tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3433304117507034540.comments2024-01-27T05:20:35.844-08:00The EchinoblogChrisMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11784970666468925633noreply@blogger.comBlogger1657125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3433304117507034540.post-28246512004511516082024-01-27T05:20:35.844-08:002024-01-27T05:20:35.844-08:00Thank you so very much for putting this very detai...Thank you so very much for putting this very detailed article together. It was much needed! I'm so sick of seeing such ignorance continue to be so prevailing. I have shared this article on my FB page. Blessings to you and yours!Tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10110388854910766326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3433304117507034540.post-24730255440126746662024-01-22T19:25:12.953-08:002024-01-22T19:25:12.953-08:00Looks like it has eyesLooks like it has eyesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3433304117507034540.post-31219479258842530342024-01-21T02:08:54.392-08:002024-01-21T02:08:54.392-08:00Yesterday I was at the beach and i saw a starfish ...Yesterday I was at the beach and i saw a starfish Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3433304117507034540.post-46039956691327760412024-01-21T01:55:57.729-08:002024-01-21T01:55:57.729-08:00CoolCoolAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3433304117507034540.post-20914866688537027072023-12-25T23:58:06.715-08:002023-12-25T23:58:06.715-08:00Hallo there, I have a small chipping piece of Aris...Hallo there, I have a small chipping piece of Aristotle’s lantern component (fossil; >1 mm) found in the sediment of freshwater river in Java. The river drain traditional petroleum mining waste. I wonder if that chip is Echinodermata of Podophora atrata (Linnaeus, 1758). I do not know how to send a picture of it. Thanks for your comment.Normahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14303331142403460155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3433304117507034540.post-80406303555052074822023-12-24T09:38:43.757-08:002023-12-24T09:38:43.757-08:00I learn something new and cool today. Thank you fo...I learn something new and cool today. Thank you for your educating and entertaining article. Love the picsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3433304117507034540.post-83831240300161159072023-10-18T08:11:28.757-07:002023-10-18T08:11:28.757-07:00Great post thank youGreat post thank youAuna Bloghttps://auna-blog.tumblr.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3433304117507034540.post-57660521540540722912023-08-09T05:26:28.411-07:002023-08-09T05:26:28.411-07:00Thanks for the ppostThanks for the ppostisegreennghttps://isegreenng.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3433304117507034540.post-56395036164556872902023-07-03T10:44:25.613-07:002023-07-03T10:44:25.613-07:00I saw one of these yesterday of the coast of ohau ...I saw one of these yesterday of the coast of ohau hi... its a very beautiful creature. After reading this blog i fully understand why my wife who is from here says " dont touch anything while you are snorkeling" im looking foward to finding another to take pictures. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3433304117507034540.post-40622350227235072702023-06-13T19:53:18.536-07:002023-06-13T19:53:18.536-07:00Dr. Mah! Your page is so interesting, I hope I get...Dr. Mah! Your page is so interesting, I hope I get to do what you do one dayShelby Znoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3433304117507034540.post-68559306535630519432023-06-11T10:26:03.131-07:002023-06-11T10:26:03.131-07:00You are quite welcome! thank you! You are quite welcome! thank you! ChrisMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11784970666468925633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3433304117507034540.post-14824378625179721032023-06-11T09:59:43.657-07:002023-06-11T09:59:43.657-07:00Thanks so much Chris! I’m 77 and just learning ab...Thanks so much Chris! I’m 77 and just learning about these magical creatures. I will pass this along to my kids so these beauties become more than collection pieces. It is fascinating to understand and value the endoskelaton.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3433304117507034540.post-27568718274437480172023-05-10T09:10:39.641-07:002023-05-10T09:10:39.641-07:00Daybreak
On the tidal mud, just before sunset,
