by Ronald L. Shimek, PhD | Feb 3, 2019 | CORAL - Ronald L. Shimek, PhD, Marine, News & Notes
Sometimes the news one subscribes to, or suffers through (even though I refuse to listen the giant Cheeto in the White House) kicks one right where it hurts the most… in the mind and memories. Here’s a recent example, in which a new publication confirms...
by Ronald L. Shimek, PhD | Oct 10, 2016 | CORAL - Ronald L. Shimek, PhD, Marine
One of the activities I tried several times during my diving-photography career was to take “extreme” macro shots of various invertebrates in the field. After many changes of equipment–keep in mind this was ALL done on a shoestring budget, and was...
by Ronald L. Shimek, PhD | Nov 23, 2015 | CORAL - Ronald L. Shimek, PhD, Freshwater, Marine, News & Notes
A Puzzling Term from Fish Anatomy: The Cleithral Spot As with anything in life, the significance of a spot varies with one’s perception. Lady Macbeth saw a spot of blood on her hands that truly was a manifestation of her guilt in convincing her husband to murder his...
by Ronald L. Shimek, PhD | Nov 13, 2015 | CORAL - Ronald L. Shimek, PhD, Marine
Dictionaries define “tresses” as long locks of hair, particularly from women, and “dis-” is defined as a Latin prefix meaning “apart,” “asunder,” “away,” “utterly,” or having a privative, negative, or reversing force. Whew, quite a sentence! So a distressed damsel...
