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By Alex Warneke, on  June 7th, 2013  One comment  Art, Crustacean, Education, Life of Science, Organisms, Uncategorized  Aquarium, Hermit Crab 
Source: Shuttershock Now I have seen my fair share of utterly fabulous hermit crab shells, but this specific fashion choice takes the cake. We are talking along the lines of the Jimmy Choos of shells here. (Something I am sure the shoe savvy fashionista herself, Dr. Bik would greatly appreciate.) Aquarists at the New Zealand . . . → Read More: TGIF: Well if the glass slipper fits…
By Alex Warneke, on May 7th, 2013 9 comments Art, Biology, Education, Life of Science, Pictures and Movies Amadeo Bachar, Art, CSUMB, Scientific Illustration 
Source: A. Bachar They say, “A picture is worth a thousand words.” As cliche as it is, that phrase could not resonate more clearly for this visual learner than when I am flipping through a 10 lb. biology textbook full of thousands of words. I can read through pages and pages describing some ecological process . . . → Read More: From coast to canvas: The art of biological illustration
By Dr. Martini, on April 17th, 2013 Leave a comment Art, Biology, Environmental Sciences, Expeditions, Mammals, Sea Ice field sketch, Greenland, narwhals Art and science. Their paths don’t always cross, but when they do the results can be absolutely stunning. And this is exactly why I am highlighting the wonderful new collaboration by scientist Kristin Laidre and artist Maria Coryell-Martin, “Imaging the Arctic. ” It is an elegant field blog based around Dr. Laidre’s fieldwork with Narwhals . . . → Read More: New field blog: Imaging the Arctic
By Alex Warneke, on April 11th, 2013 2 comments Art, Crustacean, Expeditions, Life of Science, New Research, Reviews, Social Sciences, Special, Weird Fish Stole My Look!, Mimic Octopus, mimicry The Head of the FP herself.Source: Wikimedia Commons We have a fashion emergency. White after labor day? No. Horizontal stripes? Not exactly. Wardrobe malfunction? Definitely No. Too much skin showing at the Grammys despite CBS’s best efforts to keep those scandalous celebs on the straight and narrow? No…oh wait….Yes…but not the example I was referring . . . → Read More: Quick! Someone call the Fashion Police.
By Dr. Martini, on April 10th, 2013 3 comments Art, Weird narwhal, rainbow bright, science fiction, spring break, star trek, wrestlemania Have you ever laid in your bed at night, dreaming what your favorite entertainment personalities would look like re-imagined as narwhals? Well wonder no more my friends. Artist Hayley Casset has done all the hard work for you at her awesome Etsy shop. Just because narwhals lost their science epic battle to elephant seals, doesn’t . . . → Read More: Narwhals Gone Wild.
By Dr. M, on April 8th, 2013 2 comments Art, Gadgets & Gear, Vessels and Equipment, Weird FLIP, Photoshop, Redditt, Research Vessell, Scripps FLIP is towed to its operating area in the horizontal position and through ballast changes is “flipped” to the vertical position to become a stable spar buoy with a draft of 300 feet. Photo from MPL. FLIP, the Floating Instrument Platform, is towed to an area in a horizontal position and through changing the ballast . . . → Read More: Flip Ship Photoshop Battle
That’s pretty much the first question I ask myself when starting any sea beastie dissection. Sadly, I have yet to encounter a cream-filled critter, but I guess this is what happens when you shut down Hostess. Yep. I’m still bitter. It leads to a most-intriguing second question though…If not cream filling, what IS inside the . . . → Read More: Where’s the cream filling?
By Dr. M, on February 18th, 2013 8 comments Art, Conservation & Environment, Fish, Fishing, Organisms Art, endangered, headdress, Ijaw, IUCN, Nigeria, religion, sawfish, wood carving At first glance, a sawfish appears otherworldly, lifted from the pages of a Dr. Seuss book. One fish, two fish, blue fish, sawfish…there was a fish without a flaw but I was caught off guard by that saw. If one can get past the saw, used to unearth crustaceans from the mud for a tasty . . . → Read More: Exaltation to Extinction for Sawfishes
Hat tip to Aquaman Shrine Given yesterday was Aquaman’s birthday, @SFriedScientist decided to do a roundup of animated Aquaman GIFs on Twitter. Here is what you missed Better than a dolphin Finally a dolphin is useful See the dolphin really is pointless But if you must use dolphins, do it like this with telepathy The mightiest of superheros Aquaman shaking . . . → Read More: Aquaman GIF Roundup
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