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Reef Teach, Cairns, Australia

Locality: Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Phone: +61 7 4031 7794

Address: 2nd Floor, Mainstreet Arcade, 85 Lake Street 4870 Cairns, QLD, Australia

Website: http://www.reefteach.com.au

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24.01.2022 To celebrate the return of dancing in QLD we are talking about the special dance that clownfish do when they move into their anemone home. Did you know that a layer of mucus helps to protect them from the otherwise harmful touch of the anemone? It may seem like a weird way of protecting yourself but if it works, we don't judge!... Can you think of any other fish that do something similar to protect themselves?

23.01.2022 Blackspotted Puffer (Arothron nigropunctatus) These fish don't have any scales but instead have 2 layers of skin. These layers are rough, thick, and very elastic. It's best not to get too close to these cuties so that they don't puff up. As interesting as it is to witness, we classify it under the category of fish bullying ... And yes they do contain the tetrodotoxin that is poisonous if consumed Reef Teach Hastings Reef

23.01.2022 If you have ever visited Reef Teach then you will probably have met either myself or Cara. What you might not have known about us is that along with our shared love of Nudibranchs (of course!) we also share a birthday! So happy birthday to us today!!

20.01.2022 Fun Friday Anyone else as keen as this little guy for their next holiday?

18.01.2022 Meet the sponge crab (Austrodromidia octodentata) these entertaining creatures not only wear a sponge for camouflage or fashion but also because sponges are great at chemical warfare therefore adding an extra layer of protection for the crab. We do have about 30 species in our waters but this specific pictured is of one in St Vincent and the Grenadines ajmart999

18.01.2022 Our phylogenetic tree is finished Who is keen to come in and see it? We will now be adding some fun facts to the end of each branch so that you can learn more about the specimens we have in our collection

18.01.2022 You've probably seen posts about our internship program before but have you ever wondered what our interns get up to afterwards? This is a brilliant video from our first EVER intern all those years ago who has just spent a season in Cyprus working at a Marine and Environmental lab. So, what are you waiting for?! With all borders now open in Australia, now is the perfect time to come and join our internship and see where it can take you.

17.01.2022 Fun Friday thoughts for you thanks to @austin7397 for this one

14.01.2022 Good news for Blue Whales! - https://mailchi.mp/4afb9d0536f5/good-news-for-blue-whales

13.01.2022 Do you know who the traditional owners are in your area? This NAIDOC week is a great time to get involved and find out more. In Cairns and the surrounding area we have 4 traditional owners groups.

11.01.2022 Can you really get swallowed by a whale? Read about this and more in our newsletter this month - https://mailchi.mp//the-whales-are-coming-are-you-ready-88

09.01.2022 New Research - What causes coral bleaching? There are so many different things that can cause a coral to bleach! In simple terms we say it's a reaction to a stress event... The water warming up to quickly, to much sunlight, and this new research also highlights that a lack of oxygen in the water can be harmful as well.... This makes sense if we think of coral as an animal that has a special relationship with zooxanthellae. What is interesting is when we look at the specific genes effected and how that differs between species of coral. Divergent expression of hypoxia response systems under deoxygenation in reefforming corals aligns with bleaching susceptibility by Rachel Alderdice, David J. Suggett, Anny Cárdenas, David J. Hughes, Michael Kühl, Mathieu Pernice and Christian R. Voolstra, 16 November 2020, Global Change Biology. DOI: 10.1111/gcb.15436 Morgan Bennett-Smith

08.01.2022 Happy Fun Friday Now you've heard of sponge crabs but have you heard of...

08.01.2022 Turtle Tuesday Can you tell which species this is? Things that can help you figure it out ~ shape of the shell... ~ shape of the beak ~ number of scutes See more

07.01.2022 The beauty of the Great Barrier Reef continues to amaze us On an average week we are out on the reef at least 2 days out of 5 conducting surveys and teaching people about this natural wonder. That's a lot of time spent in the water! Even so, we are constantly in awe of the awesome structures and beautiful creatures we come across.

06.01.2022 How cool is our new wall looking?! Reusing old snorkel boat brochures to create our phylogenetic tree. Special thanks to our volunteers for all her help creating this

05.01.2022 Good news alert for one of the species we featured on halloween 'Red handfish are on the brink of extinction. It’s estimated there’s only around 100 adults remaining in the wild in Tasmania. This development could aid their recovery.' With only about 100 individuals left in the wild the ~ 50 individuals hatched could make a huge difference to the size of the population!... Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies - IMAS aquarium at the University of Tasmania https://www.facebook.com/142468583842/posts/10158085715548843/

04.01.2022 Happy fun Friday Meet the piglet squid (Helicocranchia pfefferi). As fans of all things tiny we couldn't help but share this little guy with you. With tentacles above their eyes, tiny paddle fins, and measuring only 100mm.. ... What's not to love? Unfortunately we won't be seeing these cuties on our swims as they live more than 100m below the surface They have translucent bodies in their juvenile stages and manage buoyancy with a balance of ammonium ions in their body fluid. We don't know much more about them except they are wonderfully weird! What's your favourite tiny weird and wonderful underwater creature? practicalfishkeeping.co.uk

02.01.2022 One of the cute visitors while we were doing surveys on Hastings Reef yesterday. Not only did we did have an awesome encounter with this turtle, but we also saw a moray eel and a coral trout interacting, and a tiny nudibranch! Just to name a few Although we apparently missed a manta ray that glided right past us as we were identifying coral for our survey it sure was a busy day out on the Great Barrier Reef!... Reef Teach

02.01.2022 This week we are celebrating NAIDOC Week here in Australia. Check out the link below for local events happening in your area https://www.naidoc.org.au/get-involved/naidoc-week-events ... Shape of Land artwork, by Noongar and Saibai Islander man Tyrown Waigana. Shape of Land description: The Rainbow Serpent came out of the Dreamtime to create this land. It is represented by the snake and it forms the shape of Australia, which symbolises how it created our lands. The colour from the Rainbow Serpent is reflected on to the figure to display our connection to the Rainbow Serpent, thus our connection to country. The overlapping colours on the outside is the Dreamtime. The figure inside the shape of Australia is a representation of Indigenous Australians showing that this country - since the dawn of time - Always Was, Always Will Be Aboriginal Land.