CA Academy of Sciences: Homo Sapien Exhibits

They've got everything at the CA Academy of Sciences!

Not only can you see Claude, albino alligator, in its (relatively) natural habitat; You can watch Vic, the entomologist, in his (relatively) natural habitat as he goes about doing... whatever the hell it is he's doing here (Please don't tap on the glass)...

OK, OK, I admit: my Claude the Albino Alligator pics were out of focus. You'll have to settle for Vic Smith, Entomologist.

The kids were having just as much fun watching the divers as they were the fish...

I Don't Think We're Ready For These Jellies

Donna and I finally got around to checking out the CA Academy of Sciences the other day...

These jellyfish are lucky. They escaped the Great Moon Jelly Massacre of 2010...

The tank they're in has lights that slowly change color (that's why they're red). It reminded me of this candle I saw at CIRCOLO Restaurant once...

(I was testing the camcorder on my then-new, semi-smart phone)

Anyway, a day or so after I took the jellyfish picture, a bazillion moon jellies washed up on Ocean Beach!

The good folks at The Ocean Beach Bulletin were on the scene immediately. They've got some great pics over there. Check it out. I'll wait.

(I didn't go down to see the carnage. I've seen beached jellyfish before. More importantly- I've smelled beached jellyfish before! Nooo, thanks)

In a follow-up story, the OBB interviewed an expert on invertebrates who said it's not unusual or anything to worry about.

Unless you're a jellyfish, of course.

Previously:
The CIRCOLO Interlude
Starfish Trooper