by Barry Brown | Jun 24, 2017 | Invertebrates, Reef, Science
Good morning, I have another wild looking deep-sea crab for you all this morning found by our favorite scientists from the world famous Smithsonian Institution in Washington. The red you see under the belly could be eggs but don’t quote me on that, I just remember hearing that in the lab as everyone was watching observing her. This crab was close to 6 inches wide and most likely even longer with those crazy claws extended. Most of you already know my love for any and all crabs which must come from the insane amount of hours spend either underwater or with the Smithsonian observing them, they are so cool and they come in every shape and size one can imagine. Sorry so short, I’m so busy with so many weird things these days, have a great day out there.. Barry NEWER POST: by danireef | Jun 19, 2017 | Invertebrates
I recently had the bad luck of having to solve a Pyramidellidae snail problem. They’re a plague that can weaken and even kill the beautiful Tridacna clams. I didn’t know about the pyramidellidae snails, including the fact they could be the culprits of the... by Barry Brown | Jun 18, 2017 | Invertebrates, Reef, Science
Good morning, I have a cool little crab (about 2 inches wide) from the recent Statia expedition found with a deep-sea submersible by scientists from the Smithsonian Institution and Substation Curacao. Crabs are not always easy to photograph! This one here kept burying himself in the sand with just his or her eyes showing, so finally I gave up and covered the sand with shells giving this little guy no options other than to just sit there and smile for the camera. I’m guessing that this is some kind of swimming crab but again once I get a positive ID I will update these blogs. Have a great day out there.. Barry NEWER POST: by Aida Verdes | Jun 1, 2017 | Invertebrates, Science
About three years ago, I headed to Chile with my colleague and friend Dr. Patricia Alvarez-Campos. She had received a grant to collect and study polychaete worms in Central Chile. For those of you who don’t know what a polychaete is, think of the gorgeous... by Barry Brown | May 26, 2017 | Invertebrates, Reef, Science
Hi all, as most of you already know I have the worlds largest collection of live slit-shell photos from all over the Caribbean and now I have them from St. Eustatius. These little beauties were all found on the same trip and they looked different than others we had seen from other areas of the Caribbean, meaning they seemed smaller and lighter then normal. These were all collected by the Smithsonian Institution and Substation Curacao on their two week expedition to St. Eustatius and yours truly got to spend many a day with them with camera in hand. by Barry Brown | May 25, 2017 | Invertebrates, Reef, Science
Good morning, after I did my five days of photography for the Smithsonian Institution off the coast of St. Eustatius, I then started shooting photos for the SIRENAS group which involved shooting deep-sea sponges of every size color and shape one could...
