We found love in a hopeless place.
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By , on April 12th, 2013 4 comments   Adaptations, Ecology, Fish, Pictures and Movies   ,  

I guess it has just been an Anglerfish kind of week. Found this little ditty at work today and it made me giggle. May it inspire all of your friday night escapades. Source: Alex Warneke  

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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10 Ocean Species That Challenge Gender Role Stereotypes
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By , on February 3rd, 2013 6 comments   Adaptations, Cephalopods, Fish, Mating & Reproduction, Organisms   , , , , , ,  

1. Seahorses-Males Giving Birth Th example might be an obvious one but worth the mention. Male seahorses possess a pouch on their frontside, similar to kangaroos. During mating, the male will pump seawater into the pouch to expand and reveal its sad emptiness to the courting female. The female, feeling very bad about the emptiness, . . . → Read More: 10 Ocean Species That Challenge Gender Role Stereotypes

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Penetrating the mysteries of sex in deep-sea squid
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By , on January 16th, 2013 2 comments   Cephalopods, Mating & Reproduction   , , ,  

Undoubtedly you’ve already seen the above video of deep-sea squids mid-coitus at 1400 meters (0.86 miles) deep in the Gulf of Mexico. The male and female Pholidoteuthis adami are unconcerned with the lights, cameras, and audience. However, you may not know what is actually going on here. Well you may have some idea. Well . . . → Read More: Penetrating the mysteries of sex in deep-sea squid

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Interview: New anthology of tentacle porn reaches for marine conservation
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By , on February 2nd, 2012 4 comments   Cephalopods, Reviews   , , , , , ,  

By Eric Schwaner via DeviantArt Warning: This post is rated PG-13 and is safe for work, but contains links to NSFW adult-only content. Click at your own risk. Most marine scientists remain blissfully unaware of the existence of tentacle-themed pornography, which originated from Japan. The paths of people who work with real life tentacle-creatures and . . . → Read More: Interview: New anthology of tentacle porn reaches for marine conservation

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Perverted cannibalistic hermaphrodites haunt the Pacific Northwest!
Perverted cannibalistic hermaphrodites haunt the Pacific Northwest! avatar

By , on January 17th, 2012 One comment   Mating & Reproduction   , , ,  

This is a repost from my former blog The Oyster’s Garter and was originally published on March 24, 2008. I’m re-posting in honor of Kate Clancy‘s & Scicurious‘ Sex, gender and controversy: writing to educate, writing to titillate session at Science Online 2012, since this is one of the silliest bits of sex-related writing I’ve . . . → Read More: Perverted cannibalistic hermaphrodites haunt the Pacific Northwest!

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Your Friday Cuttlefish
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By , on September 23rd, 2011 One comment   Cephalopods, Coral, Mating & Reproduction   , , ,  

A friend of CORAL, Dr Steve Cohen, passed along this great footage he captured of some randy cuttlefish on the reefs at the Wakatobi Dive Resort in Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia. No lascivious copulation, sneaker males, or sperm displacement observed, but cool nonetheless. Thanks Steve! . . . → Read More: Your Friday Cuttlefish

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There Is More Than One Way To Impregnate A Squid
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By , on August 17th, 2011 3 comments   Adaptations, Biology, Cephalopods, Mating & Reproduction, New Research, Open Access   , , , , , ,  

All sperm are not the same. Among fruit flies the longer the reproductive tract of the female the longer the sperm. In tiny crustaceans called ostracods, sperm length can range from several hundred micrometers to several millimeters. And here is some trivia for your next cocktail party, sperm in ostracods can even be longer than . . . → Read More: There Is More Than One Way To Impregnate A Squid

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Let’s talk about sex (in science)
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By , on January 27th, 2011 12 comments   Opinion & Editorial   , , ,  

I attended the women in blogging session at Science Online, and I’ve been watching the discussion on women in the blogosphere with some bemusement. My personal experience seems to be quite different than that of many others, but I can’t help seeing a strange disconnect between the current earnest discussion of how to get more . . . → Read More: Let’s talk about sex (in science)

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How To Cuddle Your Lady Right, by Smoove A
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By , on December 6th, 2010 14 comments   Evolution   , ,  

You are probably aware that Smoove A* is an authority on crustaceous love. Some have gone so far as to describe Smoove A as the authority on all multi-legged ladies. I am an amphipod (Gammara pulex), a microscopic crustacean that inhabits lakes and streams, and I cannot confirm or deny this report, I can only . . . → Read More: How To Cuddle Your Lady Right, by Smoove A

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