Sea anemones are soft-bodied, underwater predators known for their bright colors, flowerlike arrangement of tentacles and the tendency to eat…

The island of Nihoa, a slice of jagged rock that juts out of the Pacific Ocean, is the sole refuge…

The sea is full of vampires, animals whose sustenance comes from the blood of other animals. We highlight five bloodsuckers…

Three grants from the National Science Foundation will enable the Florida Museum of Natural History’s invertebrate zoology division to contribute…

The Portuguese man-of-war, Physalia physalis, is found in every ocean except the Arctic and often washes up on Florida’s coasts.…

R esearchers have identified an invasive blood-sucking parasite on mud shrimp in the waters of British Columbia’s Calvert Island. The…

S cientists have described a new native Hawaiian land snail species, sounding a rare, hopeful note in a story rife…