Sex! Coral! Worms! For Science!
Nerd Blog Time!
This week has been very exciting for the marine science community on Guam. I've been hanging out with the awesome people from Seacore, who have been doing talks, dives, and pretty much all things coral, including assisting in coral sexy time!
While I was hanging out at the lab (listening to sleazy saxophone music and adjusting for intimate lighting, of course), Masters students Marylou and Anna were out snorkeling at one of our local beaches to watch the action in its natural setting. What they found was much more exciting than they could have expected.
Innumerous Palola viridis also took advantage of the sexy season and greeted the divers, creating a colorful, yet squeamish experience!
I'm still not sure whether or not to regret my missing out on this particular event...