If I Was A Hagfish Could I Get With Tall Blonds?
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By , on November 1st, 2011 Leave a comment   Adaptations, Biodiversity   , , , , , ,  

Almost sixteen years ago, I was at phase one of Operation Convince A Tall Blond To Get With Me. For brevity, I will refer to this as The Operation. I won’t further comment on my moves during The Operation other than to say they were real smooth. Tall blond was completely in to me. At . . . → Read More: If I Was A Hagfish Could I Get With Tall Blonds?

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Simple Summer Recipes for Dead Seafloor Carrion
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By , on August 11th, 2009 3 comments   Adaptations, Biodiversity, Fish, Life Science, New Research, Uncategorized   , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,  

Photo courtesy of MBARI. Coryphaenoides acrolepis in Monterey Canyon. Rattail fish are caught and sold under the more palatable name, "grenadier." However, the Monterey Bay Aquarium's Seafood Watch program recommends that consumers do not purchase or eat grenadier because the fish grow very slowly and may not reproduce until they are 30 or 40 years . . . → Read More: Simple Summer Recipes for Dead Seafloor Carrion

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Worst Evolutionary Designs? No! Brilliant Solutions to the Complexity of Nature and Constraints
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By , on July 30th, 2009 4 comments   Adaptations, Biodiversity, Bringin' It, Carnivals & Link Love, Critters, Mating & Reproduction, Megavertebrate   , , , , , , , , ,  

It’s been eight days since Miriam posted at Double XX This Wired piece on the 10 Worst Evolutionary Designs also made me want to smash some test tubes. It’s a stunningly inane list of animal adaptations that the author thinks are weird, uncontaminated by even the most basic knowledge of evolution. And the eight days . . . → Read More: Worst Evolutionary Designs? No! Brilliant Solutions to the Complexity of Nature and Constraints

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TGIF Bonus: Cuttlefish Eats Octopus
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By , on April 10th, 2009 6 comments   Biodiversity, Cephalopods!, TGIF: Pictures & Movies   , , , , ,  

It is hard to know what to cheer for here Broadcast Spawn!Tweet#call_to_action h4{padding:0px 5px;}It is hard to know what to cheer for here Broadcast Spawn!Tweet