Disposable Penises in Ten Hundred Most Used Words
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By , on April 8th, 2013 5 comments   Adaptations, Biology, Intertidal, Mating & Reproduction, Mollusk, New Research, Organisms   , , , , , , ,  

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

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Can’t Touch This
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By , on February 21st, 2013 One comment   Adaptations, Ecology, Evolution, Organisms   , , , , ,  

Chromodoris posing for thecutest picture ever taken. Source: NatGeo Another epic post from Alex Warneke, aka lil’ A Disposable nudibranch penises are all the rage this month thanks to a study published in the Royal Society’s journal Biology Letters. Undoubtedly a unique skill in the animal kingdom, there is just something about the phrase “detachable . . . → Read More: Can’t Touch This

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That’s What Slugs Are For
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By , on August 14th, 2010 2 comments   Music, Organisms   ,  

Sea slugs have self esteem, too
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By , on January 27th, 2010 8 comments   Adaptations, Organisms   , , ,  

Twitter was all aflutter yesterday over a foul slandering of the sea slug Glaucus atlanticus. The culprit was an Australian article discussing these sea slugs washing up on Gold Coast beaches. Ugly, blue, slimy, venomous, bluebottle-eating cannibals. Those are just some of the words used to describe the strange sea creatures that have been turning . . . → Read More: Sea slugs have self esteem, too

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A Nudi on David’s Wood
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By , on October 1st, 2009 2 comments   Uncategorized   , , , , ,  

David is a graduate student in my lab. He wants to know what types of animals colonize wood and whale bones in the deep sea and if we can find similar critters in shallow waters using the same substrates. He brought in some wood slabs he hung off the docks the other day and, naturally, . . . → Read More: A Nudi on David’s Wood

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