What knowledge of the deep sea tell us about life on other planets
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By , on March 9th, 2012 7 comments   Adaptations, Biodiversity, Ecology, Environmental Sciences, Evolution, Geology, Mating & Reproduction, New Research, Paleobiology, Seeps, Vent, & Whale Falls

We as humans have three fundamental questions. Where do we come from? Where are we going? Are we alone in the universe? The answers to these thrust at the core of our humanity and uniqueness.  Through science we seek out replies to these inquiries. The Drake Equation In 1960 the National Academy of Sciences asked . . . → Read More: What knowledge of the deep sea tell us about life on other planets

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Perverted cannibalistic hermaphrodites haunt the Pacific Northwest!
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By , on January 17th, 2012 One comment   Critters, Mating & Reproduction   , , ,  

This is a repost from my former blog The Oyster’s Garter and was originally published on March 24, 2008. I’m re-posting in honor of Kate Clancy‘s & Scicurious‘ Sex, gender and controversy: writing to educate, writing to titillate session at Science Online 2012, since this is one of the silliest bits of sex-related writing I’ve ever . . . → Read More: Perverted cannibalistic hermaphrodites haunt the Pacific Northwest!

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TGIF – Flatworm Fu… er… Mating.
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By , on January 13th, 2012 3 comments   Adaptations, Mating & Reproduction, TGIF: Pictures & Movies   , , ,  

“There actually sticking their penises in each othr quite randomly.” Invertebrate reproduction or one crazy night in Vegas?? You decide! Hat tip to @echinoblog. Broadcast Spawn!Tweet#call_to_action h4{padding:0px 5px;}“There actually sticking their penises in each othr quite randomly.” Invertebrate reproduction or one crazy night in Vegas?? You decide! Hat tip to @echinoblog. Broadcast Spawn!Tweet

A Little Sunday Sabbath Sexytime: Portunid Crab Mating
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By , on December 18th, 2011 Leave a comment   Mating & Reproduction   , , , , ,  

Hat tip DSN YouTube archivist Chris M. I love the ominously dramatic music as they bury themselves in the mud while getting it on. Broadcast Spawn!Tweet#call_to_action h4{padding:0px 5px;}Hat tip DSN YouTube archivist Chris M. I love the ominously dramatic music as they bury themselves in the mud while getting it on. Broadcast Spawn!Tweet

Sunday Cephalopod – Mating Mimic Moctopus
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By , on December 11th, 2011 Leave a comment   Cephalopods!, Mating & Reproduction   , ,  

h/t to @boraz for this stunning example of the mimic octopus mating! The video was filmed just this last November in Indonesia. Broadcast Spawn!Tweet#call_to_action h4{padding:0px 5px;}h/t to @boraz for this stunning example of the mimic octopus mating! The video was filmed just this last November in Indonesia. Broadcast Spawn!Tweet

Why cyclops shark grabs at our imagination
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By , on November 7th, 2011 3 comments   Fishing, Mating & Reproduction, Megavertebrate, Weird   , , , , ,  

If you’ve been out of touch for a while lately and haven’t immediately grokked what this post is about from the title, it concerns a surprising recent find by a Mexican fisherman of a very special little shark.  Enrique Lucero León was fishing in the Gulf of California and caught himself a pregnant dusky shark.  . . . → Read More: Why cyclops shark grabs at our imagination

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Bizarre Love Triangle of the Giant Cuttlefish
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By , on October 20th, 2011 5 comments   Adaptations, Cephalopods!, Ecology, Mating & Reproduction   , ,  

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Shark Siblingicide
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By , on September 26th, 2011 One comment   Adaptations, Fish, Mating & Reproduction   , ,  

Came across this in a youtube search for something unrelated (I swear distraction is built into the YT search algorithm), but it reminded me of a blog post from back in the day by one of favorite bloggers, Kelsey at From Mauka to Makai, who wrote more generally about sibling rivalry but illustrated this . . . → Read More: Shark Siblingicide

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Your Friday Cuttlefish
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By , on September 23rd, 2011 One comment   Cephalopods!, Coral, Critters, Mating & Reproduction   , , ,  

A friend of CORAL, Dr Steve Cohen, passed along this great footage he captured of some randy cuttlefish on the reefs at the Wakatobi Dive Resort in Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia. No lascivious copulation, sneaker males, or sperm displacement observed, but cool nonetheless. Thanks Steve! Broadcast Spawn!Tweet#call_to_action h4{padding:0px 5px;}A friend of CORAL, Dr Steve Cohen, . . . → Read More: Your Friday Cuttlefish

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Baby Nautilus, is there anything cuter?
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By , on September 21st, 2011 One comment   Biodiversity, Cephalopods!, Ecology, Mating & Reproduction   , , , ,  

My colleagues Dr. Bruce Carlson – recently retired – and Marj Awai were the first folks to successfully collect chambered nautilus for display in public aquariums and then breed them.  Bruce has now put together a short video documenting that project over its nearly 20 year history.  As I watched it, I couldnt help but . . . → Read More: Baby Nautilus, is there anything cuter?

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