Author

Amit Shah

Based in Hot Springs, Arkansas, Amit Shah is a staff writer at Biology Insights who reports on deep-sea marine life and coral ecosystems. He wrote features for a regional publication before turning to marine science. Shah studied English as an undergraduate and received a master’s degree in science writing from the University of California, Berkeley.

What Animals Live in the Bathypelagic Zone?
What Is the Lifespan of a Glass Sponge?
How Long Do Jellyfish Live? From Months to Immortality
Where Do Sea Angels Live and What Is Their Habitat Like?
What Is a Siphonophore? The Colonial Animal Explained
The Photosynthetic Sea Slug: An Animal That Can Photosynthesize
What Eats a Jellyfish? A List of Their Top Predators
What Animals Make Pearls and How They Form
Do Jellyfish Have Legs? A Look at Their Unique Anatomy
What Do Lion’s Mane Jellyfish Eat and How Do They Hunt?
How Long Have Horseshoe Crabs Existed?
What Are the Cockroaches of the Sea?
Why Do Jellyfish Wash Up on the Beach?
Riftia pachyptila: The Giant Tube Worm With No Mouth
Pearls: Where Do They Come From and How Are They Formed?
Do Freshwater Jellyfish Sting Humans?
Do Anemones Move? How and Why They Relocate
Do Sea Bunnies Have Eyes? How They Sense the World
What Do Jellyfish Eat? Their Diet and Feeding Methods
What Are Sea Pickles? Facts About These Glowing Creatures
What Actually Lives in the Mariana Trench?
Where Do Jellyfish Live? From the Surface to the Deep Sea
How Are Scallops Born? From Spawning to Settlement
Can a Lion’s Mane Jellyfish Kill You?
What Are Sea Hares and What Do They Do?
What Is a Portuguese Man-of-War: Not a Jellyfish
Do Fish Eat Jellyfish? Yes—Here’s Why They Bother
What Do Geoducks Eat and How Do They Feed?
What Is a Group of Jellyfish Called?
What Animals Live in the Yangtze River?