do...Daybreak<br /><br />On the tidal mud, just before sunset,<br />dozens of starfishes<br />were creeping. It was<br />as though the mud were a sky<br />and enormous, imperfect stars<br />moved across it slowly<br />as the actual stars cross heaven.<br />All at once they stopped,<br />and as if they had simply<br />increased their receptivity<br />to gravity they sank down<br />into the mud; they faded down<br />into it and lay still; and by the time<br />pink of sunset broke across them<br />they were as invisible<br />as the true stars at daybreak.<br /><br />— Galway KinnellAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3433304117507034540.post-15761197213021499832023-04-27T17:58:38.641-07:002023-04-27T17:58:38.641-07:00Go l and alhoGo l and alhoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3433304117507034540.post-83409345927120083602023-02-09T04:34:03.349-08:002023-02-09T04:34:03.349-08:00sorry I don't!sorry I don't! ChrisMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11784970666468925633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3433304117507034540.post-64161921918506602992023-02-09T04:15:15.168-08:002023-02-09T04:15:15.168-08:00Black & white cronoid. Do smb know latin name?...Black & white cronoid. Do smb know latin name?<br />I have the same pic from Philipines and I try to identify it.Tomekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05018234385488962325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3433304117507034540.post-53590322436850299242022-11-24T15:49:00.932-08:002022-11-24T15:49:00.932-08:00Typically 1 triangle tooth per "arm".Typically 1 triangle tooth per "arm".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3433304117507034540.post-35456878669032461282022-11-23T07:50:25.270-08:002022-11-23T07:50:25.270-08:00It depends on the taxon. Sometimes.It depends on the taxon. Sometimes.ChrisMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11784970666468925633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3433304117507034540.post-75553048959026465342022-11-23T07:40:46.901-08:002022-11-23T07:40:46.901-08:00Hello ChrisM, do you use pedicellariae location to...Hello ChrisM, do you use pedicellariae location to identify certain species of seastar?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3433304117507034540.post-22519456394841393202022-11-13T13:34:46.454-08:002022-11-13T13:34:46.454-08:00As a generality, sea stars have a special kind of ...As a generality, sea stars have a special kind of connective tissue, called "catch connective tissue" which permits them to shift positions of spines, arms, etc. from flexible to immovable. Degree to which depends on species. So.. some species definitely could flex spines into a position that protects them against fish predators.<br /><br />that said, I've never heard of sharks attacking sea stars. ChrisMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11784970666468925633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3433304117507034540.post-1596381917160183382022-11-13T12:50:15.325-08:002022-11-13T12:50:15.325-08:00Can starfish actually harden their bodies against ...Can starfish actually harden their bodies against shark bites as a defense of is that a myth?<br />Davidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3433304117507034540.post-41647347666934118432022-11-04T07:04:19.756-07:002022-11-04T07:04:19.756-07:00Sorry, I'm not a eulimid expert. There's o...Sorry, I'm not a eulimid expert. There's one in Europe but not sure he's still active. ChrisMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11784970666468925633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3433304117507034540.post-44580499187942532652022-09-27T08:14:32.150-07:002022-09-27T08:14:32.150-07:00Very interesting article. Thank you!
Just a tip t...Very interesting article. Thank you!<br /><br />Just a tip though on spelling: the plural of cloaca is actually cloacae.<br /><br />Fun fact: there's an archaic meaning of the word that meant 'sewer' and the etymology is quite fun too but I'll let you look that up.<br /><br />Codynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3433304117507034540.post-34933108923141401432022-09-07T00:49:22.272-07:002022-09-07T00:49:22.272-07:00wonder what sort of nervous system they have s...wonder what sort of nervous system they have seeing they exhibit purposefull motion wowpeter Dabrowskinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3433304117507034540.post-92126459581377697852022-08-18T20:58:18.137-07:002022-08-18T20:58:18.137-07:00Sorry. without any pictures or any notion of where...Sorry. without any pictures or any notion of where you saw this, its very difficult to speculate. if you have a link to an image or some way to have a better idea of what you are talking about, my ability to respond is limited. ChrisMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11784970666468925633noreply@blogger.com