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It’s been a while.</p></div> <a href="/blog2/2025/1/30/watch-this-space" class="summary-read-more-link">Read More →</a> <div class="summary-metadata-container summary-metadata-container--below-content"> <div class="summary-metadata summary-metadata--primary">  <time class="summary-metadata-item summary-metadata-item--date" datetime="2025-01-30">Jan 30, 2025</time> </div> <div class="summary-metadata summary-metadata--secondary"> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class=" summary-item summary-item-record-type-text sqs-gallery-design-list-slide summary-item-has-thumbnail summary-item-has-excerpt summary-item-has-tags summary-item-has-author summary-item-has-comments-enabled " > <div class="summary-thumbnail-outer-container"> <a href="/blog2/bringoutyourdead" class=" summary-thumbnail-container sqs-gallery-image-container " data-title="Bring Out Your Dead" data-description="" > <div class="summary-thumbnail img-wrapper" data-animation-role="image">  <img data-src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/595d940b3a0411b7528a1cca/1569102833617-4S6YBC5M3NTJ80TCCOL3/25313067460_7a40a3a8b0_k.jpg" data-image="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/595d940b3a0411b7528a1cca/1569102833617-4S6YBC5M3NTJ80TCCOL3/25313067460_7a40a3a8b0_k.jpg" data-image-dimensions="2048x1363" data-image-focal-point="0.5,0.5" alt="25313067460_7a40a3a8b0_k.jpg" data-load="false" class="summary-thumbnail-image" elementtiming="summary-thumbnail-image-list" /> </div> </a>  </div> <div class="summary-content sqs-gallery-meta-container" data-animation-role="content"> <div class="summary-metadata-container summary-metadata-container--above-title"> <div class="summary-metadata summary-metadata--primary">  <time class="summary-metadata-item summary-metadata-item--date" datetime="2019-09-21">Sep 21, 2019</time> </div> <div class="summary-metadata summary-metadata--secondary">  <span class="summary-metadata-item summary-metadata-item--tags"><a href="/blog2?tag=gross+topic">gross topic</a>, <a href="/blog2?tag=scavengers">scavengers</a>, <a href="/blog2?tag=decomposers">decomposers</a>, <a href="/blog2?tag=ecosystems">ecosystems</a>, <a href="/blog2?tag=Africa">Africa</a>, <a href="/blog2?tag=biology">biology</a>, <a href="/blog2?tag=cats">cats</a>, <a href="/blog2?tag=giraffes">giraffes</a>, <a href="/blog2?tag=national+parks">national parks</a>, <a href="/blog2?tag=predators">predators</a></span> </div> </div> <div class="summary-title"> <a href="/blog2/bringoutyourdead" class="summary-title-link">Bring Out Your Dead</a></div> <div class="summary-metadata-container summary-metadata-container--below-title"> <div class="summary-metadata summary-metadata--primary">  <time class="summary-metadata-item summary-metadata-item--date" datetime="2019-09-21">Sep 21, 2019</time> </div> <div class="summary-metadata summary-metadata--secondary">  <span class="summary-metadata-item summary-metadata-item--tags"><a href="/blog2?tag=gross+topic">gross topic</a>, <a href="/blog2?tag=scavengers">scavengers</a>, <a href="/blog2?tag=decomposers">decomposers</a>, <a href="/blog2?tag=ecosystems">ecosystems</a>, <a href="/blog2?tag=Africa">Africa</a>, <a href="/blog2?tag=biology">biology</a>, <a href="/blog2?tag=cats">cats</a>, <a href="/blog2?tag=giraffes">giraffes</a>, <a href="/blog2?tag=national+parks">national parks</a>, <a href="/blog2?tag=predators">predators</a></span> </div> </div> <div class=" summary-excerpt summary-excerpt-only "><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">We don’t like thinking about death, with good reason. It’s scary and uncomfortable, but it happens to us all. Nothing lives forever. But the end of one living thing is the beginning of many others, or at least the middle. Heads up that post is on the macabre side. </p></div> <a href="/blog2/bringoutyourdead" class="summary-read-more-link">Read More →</a> <div class="summary-metadata-container summary-metadata-container--below-content"> <div class="summary-metadata summary-metadata--primary">  <time class="summary-metadata-item