Taxonomy Tuesday: Cabrit’s Murex Snail
This pretty-in-pink mollusk owns one of the most prized shells on the East Coast. It’s rare to find the shell of a Cabrit’s murex snail (Vokesimurex cabritii) on the beach,…
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A Walk in the Woods at Victoria Bluff Heritage Preserve
In the summertime, the road connecting the beaches and resorts of Hilton Head Island with the South Carolina mainland is notoriously busy, lined with happy vacationers with sand, surf and…
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Fisherman’s Favorite
For sure, there are larger freshwater gamefish to chase (largemouth bass and crappie spring to mind), including a panopoly of options in the sunfish family, but for South Carolinians raised…
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Big scores and big fun at the NASP World Tournament in Myrtle Beach
The S.C. Department of Natural Resources and the city of Myrtle Beach recently played host to more than 4,000 youth archers from the United States, Canada and Mongolia,…
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Taxonomy Tuesday: Moon Jelly
Behold the eerie, translucent moon jelly. Moon jellies live in oceans all over the world. Here in South Carolina, you may have seen one washed ashore or floating near the…
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Taxonomy Tuesday: Sand Dollar
Sand dollars are a kind of sea urchin – and like their spiky relatives, they’re also covered in spines… just very, very small ones. The hard, bleached “sand dollars” you…
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Out Late With the Crab Crew: Tagging Ancient Arthropods
Tag Along! This post is the first of a series about the world of animal tagging and tracking technology. Before midnight, they emerged from the dark water at Coffin Point.…
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Taxonomy Tuesday: Northern Pipefish
In honor of Father’s Day on Sunday, get to know one of the animal kingdom’s most unusual dads. Pipefish are the skinny, serpentine relatives of seahorses. And as in seahorses,…
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Where Your $10 Fishing License Money Goes
In 2016, ten bucks will get you a few gallons of milk, a meal at an inexpensive restaurant, or maybe, if you drive an efficient car, half a tank of…
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Taxonomy Tuesday: Amphipod
Tiny, abundant, but often overlooked, amphipods inhabit watery environments all over the globe. On our coast, these shrimp-like crustaceans scavenge for food and make tasty morsels for larger ocean animals.…
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