Zoologger: The Largest Arthropod to Prowl the Land: Samantha Hill

Among the beautiful beaches and gigantic waves in Palmyra atoll, just south of Hawaii, a big creature waits his chance to emerge as the sun goes down.

Sunday, January 27, 2013

Aquarius Survives

In 1986, the George F. Bond was built.  It is an underwater habitat that is owned by NOAA.  By 1992, after surviving Hurricane Hugo in the U.S. Virgin Islands, the habitat was renamed the Aquarius and was relocated to the Florida Keys where it currently resides.  Credit:  Leonard Ho, AdvancedAquarist.com  The habitat is a research base for Aquanauts wishing to spend up to 10 days, 66 feet underwater.  Why is this...