Evidence of Work
This project was a special project for Halloween where we researched spooky sea creatures and in the end had to make memes about them. The sea creatures that we researched were Bat Rays, Ghost crabs, Goblin Sharks, Halloween crabs, etc. We then used the info from the research to make the memes.
This project was a special project for Halloween where we researched spooky sea creatures and in the end had to make memes about them. The sea creatures that we researched were Bat Rays, Ghost crabs, Goblin Sharks, Halloween crabs, etc. We then used the info from the research to make the memes.
Content
For each animal we had to research:
1. Their scientific name
2. Description of animal
3. What Ocean Habitat/Environment do they prefer?
4. What is their Geographical distribution?
5. Lifestyle (food, shelter, mating habits, etc)
6. Unusual Characteristics/quirks that make it spooky
7. A link to a youtube video about each animal
8. Citations
Halloween Crabs:
1. Geccarcinus quadratus
2. A colored land crab from the family Gecarandae
3. Found burrowed in sand
4. Mostly along the coast of central America
5. They are omnivorous scavengers and burrow under sand
6. Their colors give it its name
7. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Os67uxo3cTw
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gecarcinus_quadratus, https://www.theverge.com/2015/10/25/9605536/the-verge-review-of-animals-the-halloween-crab, http://wilmettepetcenter.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Moon-crab.pdf
Masked Puffer Fish
1. Arothron diadematus
2. A tan fish with dark banding around the eyes that is a part of the Tetraodontidae
3. Found fringing over coral reefs
4.Red Sea and Indian Ocean
5. Eat coral, lands in a low grotto and produces a very viscous sperm out of its lower anal cavity. It use own sperm as a base habitat; over the course of the next week the puffer will burrow and create a home with the genital sperm.
6. It has dark banding around the eyes that resemble a mask.
7. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMDE1iU_lfg
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masked_puffer, https://nas.er.usgs.gov/queries/FactSheet.aspx?SpeciesID=2761, https://www.whatsthatfish.com/fish/masked-puffer/1787
Spook Fish
1. Dolichopteryx longpipes
2. A species of barreleye in the family of pisthoprotidae
3. Found in the mesopelagic and bathypelagic zones
4. Bermuda, Bahamas, Greater Antilles, Gulf of Mexico, California current region and South China seas
5. Eat copepods and other small crustations. Reproduction is oviparous, with pelagic eggs and larvae
6. It has a clear head
7. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zoygy-8PTtU
8. https://www.mbari.org/barreleye-fish-with-tubular-eyes-and-transparent-head/, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spookfish, https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/phenomena/2008/12/30/spookfish-eye-uses-mirrors-instead-of-a-lens/
Zombie Worms
1. Osedat
2. A worm that can eat through a lot of things
3. Deep sea
4. The Mediterranean sea
5. Spawns 6 eggs after mating, eats Bones
6. Because it eats the bones of caucuses
7. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCfosSf7GG8
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osedax, https://blog.nationalgeographic.org/2013/03/26/zombie-worms-mate-inside-whale-bones/, https://ocean.si.edu/ocean-life/invertebrates/zombie-worms-crave-bone
Goliath Tiger Fish
1. Hydrocynus
2. Huge silver fish with huge teeth
3. Rivers
4. Cangoriver
5. Feeds on any fish smaller than it
6. Massive teeth that are not covered by anything
7. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihvynXm77C8
8. http://www.animalplanet.com/tv-shows/river-monsters/fish-guide/goliath-tigerfish/, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrocynus_goliath, https://river-monsters.fandom.com/wiki/Goliath_Tiger_Fish
Witch Fish
1. Glyptocephalus cynoglossus
2. Very similar looking to a halibut
3. Continental shelf and slope
4. Baltic Sea, Bay of Biscay
5. Eats starfish and worms. Spawning is between May and September
6. Swims to its side not straight up
7. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgibOQGBAu0
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witch_(righteye_flounder), https://www.fishisthedish.co.uk/learn/fish-guide/species-of-fish/witch, https://www.cornwallgoodseafoodguide.org.uk/fish-guide/witch.php
Bat Rays
1. Myliobatis California
2. An eagle ray
3. Muddy or sandy sloughs, bays
4. Pacific ocean
5. Eat mollusk, crustaceans, and small fish
6. They bury in sand with just their eyes showing
7. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIyN4Bp-rvE
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bat_ray, https://www.montereybayaquarium.org/animal-guide/fishes/bat-ray, http://www.aquariumofpacific.org/onlinelearningcenter/species/bat_ray
Ghost Crabs
1. Ocypodinae
2. Pail colored, with elongated eye-stalks
3. Prefer to make burrows in seashore
4. Live in the tropics
5. They eat organic matter
6. They have Elongated eye stalks
7. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOafI_w2c5M
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_crab, https://www.chesapeakebay.net/S=0/fieldguide/critter/atlantic_ghost_crab, https://www.outerbanks.com/ghost-crabs.html
Goblin Sharks
1. Mitsukurina owstoni
2. Medium sized shark with teeth sticking out
3. Outer continental shelf
4. Found in all major oceans
5. Eats bottom dwelling fish
6. Has a long and flat snout
7. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCPwUQPNWxw
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goblin_shark, https://ocean.si.edu/ocean-life/sharks-rays/goblin-shark, https://marinebio.org/species/goblin-sharks/mitsukurina-owstoni/
For each animal we had to research:
