Lynx Nudibranch Mows Down Some Hydroids
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By , on August 3rd, 2010 2 comments   Adaptations, Ecology   , , , ,  

Hat tip to Fish and Aquatic News. From one of my favorite Vimeo uploaders Morphologic Studios. ‘The Lynx Nudibranch’ from MORPHOLOGIC on Vimeo. ‘The Lynx Nudibranch’ (Natural History Episode 14) Last week we spent a moment making eyes with the oyster (Spondylus americanus). This week we’ll spend a moment with a diverse community of animals . . . → Read More: Lynx Nudibranch Mows Down Some Hydroids

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Kick off ’09 with a Marine Invert Calendar and Clock
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By , on January 19th, 2009 8 comments   Gadgets & Gear, Organisms   , , , , , , , , , ,  

SCAMIT (Southern California of Marine Invertebrate Taxonomists) has released the best calender of the year – a marine invertebrate calendar! Long time DSN reader Leslie Harris works at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County and put together this calendar to help support, “a non-profit dedicated to educating & supporting local taxonomists.” Not only . . . → Read More: Kick off ’09 with a Marine Invert Calendar and Clock

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Hydromedusa Mounts Ninja Style Invasion
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By , on June 30th, 2008 6 comments   Adaptations, Conservation & Environment, New Research, Organisms   , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,  

Dr. Maria Pia Miglietta, a postdoc in my lab at Penn State, just published a fascinating paper on a “silent invasion” happening around the world’s oceans in the journal Biological Invasions. Those may look like tentacles, but in reality they are the nunchuks of rapid expansion of a stealthy marine invasion. Intonjutsu: Cheating Death In . . . → Read More: Hydromedusa Mounts Ninja Style Invasion

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