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17 Facts you Never Knew About Octopi

17 Facts you Never Knew About Octopi

You probably already knew that "octopi" is the plural for octopus, but did you know that other plural names for octopuses are "octopuses" and "octopods"? Now, you can choose your favorite and keep that name in mind while you explore these octopus facts. Octopi are known as cephalopods and some cephalopods are known to be able to release a pseudomorph, a mirror image of that cephalopod made from ink when needed to escape predators. This ink replica distracts and irritates the

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Ocean Acidification: Causes and Effects

Ocean Acidification: Causes and Effects

Since the Industrial Revolution in the mid-1800s, more and more CO2 is being released into Earth’s atmosphere. As many people know, this leads to global warming, rising sea levels, air pollution, etc. What many people don't know, however, is that the CO2 is raising the pH level of the ocean. pH is à scale of how many Hydrogen and Hydroxide ions there are in à substance. À pH lower than 7 is considered to be acidic because of à surplus of hydrogen-positive ions. The natur

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The worst oil spill in history?

The worst oil spill in history?

The Deepwater Horizon Oil spill was a tragic disaster affecting the ecosystem and the life within it. It is also known as the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill. 11 workers passed away, 17 were seriously injured, and more than 200 million gallons flooded into the Gulf in only 80 days. Marine life was covered in oil and so were beaches, 80,000 square miles of commercial and recreational fishing grounds were shut down because they were considered dangerous. It took months for crabs, oyst

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Vaquita - The Most Endangered Sea Creature

Vaquita - The Most Endangered Sea Creature

If you have never heard of the vaquita, you are not alone. This is because they only live in the northern part of the Gulf of California, in Mexico and are the most endangered of the world’s marine mammals! Close up image of a vaquita's fin! Appearance The vaquita is part of the dolphin, whale, and porpoise family and are the smallest of all living cetaceans, at about five feet long. Female vaquitas are longer than males but the males have longer fins. Vaquitas have strong b

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Top 20+ Crocodile Quotes

Top 20+ Crocodile Quotes

Jump into the belly of the beast and start your day of right with some fun crocodile quotes! "An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hopping it will eat him last." -Winston Churchill "Crocodiles are easy. They try to kill and eat you. People are harder. Sometimes they pretend to be your friend first." -Steve Irwin "See you later, alligator. After a while, crocodile." -Bill Haley "Love is a crocodile just above the water line waiting to attack the innocent herbivore of my f

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Slimy Sea Snails

Slimy Sea Snails

Introduction Snails’ ancestors are one of the earliest known types of animals in the world. There is fossil evidence of primitive gastropods dating back to the late Cambrian period; this means that they lived nearly 500 million years ago. There are many types of snails, but they fundamentally differ because they are aquatic or terrestrial. The former are adapted to live in the sea or bodies of fresh water, but the latter live exclusively on land, although in humid areas. All

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Plastic Water Bottles and How They're Destroying Our Oceans

Plastic Water Bottles and How They're Destroying Our Oceans

Plastic comes in all shapes and forms, one of the most common known plastic product is plastic bottles. Plastic bottles are a quick and easy solution, they're cheap to manufacture and somewhat good of quality. Yet, how could plastic bottles do so much harm to our environment? Photo credits: https://www.ktpress.rw/2018/05/rwanda-moves-to-ban-use-of-plastic-water-bottles-in-offices/ How is plastic made? More and more packaging is made out of plastic every day, plastic is lighte

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A newly discovered species calls for urgent attention

A newly discovered species calls for urgent attention

Mariana Trench with the depth of 11,034 meters (36,201 feet) is the deepest trench on earth. Despite being declared as Marine National Monument, plastic has found a way to the bottom of trench, polluting it severely. As part of an expedition to the Marianas Trench in 2014, a team of scientists discovered a new species. Located about 6,900 meters below the ocean surface, one particular new specimen of crustacean was alarmingly already polluted with plastic before it was even

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WARNING! Water is Infested with Piranhas!

WARNING! Water is Infested with Piranhas!

What are Piranhas? Piranhas are South American fish with razor-sharp teeth and a reputation for feeding frenzies. In fact, piranha means "tooth fish" in the Brazilian language of the Tupi people. However, not all piranha species have a taste for blood; some are vegetarian. Many different fish are called "piranha," but the number of species is a matter of debate. Based on current data, there are between 40 and 60 different species of piranha in 12 different scientific families

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Sand Sharks

Sand Sharks

Even though the species may look aggressive, they are not. Usually they are only considered aggressive when bothered. These sharks rarely attack. Appearance The body of a sand shark (Carcharias taurus) is thick and strong, as like other sharks its bone is made of cartilage. The shark has 8 fins, while their head is very flat and almost cone shaped. When the sharks mouth is closed you are still able to see its teeth, the teeth of the shark are very pointy, sharp and slender. T

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Amidst the Deep

Amidst the Deep

The ocean is a very mysterious place. In fact, most of the ocean has yet to be discovered. However, scientists have found the deepest part of the ocean, the Mariana Trench. Background The Mariana Trench is located east of the Mariana Islands in the Western Pacific, and it is surrounded by many unique environments. The Mariana Trench contains the deepest points on earth known to humans. The Challenger Deep, located in the southern end of the Mariana Trench is the deepest spot

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The Clowns of the Sea, - Puffins

Facts You Never Knew About Jellyfish Before!

Facts You Never Knew About Jellyfish Before!

Did you know that jellyfish have been around for the past 650 million years? Not a lot of people do. When you think of jellyfish, how much do you really know about these remarkable creatures? Let's dive down deep and rediscover these spectacular animals... Going off of the first fact, jellyfish really have been around for more than 650 million years. For those of you who know a lot about dinosaurs, you'll know that that means that jellyfish have been around since before dinos

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