Not only is there a stunning variety of species amongst these animals which exhibit beauty with striking color variations, but also elegance in form with undulating dorsal and ventral fins. They are most often found in tropical waters near coral reefs, but really the key here is their ingenious puzzle-solving behavior of how to get to the meat of spiny urchins like the one in our logo presenting long black spines as a barrier. They puff water like air out of their mouths beneath the urchins to capsize and blow them over to get past the spines and pierce the vulnerable part of the urchin’s shell.
Similarly, we ask our contributors each issue to offer reviews of their peers to consider not only whether a poem works but to attempt to get to the bottom of how and why, which may not always be easy or obvious. One other curious fact about Triggerfish as highly intelligent creatures is that while they may appear clownish, they can also prove to be quite tenacious, territorial and fearless.