New work in the Proceedings of the Yorkshire Geological Society indicates that ammonites were likely preyed upon beaked squids. The Chamouth Mudstone Formation on the British Coast is famous for its ammonite fauna from 183-195 million years ago. Twenty percent of the ammonites were found to have damage toward the rear of shell. This spot . . . → Read More: Cephalopod on Cephalopod Crime
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By Dr. M, on  December 1st, 2010  2 comments  Cephalopods!, Ecology, Evolution, Paleobiology, Paleobiology  ammonite, Cephalopod, fossil, Predation, predator By Dr. M, on November 15th, 2010 One comment Cephalopods!, Expeditions, New Research, Seamount Cephalopod, Indian Ocean, Seamount, squid A new species of squid, 0.7 meteres (2.3ft) in length was discovered among the 7,000 samples from taken from seamounts in the southern Indian Ocean. The newly discovered squid is from the chiroteuthids characterized by long slender bodies and fantastic bioluminescence displays. . Via New large squid found in southern Indian Ocean and additional pictures from the . . . → Read More: New squid found in Indian Ocean
By Kevin Zelnio, on November 7th, 2010 Leave a comment Cephalopods! Cephalopod, Germans, Octopus, Paul the Octopus, Soccer Hat tip to the Bitter End blog. Broadcast Spawn!Tweet#call_to_action h4{padding:0px 5px;}Hat tip to the Bitter End blog. Broadcast Spawn!Tweet By Dr. M, on September 6th, 2010 2 comments Adaptations, Biodiversity, Cephalopods!, Ecology, Evolution, Mating & Reproduction acoustic, adaptation, Cephalopod, ear, echinoderms, evolution, Gastropod, Geerat Vermeij, Mollusc, Morphology, Predation, RB Editor's Selection, reprodcution, sensory, shell, Sound Why don’t animal’s use wheels in locomotion? Why aren’t blue whales bigger? Why are there no freshwater starfish? Why are there no tree dwelling cephalopods? Why can’t my dog make a decent cocktail? These are the kinds of questions that intrigue me. Apparently I am not alone. Geerat Vermeij’s new paper “Sound reasons for silence: . . . → Read More: If Molluscs Could Communicate What Would They Say?
By Dr Bik, on July 17th, 2010 10 comments Cephalopods!, Weird Cephalopod, Octopus, Paul, Statistics, World Cup I have to post about this so that I can get it out of my system. Has anyone else been obsessed with “Paul the psychic octopus”? It’s the only reason I paid any attention to the World Cup hoopla (no offence to the football/soccer fans). I don’t think I watched any actual games during these . . . → Read More: Paul the Psychic Octopus
By Kevin Zelnio, on January 26th, 2010 6 comments Books/Media, Cephalopods! Anatomy, beak, Books, British Antarctic Survey, Cephalopod, Southern Ocean, taxonomy Due to popular demand and a limited run the authors of the Cephalopod Beak Guide for the Southern Ocean have their book freely available for download on the internet! The guide is published by the British Antarctic Survey and is available is 10mb low-res download and well as a 55mb hi-res download. As the only . . . → Read More: The Cephalopod Beak Guide Contest
By Kevin Zelnio, on November 27th, 2009 One comment Art, Cephalopods! Cephalopod, Deviant Art, Octopus Squidy by ~ced66 on deviantART Hat tip to @sevenbullsboy on Twitter. Broadcast Spawn!Tweet#call_to_action h4{padding:0px 5px;}Squidy by ~ced66 on deviantART Hat tip to @sevenbullsboy on Twitter. Broadcast Spawn!Tweet By Kevin Zelnio, on November 8th, 2009 4 comments Carnivals & Link Love, Scientist! Cephalopod, Contest, Danna Staaf, Squid a Day One of our favorite Cephaloploggers and a frequent commenter here on DSN made the final cut for a science writing contest on ScientificBlogging.com! Go read Danna’s essay “Squid says: Whats for dinner? Probably not you” right now and click on the vote icon in the upper right corner of the post. You can vote once . . . → Read More: Help Our Squidly Brethren
By Dr. M, on November 2nd, 2009 2 comments Cephalopods!, Mating & Reproduction Cephalopod, fitness, Graneledone, hectocotylus, microsattellite, Octopus, Paternity, R Kelley, Reproduction, Same Girl, sperm, Usher Greneledone boreopacifica….Are you my daddy? Image from wikimedia commons Yo Ush, What up Kels Wanna introduce you to this girl, think I really love this girl, Yeah? Man she so fine, Straight up dawg? She stand about 5’4” coke cola red bone, Damn She drives a black Durango license plate say “Angel” tattoo on her . . . → Read More: Same Girl
By Dr. M, on October 26th, 2009 Leave a comment Books/Media, Cephalopods!, Megavertebrate albatross, Antarctica, beak, Cephalopod, International Polar Year, penguin, predator, seal, Southern Ocean, stomach, whale The Cephalopod beak guide for the Southern Ocean. What everyone needs for the coffee table ..we interrupt this post so that Dr. M can perform the rare dance of the geek and squeal in delight…by Jose Xavier and Yves Cherel and published by British Antarctic Survey was published recently as a product from the International . . . → Read More: Guide To Things That Might Gnaw On Your Brains In Southern Ocean
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