The vampire squid (Vampyroteuthis infernalis) lives in the deep ocean, home to the largest ecosystems on our planet. A “living fossil,” this animal has remained…
View More TGIF: Vampire SquidMonth: February 2010
Summary of tweets for February 4th, 2010
Below is a summary of tweets from February 4th, 2010 @WhySharksMatter: RT @oceana: Here’s hoping for a CITES Appendix 1 listing for Bluefin RT @kzelnio:…
View More Summary of tweets for February 4th, 2010Blogrollin’
We’ve made a few exciting new additions to our blogroll in the last month that I would like highlight. Please visit their sites and make…
View More Blogrollin’Summary of tweets for February 3rd, 2010
Below is a summary of tweets from February 3rd, 2010 @danielstoker: RT @Scripps_Ocean: Jumbo squid ink-jet their way to Newport Beach: http://bit.ly/99qpXa #dsn – 03…
View More Summary of tweets for February 3rd, 2010Rotting Lamprey Implications
This video from Nature Video Channel on Youtube is complimentary to a recent study showing “… that certain body features rot away before others –…
View More Rotting Lamprey ImplicationsDeep-Water Origin of Freshwater Eels
Larval eel jaw diversity from Michael Miller 2009 ASMB 2(4): 1-94. There are all sort of eels in this world. Big ones, small ones, gulper…
View More Deep-Water Origin of Freshwater EelsDispatches from Antarctica – First Month’s Progress
David Honig is a graduate student in marine science at Duke University in the lab of Dr. Cindy Van Dover. He is participating in LARISSA,…
View More Dispatches from Antarctica – First Month’s ProgressGiant Squid in an Aquarium
Steve O’Shea’s end game is to rear a giant squid in an aquarium. Step 1, try something easier first. He is rearing broad squid, Sepioteuthis australis,…
View More Giant Squid in an AquariumWednesday Knot: The Poldo Tackle
Quickly tied, this a great tackle for tensioning. You simply pull one way to tighten and the opposite to release. At sea use includes a…
View More Wednesday Knot: The Poldo TackleManned or Unmanned?
The internets is consumed recently with the Obama administration’s choice to cut funding for NASA manned space exploration. Manned missions to the moon or development…
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