Meanwhile, in other news: Its the Name the Box Jelly Contest!!

....Taking a brief break from EchinoSex Videos to bring you THIS public service announcement!!

NAME A SPECIES CONTEST TO CELEBRATE OUR WATER PLANET

STARTING ON JUNE 1

What: Species Naming Contest for the Bonaire Banded Box Jellyfish

When: Wednesday May 13, 2009 thru Tuesday June 14, 2009

Where: This is an online opportunity at the Year of Science June website:

www.yearofscience2009.org/themes_ocean_water/general/jellyfish.html

Information: Members of the public can join a scientific team to help give the Bonaire Banded Box Jellyfish (BBBJ) a species name.

This new name will become the official scientific name and appear in several scientific publications. Between May 13 and June 14, the public can learn about the animal and the scientific process of naming species, then submit a potential species name for BBBJ. The scientific team will pick their top 5 favorites, which will then be up for vote by the public June 19 thru 21. The winning name will be announced after June 23rd. All of this takes place at

www.yearofscience2009.org/themes_ocean_water/general/jellyfish.html

Contact Jennifer Collins (703) 731-9083 or jen@paleobio.org

Photo ops: Media are invited to get interviews with scientists Allen Collins (collinsa@si.edu), Basti Bentlage (bentlage@ku.edu), Tara Lynn (thtinlynn@gmail.com), and Bud Gillan (bud13@earthlink.net) and Coalition on the Public Understanding of Science participants Jennifer Collins (jen@paleobio.org), Sheri Potter (spotter@aibs.org). Please contact jen@paleobio.org for photo opportunities.

Contest Sponsors: This is a project of the Coalition on the Public Understanding of Science (COPUS), the National Marine Fisheries Service of NOAA, Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History, and American Institute of Biological Sciences with additional participants from University of Kansas and Palm Beach County School District. COPUS is an organization of universities, scientific societies, K-12 schools, science centers and museums, federal agencies, corporations, and non-profits who have created a grassroots network dedicated to celebrating YOS 2009. For more information visit www.copusproject.org.