Episodes

  • Facts: The Red Sun Star
    Feb 5 2025

    Quick facts about this starfish with a lot of arms! The red sun star (Heliaster cumingi). Red sun star facts!


    #starfish #echinoderms #galapagos #weird #pacific #marineanimals #seastar #ocean #amazing #spines #science #learn #educational #ecuador #peru


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    1 min
  • Facts: The Guineafowl Pufferfish
    Feb 1 2025

    Quick facts about this very toxic fish that can blow up like a balloon! The guineafowl pufferfish (golden pufferfish, Arothron meleagris, white-spotted puffer, spotted puffer). Guineafowl pufferfish facts!


    #pufferfish #toxic #coralreef #weird #pacific #marineanimals #fish #ocean #amazing #tetrodotoxin #science #learn #educational #poisonous


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    2 mins
  • Facts: The Fried Egg Nudibranch
    Jan 29 2025

    Quick facts about this dorid nudibranch that looks like breakfast! The fried egg nudibranch (Phyllidia varicosa, scrambled egg nudibranch, varicose wart slug). Fried egg nudibranch facts!


    #seaslugs #nudibranchs #coralreef #weird #pacific #marineanimals #slugs #ocean #amazing #adorable #science #learn #educational #eggs


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    2 mins
  • Facts: The Chain Moray Eel
    Jan 24 2025

    Quick facts about this eel that can hunt out of the water! The chain moray eel (Echidna catenata). Chain moray eel facts!



    #eel #fish #moray #weird #atlantic #marineanimals #caribbean #ocean #amazing #intertidal #science #learn #educational #crab




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    1 min
  • Facts: The Sally Lightfoot Crab
    Jan 21 2025

    Quick facts about these brightly-colored shore crabs that are common in the Galapagos! The sally lightfoot crab (Grapsus grapsus, red rock crab). Sally lightfoot crab facts!


    #crabs #crustaceans #galapagos #weird #pacific #marineanimals #lavarock #ocean #amazing #claws #science #learn #educational #intertidal #shore #claws




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    2 mins
  • Facts: The Broadclub Cuttlefish
    Jan 18 2025

    Quick facts about the second largest cuttlefish species! The broadclub cuttlefish (Sepia latimanus, Ascarosepion latimanus). Broadclub cuttlefish facts!


    #cephalopods #cuttlefish #mollusks #weird #pacific #marineanimals #coralreefs #ocean #amazing #tentacles #science #learn #educational #underwater #intelligent #fishing


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    2 mins
  • Facts: The Snake Sea Cucumber
    Jan 14 2025

    Quick facts about the world's longest sea cucumber! The snake sea cucumber (Synapta maculata, spotted worm sea cucumber). Snake sea cucumber facts!



    #echinoderms #seacucumber #seafloor #weird #pacific #marineanimals #depositfeeder #ocean #amazing #long #science #learn #educational #underwater #tentacles #snake


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    1 min
  • Facts: The Giant Damselfish
    Jan 10 2025

    Quick facts about this large and very territorial damselfish! The giant damselfish (Microspathodon dorsalis). Giant damselfish facts!


    #damselfish #fish #galapagos #weird #atlantic #marineanimals #southamerica #ocean #amazing #colombia #science #learn #educational #underwater #mexico #giant


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    2 mins