Cloaking Klingon Cephalopods
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By , on January 20th, 2013 2 comments   Adaptations, Cephalopods   , , , , ,  

The Klingon Bird of Preys were first introduced in Star Trek III: The Search for Spock. Two classes existed, the B’rel-class and the K’Vort-class, roughly scout and light cruiser classes. They were formidable ships, not only because of their lovable Klingon crews, forward torpedo launchers, and disruptor cannons, but because of their cloaking abilities*. . . . → Read More: Cloaking Klingon Cephalopods

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Hide and Seek in the Deep Sea
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By , on August 12th, 2010 One comment   Adaptations, Organisms   , ,  

Great informative video from MBARI: “This video shows some adaptations animals have for camouflaging themselves in the deep sea. Many of the animals in the deep-sea use red pigments to hide themselves because red light is one of the first wavelengths of visible light to be absorbed by the ocean (at approximately 100 meters), . . . → Read More: Hide and Seek in the Deep Sea

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The Jellyfish are Watching
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By , on December 14th, 2006 6 comments   New Research   , , , , , , , ,  

I study deep-corals (gorgonians mostly) but I am fascinated by all things cnidarian (sea anemones, hydroids, jellyfish, corals). These are suspension feeders that filter food from the water column, so I am also inevitably drawn to dabblings in physical oceanography, and I will try to post on these whenever I can. For now, though, I . . . → Read More: The Jellyfish are Watching

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