CategoriesFish Maldives Diodon liturosus – Darwin, what are you talking about? Posted onMarch 28, 2025March 28, 2025 Diodon liturosus, the blotched porcupine fish, is a cute, medium sized reef inhabitant. Their huge eyes, and the cute face … Continue ReadingDiodon liturosus – Darwin, what are you talking about?
CategoriesFish Maldives Stegostoma tigrinum – Tiger Leopard Zebra or Cheetah shark!? Posted onMarch 21, 2025March 21, 2025 This beautiful shark might cost me my search engine ranking! That’s because I have to say Google is wrong when … Continue ReadingStegostoma tigrinum – Tiger Leopard Zebra or Cheetah shark!?
CategoriesMaldives Mantids and roaches Periplaneta americana – Kangfuxin Ye! Posted onFebruary 26, 2025February 26, 2025 I found two stories for the American Cockroach Periplaneta americana . The first one was nice and easy to find … Continue ReadingPeriplaneta americana – Kangfuxin Ye!
CategoriesMaldives Mollusks Octopus cyanea – Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome Posted onFebruary 8, 2025February 8, 2025 This octopus from the Maldives lead me to a few facts and numbers I wasn’t expecting at all. Fascinating creatures … Continue ReadingOctopus cyanea – Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome
CategoriesFish Maldives Aetobatus ocellatus – Welcome to Punxsutawney Posted onJanuary 10, 2025January 10, 2025 I can’t believe what is going on here. A. ocellatus is only the second ray on picmybug, after Mobula alfredi. … Continue ReadingAetobatus ocellatus – Welcome to Punxsutawney
CategoriesBirds Maldives Corvus splendens – Fifty shades of black Posted onJanuary 3, 2025January 28, 2025 The house crow, or Indian crow, is one of approximately 46 to 50 species in the genus Corvus. All these … Continue ReadingCorvus splendens – Fifty shades of black
CategoriesFish Maldives Nebrius ferrugineus – The words shark! Posted onDecember 30, 2024January 28, 2025 My research on the nurse shark was firework of interesting facts, or rather words. Language at its best. We also … Continue ReadingNebrius ferrugineus – The words shark!
CategoriesFish Maldives Amphiprion nigripes – Exclusively magnificent! Posted onNovember 17, 2024January 28, 2025 The Maldivian clown fish, in Dhivehi Maagandu mas, taught me the American way of symbiosis, and a fascinating fact about … Continue ReadingAmphiprion nigripes – Exclusively magnificent!
CategoriesMaldives Mollusks Coriocella hibyae – Belgian doctors?! Posted onAugust 7, 2024January 28, 2025 The Maldivian sponge snail is another fascinating marine creature from the Maldives. I have seen dozens of them, and now … Continue ReadingCoriocella hibyae – Belgian doctors?!
CategoriesFish Maldives Gymnothorax flavimarginatus – Dinoflagellates, this time it’s ugly! Posted onJune 24, 2024January 28, 2025 The yellow margin moray eel is a rather common species in the Maldives. The front of this fish is speckled … Continue ReadingGymnothorax flavimarginatus – Dinoflagellates, this time it’s ugly!
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