Echinoblog Rocks!

Growing up in the Pacific Northwest, I often found myself sitting waist deep in a tide pool stroking a green anemone and feeling the mild tingle and stickiness. I had forgotten what that absorbing fascination was like ... until I found echinoblog.

The first entry I read was a thoroughly gross starfish-eating post. At first I thought the blog was just bizarre.

However, like many bizarre things, echinoblog has grown on me. Now, I'm certain it's the greatest blog ever. Chris M's infectious love of invertibrate creatures is completely overwhelming.

Witness his latest post about sea urchins feeding on stalked crinoids. The long series of intriguing questions, videos and pictures ends with a joyous "This is why I love science!" ... and I can't help but echo with equal elation "I love science now too!"

Please, do yourself a favor and read this blog religiously.