Little Monsters of the Ocean: Metamorphosis under the Waves

Little Monsters of the Ocean: Metamorphosis under the Waves — page 3
INTRODUCTION Beware Gooey or grimy spindly or spiny monsters lurk in every ocean on Earth They have guts to gobble venom mucus oozing from their rear ends and a habit of chomping on their brothers and sisters With all that weirdness you’d think we’d be on high alert at the beach You’d think we’d This zoea is a ten legged larva need to protect ourselves from those creatures Would you dare dip your toes in the ocean knowing monsters could be lurking nearby Instead most of us know nothing at all about these little creatures Yet billions of them live with us on Earth Why don’t we know all about them These animals are tiny Many are microscopic One million could hide in 1 teaspoon 5 ml of ocean water Who are these mysterious marine monsters They’re kids That’s right Cute little ocean kids waiting to grow up And as they grow they go through some pretty dramatic changes These changes are far more drastic than the changes you go through as you grow up they’re called metamorphosis 4