Friday’s links

I’m working on a larger article, while I wanted to have it ready for today, I don’t.  Good story huh?  You can expect that article Monday or Tuesday.  In lieu of that, here’s what I’ve found interesting lately:

“You feel lucky punk? Well, do you?”

I still dream of having my own cuttlefish army one day.  Until that happens, I’ll settle for making weird hand gestures at the aquarium.

After a couple minutes, one smallish cuttlefish turned red, grabbed a shrimp that was in the tank as a snack for the cuttles, and pushed the shrimp up against the glass in front of my hands. It seemed to be offering it to me. Then a larger cuttlefish turned white, grabbed the shrimp from the smaller one, and the big cuttlefish then repeated the effort to push it through the glass to me! The small cuttlefish turned gravel patterned, shot a jet of water out, and went to hide behind a tank decoration.

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Disturbing news about the state of the coral reefs in the Carribean.  They’re flat:

You know those underwater pictures of pretty branched coral rising up from reefs in the Caribbean? Well that lovely coral is all but gone. Not disappearing, gone—on more than 75 percent of coral reefs in the Caribbean.

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“OK people. Nothing to see here”

This is the best story I’ve ever read about reefing.  I’m sure every reefer who’s sold frags in a parking lot out of the back of his car has felt the same way.  I’m still waiting for the police helicopter to land in my backyard ready to bust me for my ‘grow house‘.

When I told the cop about “reefers” my meaning was not related to marijuana or date-rape drugs. Really, my friend and I were only involved with the reef-keeping community, which is an upstanding and rewarding hobby! The cop stared at me blankly and then stuck his radio near his mouth.

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