#2 Genus Osedax (Phylum: Annelida, Class: Polychaeta, Order: Sabellida, Family: Siboglinidae) BONEZ1!! WE WANTZ UR BONEZ!! Perhaps the scariest deep sea creature, Osedax (latin for…
View More The 27 Best Deep-Sea Species #2: Bone-Devouring Zombie Worms from HellAuthor: Kevin Zelnio
Karen Von Damm 1955-2008
Deep-sea science recently lost one its brightest beacons. Karen Von Damm was only 53 when she passed away on August 15th after a battle with…
View More Karen Von Damm 1955-2008Basic Concepts: the FAIL
Hat tip Bora. Now that you have been properly educated, here is a deep sea fail:
View More Basic Concepts: the FAILThe 27 Best Deep-Sea Species #6: Giant Sea Spiders
#6: Colossendeis spp. (Phylum: Arthropoda, Class: Pycnogonida, Order: Pantopoda, Family: Colossendeidae) Don’t let the “spider” moniker fool you. These guys are a far cry from…
View More The 27 Best Deep-Sea Species #6: Giant Sea SpidersHappy Squid Friday!
Just because. Wearing something cephalopodaliscious? Take a picture and send it to me or leave a link in the comments and we’ll put it up…
View More Happy Squid Friday!The 27 Best Deep-Sea Species #9: Bathynomus, the GIANT ISOPOD!!!!
Fending off a sneak attack by the wily isopod.#9 Bathynomus giganteus (Phylum: Arthropoda, Class: Malacostraca, Order: Isopoda, Family: Cirolinidae) Beware the giant isopod. When it…
View More The 27 Best Deep-Sea Species #9: Bathynomus, the GIANT ISOPOD!!!!Oysters on the Half-Shell, Vote for Miriam!
Our good ocean blogging friends at The Oyster’s Garter are finalists in the Marx Foods Oyster Contest! Deep Sea News is fully endorsing Miriam and…
View More Oysters on the Half-Shell, Vote for Miriam!The 27 Best Deep-Sea Species #12: Yeti Crab
YETI YETI YETI!!!! #12 Kiwa hirsuta (Phylum: Arthropoda, Class: Malacostraca, Order: Decapoda, Family: Kiwaidae) Now imagine doing the Yeti Stomp (I heart Backyardigans!) in…
View More The 27 Best Deep-Sea Species #12: Yeti CrabSushi USB Drives
Do they work as delicious as they look? mmmm…. More at Toxel.com.
View More Sushi USB DrivesResourcefulness
That is a key quality of a marine biologist. When you are out at sea for extended periods of time and no where near your…
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