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Misunderstood Marine Life # 6 – Jellyfish

Posted on October 3, 2011October 1, 2011 By Bluegrass Blue Crab 3 Comments on Misunderstood Marine Life # 6 – Jellyfish
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photo by Amy Freitag

“Yikes! It’s a jellyfish, get out of the water!”

I can’t remember how many times I heard this shriek from my friends as a kid around the end of July, when loads of comb jellies washed ashore, the casualties of their massive breeding efforts. Like most kids with a good poking toe, however, I figured out that these jellies couldn’t hurt me. For a number of reasons, not all jellyfish equal a painful sting.

Furthermore, like many sea creatures, they are symbolic of a beautiful greater ecosystem at work but often lead to squeaks and squeals of fear rather than smiles of appreciation. I’ll go so far to say that jellyfish are a good candidate to be a charismatic creature of the sea.

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365 days of Darwin: The first 3 months

Posted on February 23, 2010 By Andrew Thaler 2 Comments on 365 days of Darwin: The first 3 months
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Charlie has had quite and adventure these first few months. His journey began November 24, 2009 – the 150th anniversary of the publication of the Origin – by congratulating Kevin Zelnio on his outstanding Great Darwin Beard Challenge win:

Charlie and Me – 365 days of Darwin

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365 days of Darwin: December 9, 2009

Posted on December 9, 2009 By Andrew Thaler
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Charlie and bluegrass get a hankering for some gool ‘ol North Carolina loam.

365 days of Darwin: December 8, 2009

Posted on December 8, 2009 By Andrew Thaler 1 Comment on 365 days of Darwin: December 8, 2009
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Charlie hearts the Barnacles

365 days of Darwin: December 7, 2009

Posted on December 7, 2009 By Andrew Thaler
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Charlie gets reacquainted with his old books.

365 days of Darwin: December 6, 2009

Posted on December 6, 2009 By Andrew Thaler
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bluegrass and Charlie go check out the exhibit

365 days of Darwin: December 5, 2009

Posted on December 5, 2009 By Andrew Thaler 1 Comment on 365 days of Darwin: December 5, 2009
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Charlie enjoys Mega Sharks almost as much as Giant Octopuses

365 days of Darwin: December 4, 2009

Posted on December 4, 2009 By Andrew Thaler
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Who doesn’t love fossils?

365 days of Darwin: December 3, 2009

Posted on December 3, 2009 By Andrew Thaler
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Charlie is not sure what they mean by “backwards”

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