summary-metadata-item--date" datetime="2019-09-21">Sep 21, 2019</time> </div> <div class="summary-metadata summary-metadata--secondary">  <span class="summary-metadata-item summary-metadata-item--tags"><a href="/blog2?tag=gross+topic">gross topic</a>, <a href="/blog2?tag=scavengers">scavengers</a>, <a href="/blog2?tag=decomposers">decomposers</a>, <a href="/blog2?tag=ecosystems">ecosystems</a>, <a href="/blog2?tag=Africa">Africa</a>, <a href="/blog2?tag=biology">biology</a>, <a href="/blog2?tag=cats">cats</a>, <a href="/blog2?tag=giraffes">giraffes</a>, <a href="/blog2?tag=national+parks">national parks</a>, <a href="/blog2?tag=predators">predators</a></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class=" summary-item summary-item-record-type-text sqs-gallery-design-list-slide summary-item-has-thumbnail summary-item-has-excerpt summary-item-has-author summary-item-has-comments-enabled " > <div class="summary-thumbnail-outer-container"> <a href="/blog2/2019/8/24/mysterious-mola" class=" summary-thumbnail-container sqs-gallery-image-container " data-title="The Mysterious Mola" data-description="" > <div class="summary-thumbnail img-wrapper" data-animation-role="image">  <img data-src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/595d940b3a0411b7528a1cca/1566681069806-14PLGU9LAEUWH5KRE64E/o2sts917w4h21.jpg" data-image="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/595d940b3a0411b7528a1cca/1566681069806-14PLGU9LAEUWH5KRE64E/o2sts917w4h21.jpg" data-image-dimensions="960x709" data-image-focal-point="0.5,0.5" alt="o2sts917w4h21.jpg" data-load="false" class="summary-thumbnail-image" elementtiming="summary-thumbnail-image-list" /> </div> </a>  </div> <div class="summary-content sqs-gallery-meta-container" data-animation-role="content"> <div class="summary-metadata-container summary-metadata-container--above-title"> <div class="summary-metadata summary-metadata--primary">  <time class="summary-metadata-item summary-metadata-item--date" datetime="2019-08-24">Aug 24, 2019</time> </div> <div class="summary-metadata summary-metadata--secondary"> </div> </div> <div class="summary-title"> <a href="/blog2/2019/8/24/mysterious-mola" class="summary-title-link">The Mysterious Mola</a></div> <div class="summary-metadata-container summary-metadata-container--below-title"> <div class="summary-metadata summary-metadata--primary">  <time class="summary-metadata-item summary-metadata-item--date" datetime="2019-08-24">Aug 24, 2019</time> </div> <div class="summary-metadata summary-metadata--secondary"> </div> </div> <div class=" summary-excerpt summary-excerpt-only "><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">From deep ocean denizens to strange sharks, the ocean is full of bizarre creatures. But out of all the odd marine life out there, the <a href="https://allthatsinteresting.com/mola-mola-ocean-sunfish" target="_blank">sunfish, or mola,</a> might be one of the weirdest of them all.</p></div> <a href="/blog2/2019/8/24/mysterious-mola" class="summary-read-more-link">Read More →</a> <div class="summary-metadata-container summary-metadata-container--below-content"> <div class="summary-metadata summary-metadata--primary">  <time class="summary-metadata-item summary-metadata-item--date" datetime="2019-08-24">Aug 24, 2019</time> </div> <div class="summary-metadata summary-metadata--secondary"> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class=" summary-item summary-item-record-type-text sqs-gallery-design-list-slide summary-item-has-thumbnail summary-item-has-excerpt summary-item-has-tags summary-item-has-author summary-item-has-comments-enabled " > <div class="summary-thumbnail-outer-container"> <a href="/blog2/2019/6/30/back-again" class=" summary-thumbnail-container sqs-gallery-image-container " data-title="Back Again" data-description="" > <div class="summary-thumbnail img-wrapper" data-animation-role="image">  <img data-src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/595d940b3a0411b7528a1cca/1561944494480-SFIUDC8TYZZPXDQX5IJ7/DSC_0264.JPG" data-image="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/595d940b3a0411b7528a1cca/1561944494480-SFIUDC8TYZZPXDQX5IJ7/DSC_0264.JPG" data-image-dimensions="2500x1667" data-image-focal-point="0.5,0.5" alt="DSC_0264.JPG" data-load="false" class="summary-thumbnail-image" elementtiming="summary-thumbnail-image-list" /> </div> </a>  </div> <div class="summary-content sqs-gallery-meta-container" data-animation-role="content"> <div class="summary-metadata-container summary-metadata-container--above-title"> <div class="summary-metadata summary-metadata--primary">  <time class="summary-metadata-item summary-metadata-item--date" datetime="2019-06-30">Jun 30, 2019</time> </div> <div class="summary-metadata summary-metadata--secondary">  <span class="summary-metadata-item summary-metadata-item--tags"><a href="/blog2?tag=personal">personal</a>, <a href="/blog2?tag=New+Zealand">New Zealand</a>, <a href="/blog2?tag=North+America">North America</a>, <a href="/blog2?tag=California">California</a>, <a href="/blog2?tag=marine+life">marine life</a></span> </div> </div> <div class="summary-title"> <a href="/blog2/2019/6/30/back-again" class="summary-title-link">Back Again</a></div> <div class="summary-metadata-container summary-metadata-container--below-title"> <div class="summary-metadata summary-metadata--primary">  <time class="summary-metadata-item summary-metadata-item--date" datetime="2019-06-30">Jun 30, 2019</time> </div> <div class="summary-metadata summary-metadata--secondary">  <span class="summary-metadata-item summary-metadata-item--tags"><a href="/blog2?tag=personal">personal</a>, <a href="/blog2?tag=New+Zealand">New Zealand</a>, <a href="/blog2?tag=North+America">North America</a>, <a href="/blog2?tag=California">California</a>, <a href="/blog2?tag=marine+life">marine life</a></span> </div> </div> <div class=" summary-excerpt summary-excerpt-only "><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Hi again! It’s been a while since my last post - longer than I expected. It turns out that moving to the other side of the planet and starting a <a href="https://www.kiwico.com/" target="_blank">new job</a> is a bigger process than I was anticipating. In this post I’ll cover what I’ve been up to for the last 6 months or so. Then I’ll go through my new plan for the Wild Focus Project. </p></div> <a href="/blog2/2019/6/30/back-again" class="summary-read-more-link">Read More →</a> <div class="summary-metadata-container summary-metadata-container--below-content"> <div class="summary-metadata summary-metadata--primary">  <time class="summary-metadata-item summary-metadata-item--date" datetime="2019-06-30">Jun 30, 2019</time> </div> <div class="summary-metadata summary-metadata--secondary">  <span class="summary-metadata-item summary-metadata-item--tags"><a href="/blog2?tag=personal">personal</a>, <a href="/blog2?tag=New+Zealand">New Zealand</a>, <a href="/blog2?tag=North+America">North America</a>, <a href="/blog2?tag=California">California</a>, <a href="/blog2?tag=marine+life">marine life</a></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class=" summary-item summary-item-record-type-text sqs-gallery-design-list-slide summary-item-has-thumbnail summary-item-has-excerpt summary-item-has-tags summary-item-has-author summary-item-has-comments-enabled " > <div class="summary-thumbnail-outer-container"> <a href="/blog2/2018/12/6/the-future-of-wfp" class=" summary-thumbnail-container sqs-gallery-image-container " data-title="The Future of the Wild Focus Project" data-description="" > <div class="summary-thumbnail img-wrapper" data-animation-role="image">  <img data-src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/595d940b3a0411b7528a1cca/1544135602930-Y9ATOFOC1B338V3UZW4M/20160424_090122.JPG" data-image="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/595d940b3a0411b7528a1cca/1544135602930-Y9ATOFOC1B338V3UZW4M/20160424_090122.JPG" data-image-dimensions="2500x1406" data-image-focal-point="0.5,0.5" alt="20160424_090122.JPG" data-load="false" class="summary-thumbnail-image" elementtiming="summary-thumbnail-image-list" /> </div> </a>  </div> <div class="summary-content sqs-gallery-meta-container" data-animation-role="content"> <div class="summary-metadata-container