Last minute holiday presents: Science Ink
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Dave Wolfenden's jellyfish tattoo I’ve had a copy of Science Ink: Tattoos of the Science Obsessed, written by Carl Zimmer, sitting on my desk for a few months now. Once people see it, they can’t stop flipping through the pages and pages of science-themed tattoos, gasping and chuckling and sighing happily. It is scientist crack. . . . → Read More: Last minute holiday presents: Science Ink

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Most Epic Tattoo Ever
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Hmmmm….I really don’t know what to say. Via reddit Hmmmm….I really don’t know what to say. Via reddit

Derek Nobbs Is My New Favorite Artist
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After struggling for just the right tattoo design for awhile…I think I found a contender.  If I can I just convince to do something with Giant Isopods we may have a big WIN! ~ Derek Nobbs ~: Ballad Of The Wicked. After struggling for just the right tattoo design for awhile…I think I found a contender.  If I can I just convince to do something with Giant Isopods we may have a big WIN!

~ Derek Nobbs ~: Ballad Of The Wicked.

Ocean Tattoos
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You are all probably familiar with my and KZ’s fascination with tattooing arts.  By now most of you should be aware of Carl Zimmer’s science based tattoo gallery that features us both.  But did you know that there is gallery of sea life tattoos?  The Love lab at UCSC host the ever growing gallery of . . . → Read More: Ocean Tattoos

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Deep-Sea Tattoo
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Rhonda sees our anglerfish and raises us a viperfish.  Looks like I will need to bust out on the giant isopod tat soon just to stay in the game. -CRM Rhonda sees our anglerfish and raises us a viperfish.  Looks like I will need to bust out on the giant isopod tat soon just to stay in the game. -CRM

TGIF: More Deep Sea Tattoos!
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These are brought to us by a faithful reader, deep sea enthusiast and aquarist! Recognize a few from our top 27 deep sea organisms? And if that wasn’t awesome enough check out her inked museum of cephalopods below the fold! A truer friend of the deep we know not of. Thanks for sharing with us . . . → Read More: TGIF: More Deep Sea Tattoos!

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Deep Sea Tattoo
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My labmate was christened this summer before an expedition to the Manus Basin hydrothermal vents. Andrew has kind enough to allow me to share his tattoo here of a "ying-yang" between 2 chemoautotrophic gastropods found at these vents. One I have written about extensively, Alvinichoncha hessleri, and the other snail is called Ifremeria nautilei. . . . → Read More: Deep Sea Tattoo

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Science Tattoo
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Carl Zimmer over at The Loom as a post titled Branded with Science. So I’m wondering now–have I bumped into the tip of a vast hidden iceberg, or do I just happen to know the few scientists with tattoos of their science? If anyone wants to send me a jpg, I’ll post it. If you’re . . . → Read More: Science Tattoo

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