic concerning the snapping shrimp we briefly discussed in class.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2001/10/1003_SnappingShrimp.html

The temperature inside the bubble the snapping shrimp produce is at LEAST 18,000 degrees Fahrenheit!

First blog.. EVER!

Hello hello..
This is my very first blog, and I’m somewhat excited! So to start off I’d like to welcome you all, and Today I’d like to start off with a nifty fact.

DID YOU KNOW:
If mined, all the gold suspended in the world's seawater would give each person on Earth 9 pounds.

Have a great day! =)