Videos from Nightlife at the Academy of Sciences

In my previous post, I mentioned Nightlife at the California Academy of Sciences.  This is a truly "only in San Francisco" event every Thursday.  A DJ comes in, cocktails are served, there are special lectures and planet viewings on the living roof and the museum is open only to those over 21 years of age--no strollers!

I've been to several Nightlifes, including the very first one where there was no line for the Rainforest and a relatively sparse crowd.  Nowdays the crowd is bigger but just as much fun.  And the price is right--half the daytime entry fee.

Here are some videos from most recent one I attended.

Water spider!  A big guy, I was happy for the glass between us, though I couldn't stop looking at him/her(?).  Though I have yet to see it, he/she walks on water.  So long as that doesn't happen in my bathtub, I'm cool with him/her.

Sea Dragons!  Though they look like seaweed, they are in fact animals, like even more magical sea horses.  Someday when I am fantastically wealthy I will have a tank of these.

80-something year old Giant Sea Bass.  This guy is enormous.  And awesome, if slow moving.  Sorry for the length of this one, but I had a front row view of him turning around.  Rather like watching a semi-truck turn.

Finally, this funny guy is a Frog Fish.