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| Hi Folks, Well, this is supposed to be a beautiful day here. And I don't doubt it! So... I will spend the day indoors making my presentation about the feeding of Diodogorgia. The feeding method I have recorded certainly is different than any other method of feeding described in the scientific literature for the cnidaria. It can be fast - from initial capture to ingestion of food - I have one set of images that gives a time of 0.3 sec! Very cool. And I have indirect evidence of food preferences. Also very cool. Now all I have to do is to pull this together into a new talk. And hope somebody comes to see it. 
Cheers, Ron
"The difference in mind between man and the higher animals, great as it is, certainly is one of degree and not of kind. The love for all living creatures is the most noble attribute of man." Charles Darwin (1809-1882)
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| Hi Ron: Well, I for one will be there at MACNAXX and am really looking forward to hearing your presentation & learning yet another tidbit of information about these fascinating animals. I am also curious as to whether or not you have any comparisons demonstrating the differences between how "regular" zoox harboring corals feed vs. Diodogorgia sp.? My hunch is that it will be near impossible to keep these corals alive in a closed system for long term. Good luck with your continued research! Steve
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| Hi Steve, I will not be at MACNA this year. The talk I am now preparing will be given at the IMAC in Chicago at the end of this month.
Cheers, Ron
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| R A T S !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Oh well, I am certain that I will catch it at some point, at least I hope so. S
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| Hi Steve, Well, it will get better for a while after the IMAC. Lying in bed last night before counting Artemia nauplii jumping over the Diodogorgia in lieu of sheep, I realized that before I could write/publish the peer-reviewed article, I need to do about 40 more hours of filming. That will take several months of real time, so... "the best is yet to come." 
Cheers, Ron
"The difference in mind between man and the higher animals, great as it is, certainly is one of degree and not of kind. The love for all living creatures is the most noble attribute of man." Charles Darwin (1809-1882)
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