summary-metadata-container--above-title"> <div class="summary-metadata summary-metadata--primary">  <time class="summary-metadata-item summary-metadata-item--date" datetime="2018-12-06">Dec 6, 2018</time> </div> <div class="summary-metadata summary-metadata--secondary">  <span class="summary-metadata-item summary-metadata-item--tags"><a href="/blog2?tag=announcement">announcement</a>, <a href="/blog2?tag=engineering">engineering</a>, <a href="/blog2?tag=holiday">holiday</a>, <a href="/blog2?tag=personal">personal</a></span> </div> </div> <div class="summary-title"> <a href="/blog2/2018/12/6/the-future-of-wfp" class="summary-title-link">The Future of the Wild Focus Project</a></div> <div class="summary-metadata-container summary-metadata-container--below-title"> <div class="summary-metadata summary-metadata--primary">  <time class="summary-metadata-item summary-metadata-item--date" datetime="2018-12-06">Dec 6, 2018</time> </div> <div class="summary-metadata summary-metadata--secondary">  <span class="summary-metadata-item summary-metadata-item--tags"><a href="/blog2?tag=announcement">announcement</a>, <a href="/blog2?tag=engineering">engineering</a>, <a href="/blog2?tag=holiday">holiday</a>, <a href="/blog2?tag=personal">personal</a></span> </div> </div> <div class=" summary-excerpt summary-excerpt-only "><p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Hi everyone. While I was writing last week’s post about the evolution and physics of bird flight, I came across a really interesting article about a team of engineers modeling a new plane off of albatrosses and their long distance flight abilities. This pulled me into the world of bioengineering. That post, however, is going to have to wait. You see, life, uh… gets in the way. …</p></div> <a href="/blog2/2018/12/6/the-future-of-wfp" class="summary-read-more-link">Read More →</a> <div class="summary-metadata-container summary-metadata-container--below-content"> <div class="summary-metadata summary-metadata--primary">  <time class="summary-metadata-item summary-metadata-item--date" datetime="2018-12-06">Dec 6, 2018</time> </div> <div class="summary-metadata summary-metadata--secondary">  <span class="summary-metadata-item summary-metadata-item--tags"><a href="/blog2?tag=announcement">announcement</a>, <a href="/blog2?tag=engineering">engineering</a>, <a href="/blog2?tag=holiday">holiday</a>, <a href="/blog2?tag=personal">personal</a></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class=" summary-item summary-item-record-type-text sqs-gallery-design-list-slide summary-item-has-thumbnail summary-item-has-excerpt summary-item-has-tags summary-item-has-author summary-item-has-comments-enabled " > <div class="summary-thumbnail-outer-container"> <a href="/blog2/2018/11/28/flight-of-fancy" class=" summary-thumbnail-container sqs-gallery-image-container " data-title="Flight of Fancy" data-description="" > <div class="summary-thumbnail img-wrapper" data-animation-role="image">  <img data-src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/595d940b3a0411b7528a1cca/1543533874156-4EC22AS6VIXC4QBXU7SW/tail-2.jpg.860x0_q70_crop-scale.jpg" data-image="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/595d940b3a0411b7528a1cca/1543533874156-4EC22AS6VIXC4QBXU7SW/tail-2.jpg.860x0_q70_crop-scale.jpg" data-image-dimensions="860x572" data-image-focal-point="0.5,0.5" alt="tail-2.jpg.860x0_q70_crop-scale.jpg" data-load="false" class="summary-thumbnail-image" elementtiming="summary-thumbnail-image-list" /> </div> </a>  </div> <div class="summary-content sqs-gallery-meta-container" data-animation-role="content"> <div class="summary-metadata-container summary-metadata-container--above-title"> <div class="summary-metadata summary-metadata--primary">  <time class="summary-metadata-item summary-metadata-item--date" datetime="2018-11-29">Nov 29, 2018</time> </div> <div class="summary-metadata summary-metadata--secondary">  <span class="summary-metadata-item summary-metadata-item--tags"><a href="/blog2?tag=birds">birds</a>, <a href="/blog2?tag=flight">flight</a>, <a href="/blog2?tag=physics">physics</a>, <a