Pic o’ the Week: Marine Inverterbate … Pancakes

How cool are these pancakes?! Of all the ocean art out there, and ocean-related food, these are among our faves - marine invertebrate pancakes, straight from Saipancakes. Their talented creator, math-teacher-turned-Saipan-Dad Nathan Shields, needs to package these - they're waaayyyy better than Eggos.

Pic o’ the Week: Transparent Sea Cucumber, Gulf of Mexico

A transparent sea cucumber, photographed 1.7 miles down (2,750 meters) in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. Scientists found this transparent sea cucumber, Enypniastes, creeping forward on its many tentacles at less than 1 inch (2 cm) per minute while sweeping detritus-rich sediment into its mouth. From LiveScience; photo by Larry Madin, Woods Hole Oceanographic Inst.  The … Continue reading Pic o’ the Week: Transparent Sea Cucumber, Gulf of Mexico