checkered puffer

I've attracted a huge swarm of baby checkered puffers by offering some cocktail shrimp. All puffers love eating seafood: shrimp, scallops, clams, and crabs. They can't resist it. These are native North American puffers Sphoeroides testudineus. They frequent brackish and marine estuaries...

It's feeding time for Spiky, the caribbean spiny lobster, and other resident of the Anne Kolb Center. Spiky is a 7 year old male lobster (Panulirus argus). Unlike regular lobster, spiny lobsters lack claws. Instead, they have two long antennae, covered in spikes. When disturbed or harassed...

Some photos of South Florida Checkered Puffers or Sphoeroides testudineus. These guys are all over West Lake Park in Hollywood Florida. Very cute little guys. Check out my blog for a full article. http://coolgobyfish.blogspot.com/2018/02/south-florida-checkered-puffer-fish.html