This originally posted here during Megavertabrate Week in 2007. I’m reposting it here in honor of the Great Turtle Race of 2009! Good luck turtles!…
View More The “Leathery Turtle”Category: Adaptations
TGIM: See-Through-Shi Fish.
Big hat tip to Katie at DSN’s Barrel-eye fish post. The Colbert Report Mon – Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c Craziest F#?king Thing I’ve Ever Heard…
View More TGIM: See-Through-Shi Fish.Thriving In Extreme Conditions
…takes more than a Red Bull. You got to have the right metabolic pathways. NSF highlights the work of Samantha Joye of the University of…
View More Thriving In Extreme ConditionsOcean Acidification, Not Good For Living
Two recent papers in Nature GeoScience demonstrate the real effects of ocean acidification. For those not in know, there is an ongoing decrease in the…
View More Ocean Acidification, Not Good For Living100 Word Post: Hurdia victoria
Anomalocaris ruled the Cambrian seas but apparently so did a twenty centimenter cousin. Hurdia victoria, originally described in 1912, was known from just a jumble…
View More 100 Word Post: Hurdia victoriaSex For Flatworms is Both Love and War
From the video, “It’s known as penis fencing, and the worms are the swordsmen” Potentially NSFW if having the word the penis said a dozen…
View More Sex For Flatworms is Both Love and WarDracula Fish From Myanmar Doesn’t Vant to Suck Your Blood
Not deep sea but awesome nonetheless! The Full story is National Geographic News. “Despite their ghoulish appearance, the fangs likely aren’t used for feeding. “We…
View More Dracula Fish From Myanmar Doesn’t Vant to Suck Your BloodMBARI YouTube Channel
The Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute recently unleashed their new YouTube Channel. Of course it features Macropinna but you can also see Humboldt squid. A…
View More MBARI YouTube ChannelScientists Solve The Mystery Of Why This Fish Is So Freakin’ Crazy
The barreleye (Macropinna microstoma) has extremely light-sensitive eyes that can rotate within a transparent, fluid-filled shield on its head. The fish’s tubular eyes are capped…
View More Scientists Solve The Mystery Of Why This Fish Is So Freakin’ CrazyMarine Biology Videos at Wired Science
Mo, the Neurophilosopher, brought to my attention via Twitter Wired Science’s “10 Fantastic Marine Biology Videos“. They are all great bits from the marine youtube-o-sphere.…
View More Marine Biology Videos at Wired Science