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5 Questions With Me

By Dr. M, on

June 15th, 2009

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Adaptations, Biodiversity, Cephalopods!, Giant Isopod, Life Science, Megavertebrate, New Species, Ramblings, Scientist!

Biodiversity, Blue Whale, body size, cell membranes, deep sea, Duke, Giant Isopod, Giant Squid, islands

The Duke Research site this month features my answers to five questions about ocean biodiversity, body size variation, blue whales, municipal water supplies, giant squids, cell membranes, giant isopods, islands, Victorian science, and of course the deep sea. Yeah I cover a lot. Broadcast Spawn!Tweet#call_to_action h4{padding:0px 5px;}The Duke Research site this month features my answers to five questions about ocean biodiversity, body size variation, blue whales, municipal water supplies, giant squids, cell membranes, giant isopods, islands,…

JSL and Giant Isopods

By Dr. M, on

May 31st, 2009

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Expeditions, Giant Isopod, Scientist!, Vessels and Equipment

alvin, deep sea, exploration, Giant Isopod, Harbor Branch Ocenaographic Institution, Johnson Sea Link, JSL, submarine, submersible

My first submersible dive happened off Rum Cay in the Bahamas in the JSL. Despite my large size, I do not remember feeling cramped inside the soda can-sized sub. The entire time I pressed my face against a 15-centimeter porthole, my cheek against the cool glass and eyes focused on the three meters of illuminated . . . → Read More: JSL and Giant Isopods

Let’s Gather & Sing About Giant Isopods

By Dr. M, on

May 27th, 2009

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Books/Media, Deep Sea Music, Giant Isopod

Giant Isopod, mp3, Music, potato chips

Let’s face it giant isopods are the shiznit, the bee’s knees, the bomb diggidy, and all that and a bag of potato chips. The giant isopod album we’ve talked about before, although it beats me where it is, is now up online for you to listen to and download. So many favorites but Crusty The . . . → Read More: Let’s Gather & Sing About Giant Isopods

Pimp your Google Ocean

By Peter Etnoyer, on

February 5th, 2009

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Expeditions, Giant Isopod, Google Ocean

alvin, GEBCO, google earth 5.0, Google Ocean, seafloor image, shipwreck

Now that you’ve toyed with the new Ocean layer in Google Earth 5.0, and learned to dive below sea level, you’re asking yourself, … what’s next? Where can I go? What can I do? You’ve got the fever, and the only prescription is …. more cowbell ! – REPOST FROM OCTOBER 8, 2008 There’s been . . . → Read More: Pimp your Google Ocean

Deep Sea Japanese Papercraft

By Kevin Zelnio, on

January 19th, 2009

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Critters, Giant Isopod, Uncategorized

Cirolinidae, Crafts, Giant Isopod, Japan

Reader Steve T. sent in some awesome papercraft from JAMSTEC, the Japanese Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology. You can print out a paper from a .pdf file. Don’t be dismayed by the japanese text everywhere, dotted lines tell you where to make the cuts. Below is the giant isopod (click on green rectangle under . . . → Read More: Deep Sea Japanese Papercraft

Fabric Giant Isopod

By Dr. M, on

January 17th, 2009

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Biodiversity, Critters, Giant Isopod

Crafts, Giant Isopod

I really want this so badly! Too bad I both can’t sew (except of course field wounds) and read Japanese. Maybe Ellie can help me out. Better yet maybe I can get several of them and combine them with a crocheted rotten fish carcass. Then Kevin, Peter, and I could have a few pints and . . . → Read More: Fabric Giant Isopod

The 27 Best Deep-Sea Species #9: Bathynomus, the GIANT ISOPOD!!!!

By Kevin Zelnio, on

October 23rd, 2008

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Giant Isopod

Fending off a sneak attack by the wily isopod.#9 Bathynomus giganteus (Phylum: Arthropoda, Class: Malacostraca, Order: Isopoda, Family: Cirolinidae) Beware the giant isopod. When it attacks you may not know it before it rips the flesh from your bone. If your a dead whale fallen to the seafloor that it. These are cool critters! The . . . → Read More: The 27 Best Deep-Sea Species #9: Bathynomus, the GIANT ISOPOD!!!!