Living Architecture

Grooved Brain Coral are some of the most important reef-building corals found around St. Croix and throughout the Caribbean. Brain corals are named for the maze-like ridges covering their surface, which resemble the folds of a brain. These patterns are created by thousands of tiny coral polyps connected together as Read more

Static in the Sand

Southern Stingray are masters of camouflage that spend much of their time partially buried beneath Caribbean sand flats and seagrass beds. Their flattened bodies act almost like underwater wings, allowing them to glide silently across the seafloor while searching for prey hidden beneath the sand. Using specialized electroreceptors around their Read more