Should you find a fresh skate egg case on a beach, perform this simple ... Massachusetts, showed me this little guy (or girl) when I visited the lab: "I like to show these to kids and tell them ...

The little skate's embryo develops in the contained environment of an egg case, commonly called a devil's purse. "The skate egg case is a very interesting place to study microbiome development ...

They’ve noticed that it it’s common to see skate egg cases attached to marine debris ... “They are like little bags,” is how veterinarian Carlos Calvo-Mac, ConservAccion’s project ...

When I come across one of these, I carefully toss it back into the water to give the little skate a chance to continue developing. Skates lay their eggs in these tough, rectangular cases ...

Each of the hundred or so pouches, known as mermaid purses, is the temporary home of a baby deep-sea skate — a spade ... on this area teeming with egg cases," said Beatriz Naranjo, a marine ...

So, why not get together and give it a go? Here are 7 top tips for a great egg case hunt: 1. Choose a beach that is well known for shark and skate egg cases. If you're not sure check on ...

After several months, they hatch and a full-grown shark or skate emerges. The discarded egg cases (also known as "mermaid's purses"), that once held so much life, often wash up on beaches when empty.

The whole thing is wild,” said marine biologist Cherisse Du Preez, describing a phenomenon that has rewritten assumptions of where life can exist. During summer 2023, Du Preez and her crew, on board a ...