New paper shows #loggerhead #seaturtles carry an average of 34000 meiofauna on their back 🐢 “There literally is a whole world on there - It’s wild to find that kind of diversity on another organism.” - @jeroeningels, marine ecologist, @floridastate nationalgeographic.com/anima…

Sea turtles can carry more than 100,000 tiny animals on their shells

Studying the diverse and abundant creatures that live atop loggerhead sea turtles could help scientists track and better understand the reptiles.

nationalgeographic.com

Jun 22, 2020 · 11:07 AM UTC
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