The deep-sea Osedax bone-devouring worms could easily have been the poster child for Deep-Sea News instead of the Giant Squid. Below is list of 10…
View More 10 Reasons Why Bone Eating Worms Are F’n AwesomeCategory: Biology
Wranglin’ the Mighty Mesograzer
Amphipods and I, well, we have a love/hate relationship. I love them because, for all intents and purposes, they are the rolly pollies of the…
View More Wranglin’ the Mighty MesograzerSeasnake vs. Moray Eel…not what I was expecting
In the below video a seasnake catches a moray eel at Giant Clam, Puerto Galera, Mindoro, Philippines. I believe the eel is a fimbriated moray, Gymnothorax…
View More Seasnake vs. Moray Eel…not what I was expectingNew field blog: Imaging the Arctic
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…
View More New field blog: Imaging the ArcticNot Quite the Shark that ate Esteban
It’s part of the deal that if you describe a new species, you get to give it a scientific name. That’s one of the perks…
View More Not Quite the Shark that ate EstebanExtraordinary dolphin footage
In my inbox today was this video of a remarkable bit of animal behaviour captured on video. It shows the famous manta night dive in…
View More Extraordinary dolphin footageWe found love in a hopeless place.
I guess it has just been an Anglerfish kind of week. Found this little ditty at work today and it made me giggle. May it…
View More We found love in a hopeless place.Big ugly fish eats cute little seabird.
When I was about 15 or 16, I went fishing with my step-brother. We weren’t really catching anything so we decided to drop a hook…
View More Big ugly fish eats cute little seabird.Disposable Penises in Ten Hundred Most Used Words
There is not much to add to the whole story on disposable penises after Ed Yong wrote about it. So being a big fan of…
View More Disposable Penises in Ten Hundred Most Used WordsEndemic Genomes? Reason #1 to sequence the Deep Sea
Something to think about: the recent Gibbons et al. (2013) PNAS paper found that *one* site in the English Channel showed a 31.7-66.2% overlap in…
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