Michael Middlebrooks
@secretsluglab.bsky.social
Invertebrate Zoologist, Scuba Diver, Adventurer. I teach Invertebrate Zoology at the U. of Tampa and research photosymbiosis, natural history, and ecology of sea slugs in the Secret Slug Lab. I'm interested in things. https://go.ted.com/michaelmiddlebrooks
What a pile! You should definitely keep adding to it.
November 10, 2025 at 2:12 PM
What a pile! You should definitely keep adding to it.
The springtails are also quite interesting!
November 7, 2025 at 3:57 PM
The springtails are also quite interesting!
Some cool info about them here: blogs.ifas.ufl.edu/franklinco/2...
Spiders and Springtails Underwater …what’s next? - UF/IFAS Extension Franklin County
Who would ever imagine spiders living underwater on an oyster reef? Believe it or not, they do. The tremendous productivity of our Gulf coastal waters has made them important to humans throughout hist...
blogs.ifas.ufl.edu
November 6, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Some cool info about them here: blogs.ifas.ufl.edu/franklinco/2...
I am think these are Paratheuma insulana and they feed on tiny springtails that also live on the oyster.
November 6, 2025 at 8:14 PM
I am think these are Paratheuma insulana and they feed on tiny springtails that also live on the oyster.
That does sound like a challenging one. I definitely prefer lectures with lots of fun images. Good luck!
November 5, 2025 at 7:44 PM
That does sound like a challenging one. I definitely prefer lectures with lots of fun images. Good luck!
Don't do it! What's the lecture?
November 5, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Don't do it! What's the lecture?
Okay, I knew about the carcinoecium. But, I did know it evolved more than once! Convergent evolution is so cool!
October 24, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Okay, I knew about the carcinoecium. But, I did know it evolved more than once! Convergent evolution is so cool!
Since sea hares are hermaphrodites this is also the ideal female body. This is the ideal body.
October 21, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Since sea hares are hermaphrodites this is also the ideal female body. This is the ideal body.
Fantastic photo! I love it!
October 2, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Fantastic photo! I love it!
That is surprising. I was able to get one at CVS in Florida, I am honestly shocked that's happening in Seattle.
October 2, 2025 at 5:30 PM
That is surprising. I was able to get one at CVS in Florida, I am honestly shocked that's happening in Seattle.
Fantastic footage! I am going to have to show this to my Invertebrate Zoology class when we get to Echinoderms.
September 26, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Fantastic footage! I am going to have to show this to my Invertebrate Zoology class when we get to Echinoderms.
Sports are supposed to be fun. Nothing about spending time with someone who sends that e-mail sounds fun.
September 26, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Sports are supposed to be fun. Nothing about spending time with someone who sends that e-mail sounds fun.
Those rhinophore are in perfect focus. Excellent photo, I love it!
September 25, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Those rhinophore are in perfect focus. Excellent photo, I love it!
That's what my sister said when I showed her the crab! 🤣
September 19, 2025 at 7:36 PM
That's what my sister said when I showed her the crab! 🤣
Expert in A Dying Field is one my very favorite songs! I listened to it 50 times in a row the first time I heard it. (The rest of the album is also great).
September 19, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Expert in A Dying Field is one my very favorite songs! I listened to it 50 times in a row the first time I heard it. (The rest of the album is also great).
That is so cool! I wish I had more than one semester for teaching invertebrate zoology. I cover carcinization, but I don't have the time to get the cool nuances of it like this with my undergrads.
September 18, 2025 at 7:48 PM
That is so cool! I wish I had more than one semester for teaching invertebrate zoology. I cover carcinization, but I don't have the time to get the cool nuances of it like this with my undergrads.