Fun Stuff
"The juvenile sea squirt wanders through the sea searching for a suitable rock or hunk of coral to cling to and make its home for life. For this task it has a rudimentary nervous system. When it finds its spot and takes root, it doesn't need its brain any more so it eats it. It's rather like getting tenure." Daniel Dennett, in Consciousness Explained.
Behold! The 3-syphoned Ciona
Di Gregorio Lab - view from Central Park
Valentine's ascidians