By Michelle Collier, RCDD. Fiber optic cable provides a low loss medium for high-speed communications. While. the continuous fiber cable itself is low loss, terminations at each access point provide a. potential Achilles heel. The biggest cause of signal loss across fiber optic connectors is. contamination.
The blue crab's scientific name, Callinectes sapidus, is from Latin and Greek: calli, beautiful; nectes, swimmer; and sapidus, savory-beautiful, savory swimmer. Like insects, blue crabs have stalked compound eyes and can see in almost every direction at once.
Blue Sea Star Common Name: Blue Starfish Scientific Name: Linckia Laevigata Description. The Blue Sea Star has 5 cylindrical arms with rounded tips and an eye at each end. The eyes see only light and darkness. The mouth is found in the centre of the body on the underside. Animals less than 5 cm wide are blue-green with dark spots.