The Weird and Wonderful: Ocean Oddballs and Peculiar Partnerships
Guest Presenter: Brianna Zuber
Mendocino College Biology Department
Thursday, October 30, 2025
Noyo Center Marine Field Station
32430 N. Harbor Dr., Fort Bragg
5:00 Happy Hour
6:00 Presentation Begins
Dive into the strange and spectacular world of marine life! This talk will explore the biology behind some of the ocean’s most curious creatures and unexpected partnerships. Perfect for spooky season, learn about vampire squid, tongue-eating isopods, the slimy hagfish, unwanted visitors, ghost reefs, zombie fish, and much more!
Brianna Zuber was born and raised in Georgia. She stayed in Georgia to attend a small college where she took classes like Ecology, Conservation Biology, and Ichthyology, fell in love with working with fishes, and earned a degree in Ecology and Field Biology. After that, she received a Master’s degree in Biology and then finished her Ph.D. in Environmental Sciences. All along the way she studied fishes, ecology, and the environment. She moved to Ukiah in 2016 to work at Mendocino College where she is currently a Biology instructor and teaches courses in Marine Biology, Zoology, and Botany. She lives in Willits with her husband and their three awesome dogs.
There is no charge for this event
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Vampire Squid Photo: MBARI