Nothing says let’s get it on…
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By , on February 14th, 2013 Leave a comment   Adaptations, Mating & Reproduction, Organisms   , , , , , ,  

Alexandria Warneke is a masters student at San Diego State University. You may remember that Alex had a Scifund project asking for funds to support her research in chemical ecology. I so was impressed with Alex video dropping made science rhymes over the beat of Fresh Prince of Bel Air that I asked her to . . . → Read More: Nothing says let’s get it on…

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Are crawfish really lobster?
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By , on August 12th, 2011 17 comments   Uncategorized   , , , ,  

Lobster or crayfish? Photo © Biopix: JC Schou The New York media is all aflame over a shocking discovery at local institution Zabar’s. Zabar’s, an Upper West Side gourmet grocery store is justly famed for its amazing coffee, cheese, and baked goods (the chocolate babka is especially glorious). But for the last 15 years, the . . . → Read More: Are crawfish really lobster?

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Tide Pool: Cool Seeps, Parasitic Nematodes, and Magnetic Sea Animals
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By , on September 23rd, 2010 2 comments   Adaptations, Ecology, Evolution, Mating & Reproduction, New Research, New Species, Organisms, Seeps, Vent, & Whale Falls   , , , , , , , , , ,  

An occasional series where we briefly report 3 new studies and tell you why they are cool! Olu et al. in PLoS One examine the potential exchanges of species in cold methane seeps across the Atlantic Ocean from the Congo to the Gulf of Mexico. By culling data from the literature, the authors demonstrate, despite . . . → Read More: Tide Pool: Cool Seeps, Parasitic Nematodes, and Magnetic Sea Animals

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Lady Gaga enters the Invertebrate Wars
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By , on March 15th, 2010 3 comments   Uncategorized   , , ,  

Every palinurid‘s secret ambition is to be sparkly and aboard Lady Gaga. But if Lady Gaga were REALLY hardcore, she would have tiny sparkly Cycliophorans on the sparkly lobster’s sparkly mouthparts.

Sand Shack For Your Flippy Floppy Needs
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By , on September 16th, 2009 2 comments   Carnivals & Link Love, Conservation & Environment, Giant Isopod   , , , , , , , , , ,  

The Sand Shack is an environmentally friendly brand of apparel and accessories founded in Cape Cod. The company was started by Brian Lintonin 2006. After reading about Brian at the Sand Shack page I am convinced his picture may be next to the word entrepreneur, or maybe even overachiever, in the dictionary. “Brian was . . . → Read More: Sand Shack For Your Flippy Floppy Needs

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Life Without Gonads and Toes
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By , on May 21st, 2009 4 comments   Mating & Reproduction, Organisms   , , , , , , , , , , , ,  

The Wonderful Reproductive Cycle of Cyliophora The Loriciferans were first described in 1983 and since then around 20 species were described with at least 80 species waiting in the wings for their official names. However, Loricefera were known since the 70′s but because of there complex life cycle with a larva (Higgins-larva) that looks completely . . . → Read More: Life Without Gonads and Toes

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