By Dr. M, on  April 8th, 2013 Adaptations, Biology, Intertidal, Mating & Reproduction, Mollusk, New Research, Organisms disposable, Ed Yong, hermaphrodite, love gun, Nudibranch, Penis, Sea Slug, ten hundred 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 the Ten Hundred Most Used Words challenge (Can you explain a hard idea using only the ten hundred most used words?), I decided it was time I give it a . . . → Read More: Disposable Penises in Ten Hundred Most Used Words
By Dr. M, on  January 21st, 2010 Adaptations, New Research, Organisms, Seeps, Vent, & Whale Falls, Uncategorized aragonite, armor, Calcium Carbonate, conchiolin, Ed Yong, Gastropod, gold foot snail, iron clad snail, iron sulfide, mantle, Military, predator, samurai, shell, Snail With an illustration this cool you know it has to be good science Behold the Samuel Jackson of snails, i.e. one bad mother It is told in the Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai At the time of the attack on the castle at Shimabara, Tazaki Geki was wearing very resplendent armor. Lord Katsuhige was . . . → Read More: The Evolution of Iron-Clad Samurai Snails With Gold Feet
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