Debra Quick-Jones
Coolest Photobomb Ever!
Rudy Esadell photo in CNN report A photographer was taking pictures of surfers on a Florida beach and happened to get something extra -...
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Debra Quick-Jones
Mar 23, 20211 min read
Beauty Shots
Here is a picture of my fluorescent anemones under blue light. There are many types of animals that fluoresce, even in different colors...
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Debra Quick-Jones
Mar 23, 20212 min read
Just Scraping By
I am fascinated how most snails (mollusks) scrape algae off of surfaces to eat. Here is my Wavy Top Turban cleaning growth off the side...
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Debra Quick-Jones
Mar 15, 20212 min read
Slip-Sliding Away...
Above is an Encinitas, CA (northern coastal city in San Diego, my home) subdivision map from 1883, overlaid with surveys up to 1980....
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Debra Quick-Jones
Mar 10, 20212 min read
Help Me!
(article and photo from the Independent) A penguin was captured on film escaping from a pod of killer whales by jumping into a boat full...
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Debra Quick-Jones
Mar 10, 20211 min read
Talented Sea Slug Regrows after Decapitation
https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2021/03/sea-slug-cut-its-own-head-and-lived-tell-tale Two theories as to why some sea slugs do this is to...
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Debra Quick-Jones
Mar 9, 20213 min read
Cuttlefish Totally Ace the Marshmallow Test!
(image from wallup.com) March 7, 20217:50 AM ET Heard on Weekend Edition Sunday JAMES DOUBEK A cuttlefish swims in an aquarium at the...
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Debra Quick-Jones
Feb 6, 20212 min read
Sea World Reopens
Good news! Sea World reopens today from 10-7 with COVID protocols in place. No roller coasters, but that puts focus back on the...
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Debra Quick-Jones
Jan 15, 20211 min read
Just a Teaser
Unfinished drawings for a story book I am doing on my tidepool creatures in my aquarium. The stories will be somewhat fanciful at the...
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Debra Quick-Jones
Jan 3, 20212 min read
Amazing Video!
OK, I know I am an Ocean Geek, but this video shows some California Blue Mussel behavior that really made my day. Yesterday I collected...
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Debra Quick-Jones
Dec 20, 20201 min read
Longest Animal Ever Recorded
Even planet Earth has a few marvels that rival imaginary visions of alien life. The giant sea whorl of 2020 is one of them. This large...
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Debra Quick-Jones
Dec 12, 20202 min read
King Tides Return
view of San Elijo Lagoon at 730 AM today. It's time again for a King Tide event due to the alignment of the Moon, Sun and Earth. Sunday...
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