How do you do fellow squids, our mission is to inspire conservation of the Ocean 🌊💙 || @SeafoodWatch
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Tube anemones (Pachycerianthus fimbriatus) burst in beautiful bouquets in the sand banks abutting Monterey Bay’s bustling reefs. And like other famous tubes, these anemones do much of their work underground! 
2/13 The light is produced by a type of plankton known as dinoflagellates (the specific species involved in this bloom are being identified) Bioluminescence is relatively rare on land—fireflies or glow-in-the-dark mushrooms are some common examples—but it’s a staple in the ocean! 
The puns and dad jokes in this thread are no fluke. I've had a long time to mullet over whether to scale them back, but if there's anything you've taught me, it's to not take things too seariously. 2/5
Our willet arrived in 1987 as an injured adult, and her characteristically drooping wing immediately became a tell-tale identifier to staff and guests as she busily patrolled the exhibit’s sand dunes. 
“We’re so excited to finally let our hair down about this research,” said Harriett Topay, the lead scientist on the project. “After numerous firsts in raising comb jellies, we knew we were groomed for success with the wooly sunfish.”
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Pasta worms — Cirriformia sp. 
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