href="/blog2?tag=engineering">engineering</a>, <a href="/blog2?tag=animals">animals</a>, <a href="/blog2?tag=biology">biology</a>, <a href="/blog2?tag=adaptation">adaptation</a>, <a href="/blog2?tag=video">video</a>, <a href="/blog2?tag=fish">fish</a>, <a href="/blog2?tag=mammals">mammals</a>, <a href="/blog2?tag=insects">insects</a>, <a href="/blog2?tag=reptiles">reptiles</a>, <a href="/blog2?tag=natural+history">natural history</a>, <a href="/blog2?tag=dinosaurs">dinosaurs</a>, <a href="/blog2?tag=evolution">evolution</a></span> </div> </div> <div class="summary-title"> <a href="/blog2/2018/11/28/flight-of-fancy" class="summary-title-link">Flight of Fancy</a></div> <div class="summary-metadata-container summary-metadata-container--below-title"> <div class="summary-metadata summary-metadata--primary">  <time class="summary-metadata-item summary-metadata-item--date" datetime="2018-11-29">Nov 29, 2018</time> </div> <div class="summary-metadata summary-metadata--secondary">  <span class="summary-metadata-item summary-metadata-item--tags"><a href="/blog2?tag=birds">birds</a>, <a href="/blog2?tag=flight">flight</a>, <a href="/blog2?tag=physics">physics</a>, <a href="/blog2?tag=engineering">engineering</a>, <a href="/blog2?tag=animals">animals</a>, <a href="/blog2?tag=biology">biology</a>, <a href="/blog2?tag=adaptation">adaptation</a>, <a href="/blog2?tag=video">video</a>, <a href="/blog2?tag=fish">fish</a>, <a href="/blog2?tag=mammals">mammals</a>, <a href="/blog2?tag=insects">insects</a>, <a href="/blog2?tag=reptiles">reptiles</a>, <a href="/blog2?tag=natural+history">natural history</a>, <a href="/blog2?tag=dinosaurs">dinosaurs</a>, <a href="/blog2?tag=evolution">evolution</a></span> </div> </div> <div class=" summary-excerpt summary-excerpt-only "><p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Most of us have, at some point, watched birds in the sky and thought something like, “Man, I wish I could fly like that...” I certainly have. But have you thought about why birds fly in the first place? Taking to the sky is a pretty big evolutionary step! …</p></div> <a href="/blog2/2018/11/28/flight-of-fancy" class="summary-read-more-link">Read More →</a> <div class="summary-metadata-container summary-metadata-container--below-content"> <div class="summary-metadata summary-metadata--primary">  <time class="summary-metadata-item summary-metadata-item--date" datetime="2018-11-29">Nov 29, 2018</time> </div> <div class="summary-metadata summary-metadata--secondary">  <span class="summary-metadata-item summary-metadata-item--tags"><a href="/blog2?tag=birds">birds</a>, <a href="/blog2?tag=flight">flight</a>, <a href="/blog2?tag=physics">physics</a>, <a href="/blog2?tag=engineering">engineering</a>, <a href="/blog2?tag=animals">animals</a>, <a href="/blog2?tag=biology">biology</a>, <a href="/blog2?tag=adaptation">adaptation</a>, <a href="/blog2?tag=video">video</a>, <a href="/blog2?tag=fish">fish</a>, <a href="/blog2?tag=mammals">mammals</a>, <a href="/blog2?tag=insects">insects</a>, <a href="/blog2?tag=reptiles">reptiles</a>, <a href="/blog2?tag=natural+history">natural history</a>, <a href="/blog2?tag=dinosaurs">dinosaurs</a>, <a href="/blog2?tag=evolution">evolution</a></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class=" summary-item summary-item-record-type-text sqs-gallery-design-list-slide summary-item-has-thumbnail summary-item-has-excerpt summary-item-has-tags summary-item-has-author summary-item-has-comments-enabled " > <div class="summary-thumbnail-outer-container"> <a href="/blog2/2018/11/15/ecosystem-ed-deep-ocean" class=" summary-thumbnail-container sqs-gallery-image-container " data-title="Ecosystem Ed.: Deep Ocean" data-description="" > <div class="summary-thumbnail img-wrapper" data-animation-role="image">  <img data-src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/595d940b3a0411b7528a1cca/1542329472398-AUGGOY6KG0BFM8M2DV3W/9267769553_8f3bcf5f60_o.jpg" data-image="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/595d940b3a0411b7528a1cca/1542329472398-AUGGOY6KG0BFM8M2DV3W/9267769553_8f3bcf5f60_o.jpg" data-image-dimensions="850x498" data-image-focal-point="0.5,0.5" alt="9267769553_8f3bcf5f60_o.jpg" data-load="false" class="summary-thumbnail-image" elementtiming="summary-thumbnail-image-list" /> </div> </a>  </div> <div class="summary-content sqs-gallery-meta-container" data-animation-role="content"> <div class="summary-metadata-container summary-metadata-container--above-title"> <div class="summary-metadata summary-metadata--primary">  <time class="summary-metadata-item summary-metadata-item--date" datetime="2018-11-15">Nov 15, 2018</time> </div> <div class="summary-metadata summary-metadata--secondary">  <span class="summary-metadata-item summary-metadata-item--tags"><a href="/blog2?tag=ecosystem+ed.">ecosystem ed.</a>, <a href="/blog2?tag=ecosystems">ecosystems</a>, <a href="/blog2?tag=habitats">habitats</a>, <a href="/blog2?tag=ocean">ocean</a>, <a href="/blog2?tag=animals">animals</a>, <a href="/blog2?tag=biodiversity">biodiversity</a>, <a href="/blog2?tag=discovery">discovery</a>, <a href="/blog2?tag=video">video</a>, <a href="/blog2?tag=fish">fish</a>, <a href="/blog2?tag=sharks">sharks</a>, <a href="/blog2?tag=marine+life">marine life</a>, <a href="/blog2?tag=natural+history">natural history</a>, <a href="/blog2?tag=weird">weird</a></span> </div> </div> <div class="summary-title"> <a href="/blog2/2018/11/15/ecosystem-ed-deep-ocean" class="summary-title-link">Ecosystem Ed.: Deep Ocean</a></div> <div class="summary-metadata-container summary-metadata-container--below-title"> <div class="summary-metadata summary-metadata--primary">  <time class="summary-metadata-item summary-metadata-item--date" datetime="2018-11-15">Nov 15, 2018</time> </div> <div class="summary-metadata summary-metadata--secondary">  <span class="summary-metadata-item summary-metadata-item--tags"><a href="/blog2?tag=ecosystem+ed.">ecosystem ed.</a>, <a href="/blog2?tag=ecosystems">ecosystems</a>, <a href="/blog2?tag=habitats">habitats</a>, <a href="/blog2?tag=ocean">ocean</a>, <a href="/blog2?tag=animals">animals</a>, <a href="/blog2?tag=biodiversity">biodiversity</a>, <a href="/blog2?tag=discovery">discovery</a>, <a href="/blog2?tag=video">video</a>, <a href="/blog2?tag=fish">fish</a>, <a href="/blog2?tag=sharks">sharks</a>, <a href="/blog2?tag=marine+life">marine life</a>, <a href="/blog2?tag=natural+history">natural history</a>, <a href="/blog2?tag=weird">weird</a></span> </div> </div> <div class=" summary-excerpt summary-excerpt-only "><p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">It’s time for another installment in the Ecosystem Ed. series! In each of these posts, I focus on a different type of ecosystem around the world and break it down to the basics: what, where, why, how, and who, along with some fun facts. This week, we’re focusing on the DEEP OCEAN, one of Earth’s least-understood and inaccessible ecosystems. (Heads up – this post is kind of a long one. I’m just really excited about the deep sea, okay?)</p></div> <a href="/blog2/2018/11/15/ecosystem-ed-deep-ocean" class="summary-read-more-link">Read More →</a> <div class="summary-metadata-container summary-metadata-container--below-content"> <div class="summary-metadata summary-metadata--primary">  <time class="summary-metadata-item summary-metadata-item--date" datetime="2018-11-15">Nov 15, 2018</time> </div> <div class="summary-metadata summary-metadata--secondary">  <span class="summary-metadata-item summary-metadata-item--tags"><a href="/blog2?tag=ecosystem+ed.">ecosystem ed.</a>, <a href="/blog2?tag=ecosystems">ecosystems</a>, <a href="/blog2?tag=habitats">habitats</a>, <a href="/blog2?tag=ocean">ocean</a>, <a href="/blog2?tag=animals">animals</a>, <a href="/blog2?tag=biodiversity">biodiversity</a>, <a href="/blog2?tag=discovery">discovery</a>, <a href="/blog2?tag=video">video</a>, <a href="/blog2?tag=fish">fish</a>, <a href="/blog2?tag=sharks">sharks</a>, <a href="/blog2?tag=marine+life">marine life</a>, <a href="/blog2?tag=natural+history">natural history</a>, <a href="/blog2?tag=weird">weird</a></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class=" summary-item summary-item-record-type-text sqs-gallery-design-list-slide summary-item-has-thumbnail