This is a picture from the original building of the Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, on Solomon’s Iisland. From this small building, the lab has grown to take over a sizable piece of the island with modern laboratorys and some of the best bay veiws possible.
This is a picture of the nefarious snakehead fish. Believe it or not, this guy can actually get out of the water and walk on land. Not a native of the Chesapeake, it was introduced to the waters when a whole bunch of these guys were dumped into the northern area of the Potomac. They weren’t rounded up in time and their numbers have increased dramatically. The problem with that is they have a voracious appetite and the ability to walk on land certainly increases the area of their destructive capabilities.
Today’s photo like Wednesday’s was taken at the Calvert Marine Museum. I wholeheartedly encourage you to go.
We’re keeping the nautical theme at MDP this week. Have you ever seen one of these egg cases lying around on the beach? They’re usually empty. I’ve seen a whole bunch of them, but never one with an baby ray in it. At Calvert Marine museum there is a display which conveniently backlights an egg case with an actual embryo in it. You can very clearly see that it will develop into one of these.