New Paper Teaser
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I just sent in the proofs to a paper that will come out in the next issue of the Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. I won’t go into much detail till it becomes available in April, but here is a wordle to give you a clue. The species name is blacked out until . . . → Read More: New Paper Teaser

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TGIF: Pistol Shrimp
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Wicked cool. Hat tip to the Crust-L.

Friday Deep Sea Picture: Ninja Hydromedusa!
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From National Geographic’s new Translucent Creatures photo gallery: A hydromedusa spreads its luminescent tentacles in the Weddell Sea near Antarctica. Photograph by Ingo Arndt/Minden Pictures. This medusa is like totally coming at me like a spider monkey with those nunchuk tentacles. Meet some of its friends below the fold! . . . → Read More: Friday Deep Sea Picture: Ninja Hydromedusa!

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More Ocean Critters You Can’t Eat
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Today Oceana published a report showing that three trawl fisheries, calico scallops, rock shrimp and royal red shrimp, pose an increased threat to South Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico deep-sea habitat. Calico scallops are smaller and less expensive than bay scallops. Because calico scallops are harvested in vast quantities they are not shucked by hand . . . → Read More: More Ocean Critters You Can’t Eat

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