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Nature On The Great Invertebrate Wars

Join the Great Marine Invertebrate Wars as Echinoderms face off against Molluscs in this thrilling underwater debate!

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Well it seems Nature has taken sides in The Great Marine Invertebrate Wars, which began here at The Intersection last week:

A bizarre geek-fight has erupted in the blogosphere over which types of invertebrates are coolest, Echinoderms or Molluscs.

And I'm sad to report, the otherwise brilliant journal fails to recognize the awe-inspiring, ever-charismatic, comic-book-superhero marvel that is holothuria. sigh...

Having spent the weekend playing with octopus in the Med, the Great Beyond is committing the full weight of Nature's reputation behind the mollusca cause.

The lines are drawn, loyalties are being set, and the epic battle continues...

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