stormworm

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i was at the beach tonight and thought of a sea creature i hadn't had in my mind for awhile.

the sea urchin. these phylum echinodermata (a family that includes star fish and sea cucumbers to name a couple) have a mouth on their underbelly and its bony structure is named "aristotle's lantern". if your curious as to why this pecular name was given check out this link.

http://www.trivia-library.com/a/origin-of-the-term-aristotle-lantern-for-sea-urchin.htm

just when i thought i had found the perfect ocean metaphor in a certain deep sea creature the "prickle skinned" have come back to mind.

yessss.

for my favorite couple deep sea links (because the deep sea still has the most interesting of all marine life), go to:

http://www.mbari.org/
http://www.mbayaq.org/efc/living_species/default.asp?hOri=0&hab=9&inhab=178

and check out the tour diary on this page:
http://www.oceans.gov.au/norfanz/

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ive been eating late suppers lately. its now 3:00 am... i mean 3:02 am and
dinner time