IMBRSea Joint School - Adventures at the Swedish Coast

Dear star-addicts, Consider this the end of the Star Wars! This is indeed end of the show. No more keeping up with the Stardashians; no more cannibalism; no more weird jokes (after this post, lol). We are as devastated as you are, but at least we will be getting some more hours of sleep and we are more than grateful for this experience and all the friends we have made on the way, (specially those five-armed-sticky-aliens, aka sea stars). For you to feel a little bit better, we leave you with our most shocking results: Indeed our sea-rebels showed clear activity peaks around dawn and dusk ! During sunrise and sunset is apparently also the occasion to get high, as a lot of our starfish were found wandering on the edge of the water surface at those time, while preferring the bottom during day and nights. Aaand, voilá, these party animals seem to prefer the  good nightlife. (Actually, we have no clear evidence that they go partying, it just happens to be the time they hunt. B...

Dear star-addicts, Hope our last post didn’t disturb you that much, because we still have some more shocking content for you. If you are ready for some more cringey humor and some spicy news, we invite you to keep reading. As you already know, sea-stars in our tanks suddenly started going wild. (Aka; trying to eat each other). As much as we would have liked to think there was some romanticism going on, we started being suspicious it might be something more aggressive than expected when one of our stars lost 2 legs and a half. But, aren’t sea stars supposed to be little cuties?  Traumatizing as this can be, you shall not panic, these animals are capable of growing back their limbs (#superpowers). Weird part is, cannibalism has not really been observed in this species, only if they have been starving for “long”, meaning “weeks”. Even though only two days had passed since we collected them (#spoilt?), we decided to prevent future injuries and feed them with some juicy fresh caught ...

Catching up with the Stardashians! Welcome back! Excited to hear about what the shell they’ve been up to? After several attempts to fight through the storms, let us keep you up to date! The Set Up: To welcome our fabulous Swedish Rockstars, who are incredibly active and fabulously purple, we had to face numerous challenges. First of all, the initial settlers had the privilege to test the house of the Stardashians. From wire mesh to bricks, crazy winds to peaceful moments, let us tell you how we coped! “The first little stars built a house of wired mesh, but a wind huffed, and it puffed, and it blew their house down! So the stars had to abandon deck. Then the second little stars built a house of bricks, which they passed through the splits, and the second little stars also escaped.“ The things we do for science! ALERT! ALERT! PRISON BREAK! Guess who was found sneaking around and trying to visit her fellow crew members? Busted! Escapist of the day! Too many Harry Hou...

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 enviro...

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 envir...