On Saturday, we had a brief bout of sun. The turtles were out on every available surface in the pond, basking. I couldn't blame them...we were basking, too! #Photography#turtles
Sandstone intertidal reefs of Bahia, Brazil. Low intertidal zone with biogenic reefs built by vermetid gastropods and red calcareous algae. Definitely an important nursery ground for fish and crustaceans.
Algae specialist sees eelgrass mysteriously recovering faster in some areas. No clue why. Then there's a tour boat where tourists have been using clickers to count sea otters every day in the same places for 15 years. And wow there is OVERLAP. DATA COLLECTION IS MAGIC.
PSA: don’t mess around with stagnant water, especially if you’re cleaning up after a natural disaster. Wear a respirator if you have to be near it.
Hell, maybe the chlorine rain will help with algae-tastic tap water idfk
Why not just plant a tree? Can an algae tank provide shade? No. Is an algae tank self-cleaning? No. Is an algae tank beautiful to look at? No. 🤷🏻♂️
I'm the algae hello kitty that looks like a polyhedron (second variety picture, top left)
Second set 3/3 - little deer Hello Kitty algae