DAVE FRANZEN PHOTO A contemporary lei of momi shells from the Rick and Chuna Niihau Shell Lei Collection. Unfortunately, the shell lei were never a part of serious study by scientists because of their ...
SUSAN SCOTT PHOTO A great green turban snail operculum closes tight on a Tahiti reef. The snail is the great green turban, or Turbo marmoratus, a nocturnal algae-grazer native to the Indian and ...
Argonauta Argo is an octopus but not quite the typical one. Even the sound of its name suggests that it is more intriguing than you would expect. The female species can create a protective shell for ...