1. Their scientific name
2. Description of animal
3. What Ocean Habitat/Environment do they prefer?
4. What is their Geographical distribution?
5. Lifestyle (food, shelter, mating habits, etc)
6. Unusual Characteristics/quirks that make it spooky
7. A link to a youtube video about each animal
8. Citations
Halloween Crabs:
1. Geccarcinus quadratus
2. A colored land crab from the family Gecarandae
3. Found burrowed in sand
4. Mostly along the coast of central America
5. They are omnivorous scavengers and burrow under sand
6. Their colors give it its name
7. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Os67uxo3cTw
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gecarcinus_quadratus, https://www.theverge.com/2015/10/25/9605536/the-verge-review-of-animals-the-halloween-crab, http://wilmettepetcenter.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Moon-crab.pdf
Masked Puffer Fish
1. Arothron diadematus
2. A tan fish with dark banding around the eyes that is a part of the Tetraodontidae
3. Found fringing over coral reefs
4.Red Sea and Indian Ocean
5. Eat coral, lands in a low grotto and produces a very viscous sperm out of its lower anal cavity. It use own sperm as a base habitat; over the course of the next week the puffer will burrow and create a home with the genital sperm.
6. It has dark banding around the eyes that resemble a mask.
7. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMDE1iU_lfg
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masked_puffer, https://nas.er.usgs.gov/queries/FactSheet.aspx?SpeciesID=2761, https://www.whatsthatfish.com/fish/masked-puffer/1787
Spook Fish
1. Dolichopteryx longpipes
2. A species of barreleye in the family of pisthoprotidae
3. Found in the mesopelagic and bathypelagic zones
4. Bermuda, Bahamas, Greater Antilles, Gulf of Mexico, California current region and South China seas
5. Eat copepods and other small crustations. Reproduction is oviparous, with pelagic eggs and larvae
6. It has a clear head
7. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zoygy-8PTtU
8. https://www.mbari.org/barreleye-fish-with-tubular-eyes-and-transparent-head/, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spookfish, https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/phenomena/2008/12/30/spookfish-eye-uses-mirrors-instead-of-a-lens/
Zombie Worms
1. Osedat
2. A worm that can eat through a lot of things
3. Deep sea
4. The Mediterranean sea
5. Spawns 6 eggs after mating, eats Bones
6. Because it eats the bones of caucuses
7. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCfosSf7GG8
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osedax, https://blog.nationalgeographic.org/2013/03/26/zombie-worms-mate-inside-whale-bones/, https://ocean.si.edu/ocean-life/invertebrates/zombie-worms-crave-bone
Goliath Tiger Fish
1. Hydrocynus
2. Huge silver fish with huge teeth
3. Rivers
4. Cangoriver
5. Feeds on any fish smaller than it
6. Massive teeth that are not covered by anything
7. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihvynXm77C8
8. http://www.animalplanet.com/tv-shows/river-monsters/fish-guide/goliath-tigerfish/, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrocynus_goliath, https://river-monsters.fandom.com/wiki/Goliath_Tiger_Fish
Witch Fish
1. Glyptocephalus cynoglossus
2. Very similar looking to a halibut
3. Continental shelf and slope
4. Baltic Sea, Bay of Biscay
5. Eats starfish and worms. Spawning is between May and September
6. Swims to its side not straight up
7. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgibOQGBAu0
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witch_(righteye_flounder), https://www.fishisthedish.co.uk/learn/fish-guide/species-of-fish/witch, https://www.cornwallgoodseafoodguide.org.uk/fish-guide/witch.php
Bat Rays
1. Myliobatis California
2. An eagle ray
3. Muddy or sandy sloughs, bays
4. Pacific ocean
5. Eat mollusk, crustaceans, and small fish
6. They bury in sand with just their eyes showing
7. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIyN4Bp-rvE
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bat_ray, https://www.montereybayaquarium.org/animal-guide/fishes/bat-ray, http://www.aquariumofpacific.org/onlinelearningcenter/species/bat_ray
Ghost Crabs
1. Ocypodinae
2. Pail colored, with elongated eye-stalks
3. Prefer to make burrows in seashore
4. Live in the tropics
5. They eat organic matter
6. They have Elongated eye stalks
7. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOafI_w2c5M
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_crab, https://www.chesapeakebay.net/S=0/fieldguide/critter/atlantic_ghost_crab, https://www.outerbanks.com/ghost-crabs.html
Goblin Sharks
1. Mitsukurina owstoni
2. Medium sized shark with teeth sticking out
3. Outer continental shelf
4. Found in all major oceans
5. Eats bottom dwelling fish
6. Has a long and flat snout
7. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCPwUQPNWxw
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goblin_shark, https://ocean.si.edu/ocean-life/sharks-rays/goblin-shark, https://marinebio.org/species/goblin-sharks/mitsukurina-owstoni/
Reflection
This was a very short project so there were not very many peaks or pits if any at all. Overall the project went well. Everyone did their part and we got it done in time. One pit would be that one of our group members was not there the day we did the research so we each had to do a little more work.
This was a very short project so there were not very many peaks or pits if any at all. Overall the project went well. Everyone did their part and we got it done in time. One pit would be that one of our group members was not there the day we did the research so we each had to do a little more work.