2012 Week 1

During our weekend break from classes we were assigned to look up information on ten organisms that we might find while we were in the British Virgin Islands and the study them so we'll be able to identify them. Today we were given the task to write about a fish that left an imprint on us when we were...

Moray Eels have small eyes, so they rely on their keen sense of smell. They generally wait in holes and burrows to catch their pray. They have large teeth and wide jaws. Also, they have a second set of jaws called pharyngeal jaws inside their throat that they use for capturing and restraining prey. Moray Eels feed on fish,...

Over the weekend we each studied ten of twenty common British Virgin Island species as listed in our textbook, among these was the Christmas tree worm. The worm is a tube animal with two large crowns on its back, these crowns have feathery spirals top to bottom displaying beautiful colors, giving the worm its holiday name. Unable to move,...

BUTTERFLYFISH The butterflyfish are one of the most common fish in a coral reef. They are usually very bright and multi-colored. There are 114 species of butterflyfish and they all eat little things like worms or other small invertebrates. Some travel and schools but some travel with just one partner that they will have for life. They can grow up...

Today in class we discussed the effects that global climate change has on various aquatic species as well as the effects it has on global coral reefs. These discussions came from our discussion of the previous nights reading assignments. Individually , everyone researched various types of mollusks and finished their notes work in class as seen below. Tomorrow we will...

Marine biology. That is the name of the class that excites me. Many many friends I have in this class. These people know a lot, but others need lots of assistance understanding this complex material, like this kid named Matt Mills (see figure below). I, being as knowledgable as I already am, must assist this helpless child. I teach...

Test blog

Today is a pretty good day to be in the marine biology class. We kicked off our second week of class with two student led article discussions. One was about climate change and the other was about whaling. They were both pretty good and pretty informative. I learned that climate change directly affects small organisms such as krill. When...

Typical day in the life of Tanner Davis. Tanner is one of the weirdest individual i have ever met. Tanner has no friends except me on a good day. I award him no point and may God have mercy on his soul. I do not look forward to these next two weeks with someone as stupid as a box...