In the deep sea, bacon doesn’t last long
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By , on October 29th, 2012 4 comments   New Research   , , , , , ,  

If you haven’t seen the VENUS deep-sea observatory’s pig-in-the-ocean experiments, you’ve been missing out. I saw them present this work at a conference a couple years ago & it is AMAZING. From New Scientist’s writeup: Now a pioneering experiment lead by forensic scientist Gail Anderson from Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada, is . . . → Read More: In the deep sea, bacon doesn’t last long

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Six Gill to Shrimp: We’re Having Pig Tonight!
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By , on February 28th, 2010 5 comments   Adaptations, New Research, Organisms   , , , , , , ,  

Simple Summer Recipes for Dead Seafloor Carrion
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By , on August 11th, 2009 3 comments   Adaptations, Biology, Fish, New Research, Organisms, 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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Big Gulpers In The Deep
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By , on February 23rd, 2009 8 comments   Conferences, Fish, New Research, Organisms   , , , , , , , , , , , , ,  

I got the dreaded pop-up of doom as my macbook told me it could not install the latest update because I out of space. So I decided to poke around, see where I could save space and delete files. Sitting on my desktop for a couple years was an aptly titled folder, “Photos to Sort”, . . . → Read More: Big Gulpers In The Deep

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From The Desk of Zelnio: Bathynomus giganteus
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By , on April 4th, 2007 27 comments   Adaptations, Giant Isopod, Organisms   , , , , , , ,  

Bathynomus giganteus (Arthropoda: Crustacea: Isopoda: Cirolanidae) You know those cute little roly-poly bugs you found under rocks as a kid? You poke at them and they curl up into a little ball? Well, magnify that times 1000, take away the functional role of the eyes, head to the deep-sea and you’ve got the Giant . . . → Read More: From The Desk of Zelnio: Bathynomus giganteus

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