Please enjoy this anthology of leaping marine animals. The opportunity for this post only comes up once every four years, so it’s no wonder they’re celebrating! Mobula sp. – devil ray Sperm whale, Physeter macrocephalus Flying squid, Todarodes pacificus Yellowfin tuna, Thunnus albacares Sailfish, Istiophorus sp. Manta ray, Manta sp. (Most “manta jumps” on google . . . → Read More: In honour of Leap Day
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By para_sight, on  February 29th, 2012  4 comments  Biodiversity, Cephalopods!, Fish, Giant Isopod, Megavertebrate, Weird  dolphins, flying squid, manta, minke whale, mobula, sailfish, sperm whale, tarpon, tuna, whales By Dr. M, on February 12th, 2012 One comment Adaptations, Biodiversity, Critters, Ecology, Evolution, Giant Isopod Alicella gigantea, Amphipod, body size, deep sea, Edouard Chevreux, French, Gigantism, supergiant, Trench In 1899 a French zoologist named Edouard Chevreux with an inordinate fondness for crustaceans officially described two crustaceans from the deepest parts of the ocean. Over 100 hundred years later, scientists have collected less than two dozen specimens of this enigmatic shellfish, shocking given that is largest species of amphipod ever known. Within Crustacean . . . → Read More: The Large But Enigmatic Supergiant
If I was not a poor academic, o’ yes this would be mine. via Giant Pill Bug Isopod Stained Glass Panel by trilobiteglassworks. Broadcast Spawn!Tweet#call_to_action h4{padding:0px 5px;}If I was not a poor academic, o’ yes this would be mine. via Giant Pill Bug Isopod Stained Glass Panel by trilobiteglassworks. Broadcast Spawn!Tweet By Dr. M, on April 13th, 2010 One comment Biodiversity, Books/Media, Carnivals & Link Love, Ecology, Education, Giant Isopod, New Research, Ramblings, Scientist!, Seamount, Tweets American Scientist, Biodiversity, bivalve, deep sea, Ecology, evolution, Gastropod, Giant Isopod, Hydrothermal Vent, island rule, isopocalypse, MBARI, Monterey Canyan, National Geographic, NESCent, New Species, Seamount, Sigma Xi, Snail, Southern Fried Science, twitter A potential new species of nudibranch (white box) on a bubblegum coral You might have noticed that my posting frequency is down recently. Why? 1. Kevin Z convinced me to start Tweeting. There seems to be an inverse relationship to my writing for DSN and posting Tweets. Previous attempts to integrate our Twitter content into . . . → Read More: What’s New With the Dr. M and the Oceans?
By Dr. M, on April 1st, 2010 16 comments Adaptations, Biodiversity, Books/Media, Carnivals & Link Love, Critters, Giant Isopod, Uncategorized, Weird Bathynomus, body size, Giant Isopod, isopocalypse Across the internets a craze is sweeping. We here at DSN are calling it Isopocalypse 2010 (stay up to date using the Twitter hashtag #isopocalypse2010). Things got so crazy over the last two days with giant isopods that in my excitement I forgot what year it was and used #isopocalypse2011 hashtag this morning It all . . . → Read More: Isopocalypse 2010: Giant Isopods Storm the Internets
By Kevin Zelnio, on December 30th, 2009 10 comments Giant Isopod, Megavertebrate, TGIF: Pictures & Movies 6-Gill Shark, Eye In The Sea, Giant Isopod, NOAA, Ocean Explorer, video Seriously, 6-Gill Shark. Why are you such a douche? That Giant Isopod was totally there first, minding its own business gnawing on some fresh bait and then you come along and nose-butt it out of the way and steal all the food for yourself. Such a jerk. You know, if you keep acting like an . . . → Read More: 6-Gill Shark Steals Food from Poor Giant Isopod
By Dr. M, on September 16th, 2009 2 comments Carnivals & Link Love, Conservation & Environment, Giant Isopod Brian Linton, business, flippy floppies, Giant Isopod, green, I'm On A Boat, lobster, ocean conservation, recycle, Sand Shack, trash The Sand Shack is an environmentally friendly brand of apparel and accessories founded in Cape Cod. The company was started by Brian Lintonin 2006. After reading about Brian at the Sand Shack page I am convinced his picture may be next to the word entrepreneur, or maybe even overachiever, in the dictionary. “Brian was . . . → Read More: Sand Shack For Your Flippy Floppy Needs
By Kevin Zelnio, on July 21st, 2009 One comment Bringin' It, Giant Isopod Bathynomus, fail, Giant Isopod This is a giant isopod. This, on the other hand, is not. An example of a creature which is not a giant isopod. To reiterate, this is a giant isopod, a species in the genus Bathynomus, and more specifically Bathynomus giganteus (latin for gigantic). The following illustration is taken from Lloyd 1908 “The internal anatomy . . . → Read More: Giant Isopod Fail
By Dr. M, on July 3rd, 2009 Leave a comment Art, Biodiversity, Cephalopods!, Giant Isopod Britain, giant isopods, Giant Squid, sand sculpture I would definitely cast my vote for this one. Broadcast Spawn!Tweet#call_to_action h4{padding:0px 5px;}I would definitely cast my vote for this one. Broadcast Spawn!Tweet By Dr. M, on June 28th, 2009 5 comments Biodiversity, Conservation & Environment, Education, Fish, Giant Isopod, Megavertebrate 4-eyes, Aquarium, archer fish, Biodiversity, Cincinnati, freshwater, Giant Isopod, Kentucky, Licking River, mud skippers, mussel, Newport, Ohio, shark ray, snake head turtle A shark ray at the Newport Aquarium. Photo courtesy of the Newport Aquarium Finding my self in Cincinnati for a conference, I couldn’t help myself from heading across the river into Kentucky to the Newport Aquarium. This aquarium is truly a gem of the midland. The entrance proclaims “water is the blanket of the earth” . . . → Read More: Giant Isopods and Shark Rays in Cincinnati?
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