Photo Of The Week – Christmas Tree Worm, Milne Bay

This week’s photo, a blue Christmas Tree Worm, Spirobranchus giganteus, was taken during a recent trip to Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea. These beautiful worms appear in a host of colours including reds, yellows, pinks and white. Normally the only visible part are the tentacles, which are used for feeding and respiration. When you get … Read more

A Better Mousetrap??

Peanut buttered cheese the seductive lure… Tupperware bowl tripwired trap… Caught but not a mouse bone broken… Freedom but no more kitchen crumb nights…

Photo Of The Week – Porcelain Anemone Crab, Milne Bay

This week’s photo, a Porcelain Anemone Crab Neopetrolisthes ohshimai, was taken last week during a trip to Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea ( are you green with envy yet! 😉 ). This beautiful crab is actually an imposter, not a true crab but a close relative to the lobster. Like the Clownfish, this crab has … Read more

Photo Of The Week – Mosaic Leatherjacket, Edithburgh

This week’s photo, a Mosaic Leatherjacket, was taken last time I was in Edithburgh (yes I spend a lot of time there!). This beautiful fish is so amusing believing for all the world that no one can see it! Even though I am almost always teaching on these weekends I make sure I get in … Read more