Greetings from Belize, where my friend Dr. Jason Williams and I are teaching BIOL139! Follow our adventures on Instagram at @hofstrainbelize. I’ll also be posting some of my favorite pictures here!

A juvenile lionfish (Pterois volitans), a first for me in #BIOL139 in Belize. Still venomous and dangerous. We also had the opportunity to see an adult being eaten by a moray eel. The circle of life. #hofstrainbelize2025

One post for the dedicated and curious Hofstra Biology students who participated in our #BIOL139 course documenting the vast diversity of vertebrates and invertebrates in these coral reef ecosystems. #hofstrainbelize2025

Our time teaching #BIOL139 in Belize has come to an end. But here’s one of my favorite invertebrates in this place. I’ve gotten better at taking pictures of these guys in turbulent waters, but this one is my favorite. This is the flamingo tongue snail (Cyphoma gibbosum) on a sea fan coral.

One post for some of the amazing invertebrates we got to see in Belize in #BIOL139 including sea anemones, christmas tree worms, brittle sea stars and slate pencil urchins #hofstrainbelize2025

#BIOL139 took a break from swimming through coral reefs to visit the Mayan ruins of Altun Ha and learn more about the history of this amazing place. #hofstrainbelize2025