summary-item-has-excerpt summary-item-has-tags summary-item-has-author summary-item-has-comments-enabled " > <div class="summary-thumbnail-outer-container"> <a href="/blog2/2018/11/8/hey-there-neighbor" class=" summary-thumbnail-container sqs-gallery-image-container " data-title="Hey There, Neighbor: Symbiosis" data-description="" > <div class="summary-thumbnail img-wrapper" data-animation-role="image">  <img data-src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/595d940b3a0411b7528a1cca/1541713736066-0HVP4JM2OTD23YU07UYM/6mTPxgU.jpg" data-image="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/595d940b3a0411b7528a1cca/1541713736066-0HVP4JM2OTD23YU07UYM/6mTPxgU.jpg" data-image-dimensions="1000x664" data-image-focal-point="0.5,0.5" alt="6mTPxgU.jpg" data-load="false" class="summary-thumbnail-image" elementtiming="summary-thumbnail-image-list" /> </div> </a>  </div> <div class="summary-content sqs-gallery-meta-container" data-animation-role="content"> <div class="summary-metadata-container summary-metadata-container--above-title"> <div class="summary-metadata summary-metadata--primary">  <time class="summary-metadata-item summary-metadata-item--date" datetime="2018-11-08">Nov 8, 2018</time> </div> <div class="summary-metadata summary-metadata--secondary">  <span class="summary-metadata-item summary-metadata-item--tags"><a href="/blog2?tag=symbiosis">symbiosis</a>, <a href="/blog2?tag=ecosystems">ecosystems</a>, <a href="/blog2?tag=animals">animals</a>, <a href="/blog2?tag=biology">biology</a>, <a href="/blog2?tag=natural+history">natural history</a>, <a href="/blog2?tag=biodiversity">biodiversity</a>, <a href="/blog2?tag=amphibians">amphibians</a></span> </div> </div> <div class="summary-title"> <a href="/blog2/2018/11/8/hey-there-neighbor" class="summary-title-link">Hey There, Neighbor: Symbiosis</a></div> <div class="summary-metadata-container summary-metadata-container--below-title"> <div class="summary-metadata summary-metadata--primary">  <time class="summary-metadata-item summary-metadata-item--date" datetime="2018-11-08">Nov 8, 2018</time> </div> <div class="summary-metadata summary-metadata--secondary">  <span class="summary-metadata-item summary-metadata-item--tags"><a href="/blog2?tag=symbiosis">symbiosis</a>, <a href="/blog2?tag=ecosystems">ecosystems</a>, <a href="/blog2?tag=animals">animals</a>, <a href="/blog2?tag=biology">biology</a>, <a href="/blog2?tag=natural+history">natural history</a>, <a href="/blog2?tag=biodiversity">biodiversity</a>, <a href="/blog2?tag=amphibians">amphibians</a></span> </div> </div> <div class=" summary-excerpt summary-excerpt-only "><p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">While I was writing last week’s <a href="https://www.wildfocus.org/blog2/2018/10/31/the-frog-blog" target="_blank">frog blog</a>, I came a cross a particularly interesting amphibian called the dotted humming frog, which <a href="http://scienceblogs.com/tetrapodzoology/2009/07/03/tiny-frogs-and-giant-spiders/">is friendly with the burrowing tarantula</a>. They have what’s called a symbiotic relationship. This week, we’ll break down the different types of symbiotic relationships, and look at some fascinating examples of each one.</p></div> <a href="/blog2/2018/11/8/hey-there-neighbor" class="summary-read-more-link">Read More →</a> <div class="summary-metadata-container summary-metadata-container--below-content"> <div class="summary-metadata summary-metadata--primary">  <time class="summary-metadata-item summary-metadata-item--date" datetime="2018-11-08">Nov 8, 2018</time> </div> <div class="summary-metadata summary-metadata--secondary">  <span class="summary-metadata-item summary-metadata-item--tags"><a href="/blog2?tag=symbiosis">symbiosis</a>, <a href="/blog2?tag=ecosystems">ecosystems</a>, <a href="/blog2?tag=animals">animals</a>, <a href="/blog2?tag=biology">biology</a>, <a href="/blog2?tag=natural+history">natural history</a>, <a href="/blog2?tag=biodiversity">biodiversity</a>, <a href="/blog2?tag=amphibians">amphibians</a></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> 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