tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3433304117507034540.post8815958515135572594..comments2024-03-27T10:06:07.100-07:00Comments on The Echinoblog: 5 Cool, Weird Brittle Star Behavior Captured on video/pictures! ChrisMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11784970666468925633noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3433304117507034540.post-70278538403731754412014-08-14T06:24:46.443-07:002014-08-14T06:24:46.443-07:00Cecily,
they live inside the brooding parent an...Cecily,<br /> they live inside the brooding parent and then "escape" via the gonioducts present on the underside.. I'll have to write up a thing about that sometime...<br />ChrisMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11784970666468925633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3433304117507034540.post-9263859736231600022014-08-14T05:12:50.375-07:002014-08-14T05:12:50.375-07:00That CT is amazing and Yeah those babies are a lit...That CT is amazing and Yeah those babies are a little creepy. So are they loose/planktonic as larvae and then crawl inside the brooding parent, or do they do the whole larval thing inside? How do they get out??Cecilynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3433304117507034540.post-79876275886380472452014-08-13T14:45:49.782-07:002014-08-13T14:45:49.782-07:00They are very cool! The swollen disk was bizarre b...They are very cool! The swollen disk was bizarre but the CT scan was my favourite though it's also a bit creepy!Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04600337905532736612noreply@blogger.com