Samantha Tang's profile

2018, Sep 21    

Biography

Samantha Tang is an undergraduate at UC Berkeley studying Data Science and Statistics. She was originally a Nutritional Science major, but after taking an intro class in Data Science, she realized that data was where her passion lies. Outside of school, she enjoys doing jigsaw puzzles and trying different cuisines!

Skills

Samantha is proficient with Python and is familiar with Scheme, SQL, and Java. She’s currently trying to pick up R and HTML as well.

Awesome Animal Pick

I chose the Glaucus atlanticus because the slug actually looks like a blue dragon (like its name)!

Animal Family Member

The Glaucus atlanticus is a part of the Glaucus Family, a genus of small sea slugs that live in the open ocean. They are able to swallow venomous nematocysts from prey like the Portuguese Man of War and even have their own dangerous and painful stings so its important to be careful around them. Most species in the Glaucus family have the very similar blue body, but the Glaucus marginatus which can be seen below, is smaller than the Glaucus atlanticus.

References

1. Glaucus atlanticus Img 1 Link to image

2. Glaucus atlanticus Img 2 Link to page