Aquarium Hall, North Rock Exhibit and Museum
Vertebrates are animals with backbones and Invertebrates are animals without a backbone. Both are showcased at the Aquarium's various locale. The class toured, observed, made note of the different species and their habitat. The Invertebrate animals were mostly found in the Aquarium Hall and North Rock Exhibit. Animals featured on this page can be seen throughout the Bermuda Aquarium Hall Tanks, the North Rock Exhibit, and other surrounding locales of the property. Invertebrate Phylum class Cnidaria, Echinodermata, Arthropoda and Mollusca and Vertebrates from the family Animalia, Phylum Chordata are shown with the genus name and particular features and adaptation for their survival are outlined below.
Can you guess the category of each animal below?
Click on each picture to find what each creature name is, the genus name, and adaptations.
Can you guess the category of each animal below?
Click on each picture to find what each creature name is, the genus name, and adaptations.
Lobster eating fishThe Spanish lobster (genus-Scyllarides aequinoctialis) is a cousin to the spiny lobster. They possess appendages of shovel-like tentacles used for digging. Watch the Lobster devouring a fish.
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Observe the octopus (Cepholopod) how it extends its arms to move.
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Flamingoes having funThe flamingoes (genus - Phoenicopterus) are having fun interacting with eash others.
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Gaint Sea AnemoneThe Gaint Sea Anemone (genus - Condylactis gigantea) is native to the Bermuda waters. You may sometimes find little shrimp within the tentacles of the anemone finding protection from predators.
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Reference
Bermuda Aquarium Museum and Zoo, Retrieved from website April 2, 2013, http://www.bamz.org/about.php
Tacklyn, Barbara, C. "Aquarium Tour". 2013. JPG file
Tacklyn, Barbara, C. "Flamingo having fun", 2013, MOV video file
Tacklyn, Barbara, C. "Lobster eating fish", 2013, MOV video file
Tacklyn, Barbara, C. "Octopus moving", 2013, MOV video file
Wikipedia, Annelids, retrieved from Website April 10, 2013, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annelid
PeaceLove Production, "peaceloveproductions", retrieved from website April 22, 2013, http://www.peaceloveproductions.com/
Tacklyn, Barbara, C. "Aquarium Tour". 2013. JPG file
Tacklyn, Barbara, C. "Flamingo having fun", 2013, MOV video file
Tacklyn, Barbara, C. "Lobster eating fish", 2013, MOV video file
Tacklyn, Barbara, C. "Octopus moving", 2013, MOV video file
Wikipedia, Annelids, retrieved from Website April 10, 2013, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annelid
PeaceLove Production, "peaceloveproductions", retrieved from website April 22, 2013, http://www.peaceloveproductions.com/