An inside look into our closest friends

A few weeks ago, we had the opportunity to dissect a few creatures in our marine invertebrates lab. The results were surprising...and for some refined palettes, very tasty!

The stomach of a sea star extends down each of the legs.

The orange globs are urchin gonads, also known as roe and is a popular Asian dish.

Having some fun while cutting open the tough calcium carbonate test.

We fished out the beak of our squid, which is found in the mouth.