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The one with the enthusiastic marine biologists.

Dear visitor, if the world of stars intrigues you, you are in the right blog. We are 6 marine biology enthusiasts who love discovering and spreading new gossip (only if it is scientific related, of course!). During 10 days, we will be living together in the Marine Laboratory of Tjärnö with many other marine scientists, in order to carry out our own fascinating marine study. We are ready to work our brains off, spice things up and share all the non-censored information with you.
Have you ever wondered what the Swedish rock stars of Tjärnö Bay do during the day and night? Have what the shell triggers their movement patterns?! Are they more adventurous or more couch potato-rous?

Follow us on our journey while we unravel the mysteries of these sea celebrities. During 4 days, you will have access to explicit images of a never seen before reality show. Be ready for the new “Keeping up with the Stardashians” starring the famous Asteria rubens!
How will our stars react to challenging environments that we have chosen for them? To answer this question, we will construct different set ups of habitat complexity, and follow their movements during the day and night by camera monitoring. What is more, how we (marine biologists wannabes), will handle this study? How many successes/fails will we face? Well do your bets and keep reading if you’re be ready to be mind-blown.

SPOILER ALERT: You will love it.
Lots Of Love (LOL),
The Rockstars.

 One small step for Asteria rubens, a giant leap for starfishkind. – Snail Armstrong

Imagen que contiene interior, pared, mujer Descripción generada con confianza alta

SNEAK PEAK: Check out the moves of our first Stardashian, Stella!



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