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Invasion of the Jelly Crab!

By Kevin Zelnio, on July 11th, 2010%

They tamed the wild jelly and are now training mass armies of crustaceans to overthrow the molluscan oligarchy. Fear the claw and sting. Fear it!
Hat tip to . . . → Read More: Invasion of the Jelly Crab!

Blue Crab vs Clam

By Kevin Zelnio, on May 16th, 2010%

This poor clam can rest assured that I had my fill of blue crab this weekend with my family in Ocracoke. Did you know crab is awesome for breakfast, lunch dinner and anywhere in between?? What makes the crab in Ocracoke even better is that it is all locally caught by hard working fishermen who are . . . → Read More: Blue Crab vs Clam

The ‘Eye’ of the Vent Shrimp

By Kevin Zelnio, on April 1st, 2010%

Rimicaris exoculata, from this Japanese website (click image)
*Not to be confused with the hit song by Survivor.
The vent shrimp Rimicaris exoculata (literally the Rift-shrimp deprived of eyes) swarms hydrothermal chimneys, with temperatures reaching over 350 C, en masse in the darkness of the deep sea. It has a certain peculiarity in that its eyes are completely . . . → Read More: The ‘Eye’ of the Vent Shrimp

Lady Gaga enters the Invertebrate Wars

By Miriam, on March 15th, 2010%

Every palinurid‘s secret ambition is to be sparkly and aboard Lady Gaga. But if Lady Gaga were REALLY hardcore, she would have tiny sparkly Cycliophorans on the sparkly lobster’s sparkly . . . → Read More: Lady Gaga enters the Invertebrate Wars

Absolute Awesomeness of Arthropods Vol. I (#invwars)

By Kevin Zelnio, on March 12th, 2010%

They get huge! And can take down a frikkin house! Also, dey vill . . . → Read More: Absolute Awesomeness of Arthropods Vol. I (#invwars)

Repost from TOG: Urochordata! Urochordata! Rah! Rah! Rah!

By Miriam, on March 10th, 2010%

I was EXTREMELY shocked that my beloved urochordates were not included in the rekindling of the invertebrate wars. I am compelled to defend their honor by reposting this rousing defense, originally published on the Oyster’s Garter. I’ve transferred my studies to the open ocean and no longer study benthic tunicates, but out in the mid-Pacific the . . . → Read More: Repost from TOG: Urochordata! Urochordata! Rah! Rah! Rah!

Even Tiny Copepods Are More Awesome Than a Slimey Mollusc

By Kevin Zelnio, on March 10th, 2010%

Sam over at Oceanographer’s Choice knows what is up. There really is no way anything other than a member of the Arthropoda could even be considered the most awesomest invert on the scene. I mean there is a WHOLE BLOG on Arthropoda full of awesomsauce. I don’t see a Mollusca blog out there… Just sayin’.
You know, . . . → Read More: Even Tiny Copepods Are More Awesome Than a Slimey Mollusc

Molluscs, now with 100% more awesum

By Dr. M, on March 7th, 2010%

A blog war is starting to develop again. No I am not talking about this one. I am talking about the Great Invertebrate Wars. Everything was quiet until someone had to stir the pot. GIW I took many causalities with molluscs taking the clear win. Which invertebrate group will take GIW II? If polls are accurate, and like Fox . . . → Read More: Molluscs, now with 100% more awesum

A Metric of Invertebrate Coolness

By Dr. M, on September 14th, 2008%

Just when you thought the Invertebrate Wars were over. A new measure of their coolness has been put forth. Of course Jim L. and I think that is the presence/absence of Aristotle’s Lantern or radula is more than enough to evaluate coolness. However, neither of organisms have deserts name after them. Amanda lays it out . . . → Read More: A Metric of Invertebrate Coolness

On How Non-Cephalopod Mollusks are “Really Cool”

By Kevin Zelnio, on April 2nd, 2008%

So Kallen over at the Biojournalism blog goes on a diatribe about great Echinoderms are, blah blah blah regeneration blah blah blah pentaradial symmetry. She then asks of her readers:
Tell me how snails are really cool, please?
OK, I’ll tell you! Craig has already mentioned the coolness of the radula, how some snails can parasitize echinoderms, the . . . → Read More: On How Non-Cephalopod Mollusks are “Really Cool”