Dhani Jones, NYC

Elysia chlorotica is a solar-powered marine sea slug that sequesters and retains photosynthetically active chloroplasts from the algae it eats and, remarkably, has incorporated algal genes into its own genetic code

These unusual cowries are part of our shell collection within Natural History. They belong to the Jenner’s or postulated cowry (Jenneria pustulata) and were collected from Mexico. You may notice that they have had their genus changed since this display label was written. However their species name derives from the notable pustule-like bumps along their shell. These sea slugs only grow the bumps as they mature, with juveniles looking rather plain!

CINDY WRIGHT

Other names for the hellbender include “snot otter”, “devil dog”, “mud-devil”, “grampus”, “Allegheny alligator”, “mud dog”, “water dog”, and “leverian water newt”.

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Number (N)ine by Takahiro Miyashita Scarf

Look at this frog. So serene. What do I have to do to achieve the same level of self-worth and confidence? How has this frog transcended the mire of everyday complaints?