We catch you up with an update on fluorescing animals and then jump right into new research on Longfin Damsel fish that use Mysid shrimp to farm algae. 



<img width="1024" height="682" src="http://brainjunkpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Stegastes-nigricans-Adult-Great-Barrier-Reef-Cairns-QLD-Photo-Andrew-Green-from-Reeflifesurvey-1024x682.png" alt="" class="wp-image-2063" />Stegastes nigricans, photo by Andrew Green



<img width="805" height="503" src="http://brainjunkpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Mysid-shrimp-image-melevs-reef.png" alt="" class="wp-image-2064" />Mysid shrimp image: Melev’s Reef



Check out more about this mutualistic relationship here: <a href="https://theconversation.com/we-found-algae-farming-fish-that-domesticate-tiny-shrimp-to-help-run-their-farms-151615">https://theconversation.com/we-found-algae-farming-fish-that-domesticate-tiny-shrimp-to-help-run-their-farms-151615</a>

We catch you up with an update on fluorescing animals and then jump right into new research on Longfin Damsel fish that use Mysid shrimp to farm algae. Stegastes nigricans, photo by Andrew Green Mysid shrimp image: Melev’s Reef Check out more about this mutualistic relationship here: https://theconversation.com/we-found-algae-farming-fish-that-domesticate-tiny-shrimp-to-help-run-their-farms-151615

We catch you up with an update on fluorescing animals and then jump right into new research on Longfin Damsel fish that use Mysid shrimp to farm algae. 



Stegastes nigricans, photo by Andrew Green



Mysid shrimp image: Melev’s Reef



Check out more about this mutualistic relationship here: <a href="https://theconversation.com/we-found-algae-farming-fish-that-domesticate-tiny-shrimp-to-help-run-their-farms-151615" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://theconversation.com/we-found-algae-farming-fish-that-domesticate-tiny-shrimp-to-help-run-their-farms-151615</a>

148: Algae Farming Fish

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Brain Junk is an off-the-wall, totally unbelievable but true podcast where Amy Barton and Trace Kerr shake up science & history in the hunt for answers to questions you never knew you wanted to know. We bring you the inside scoop on things like: Can goldfish drive? How do whales not drown while eating? Who had the first prosthetic eye? We cannonball off the question high dive every other Tuesday -- those of you in the front seats, bring your ponchos. We're out to flood your brain.

Brain Junk is an off-the-wall, totally unbelievable but true podcast where Amy Barton and Trace Kerr shake up science &amp; history in the hunt for answers to questions you never knew you wanted to know. We bring you the inside scoop on things like: Can goldfish drive? How do whales not drown while eating? Who had the first prosthetic eye? 
We cannonball off the question high dive every other Tuesday -- those of you in the front seats, bring your ponchos. We're out to flood your brain.

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