Ctenophores: Wonders of Biology
15 points by randomImmigrant 3 days ago | 4 comments
Nursie 2 hours ago
Mysterious and interesting things, first read about them after going scuba diving and seeing a few of there barely-there diaphanous whisps of creatures, with rippling iridescent spines up their sides.
replyAmazing to learn they were cilia refracting the light, not chemical bioluminescence, and that despite appearances they are absolutely not jellyfish!
Interesting case of nominative determinism.
But yes, the I suppose a call to study ocean creatures can be more compelling with that’s name.