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Author: RR Helm

RR Helm is a postdoc studying sea anemones and jellyfish at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.
Cnidaria Development Ecology Jellyfish Mating & Reproduction New Research Scientist! Weird

Outta-sight jelly babies discovered under black light

RR Helm July 18, 2014

So, the flower hat jellyfish pretty much looks like someone painted it while tripping on acid. It doesn’t just have tentacles on the edges, no…

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Adaptations Biology Crustacean Parasites

That looks terrible on you Dolphin- take it off!

RR Helm July 7, 2014

I hate all the stuff growing on whales. It’s just one of those weird personal tics. All those barnacles look annoying and itchy and the whole…

View More That looks terrible on you Dolphin- take it off!
Abyss Cnidaria Education Open Access Pelagic Pictures and Movies

Amazing purple jelly sighting in the deep sea

RR Helm June 30, 2014

I live for moments like this. Things like this make the long nights editing grant proposals, the paper rejections, the failed experiments all worth it.…

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Biology Cnidaria Development Genetics Mating & Reproduction Pictures and Movies

This animal can be torn apart, and will come back together again

RR Helm June 6, 2014

Though we might not think much of the small pond Hydra, it’s got an incredible secret superpower. It spends much of its day extending its…

View More This animal can be torn apart, and will come back together again
Biology Cnidaria Life At Sea Pelagic Plankton

Stung by a box jelly? Oil and lemon may help.

RR Helm April 24, 2014

There are many anecdotal remedies for jellyfish stings, from urine to meat tenderizer, but this one may be the tastiest. A case report published in the…

View More Stung by a box jelly? Oil and lemon may help.
Biology Mollusk Pictures and Movies Weird

This sea slug is like a cross between a dinosaur, a jellyfish, and a watermelon

RR Helm April 10, 2014

I am awkward, and for that reason I’ve decided the sea slug Melibe will be my new power animal. I’m clumsy, equally bad at all sports, and…

View More This sea slug is like a cross between a dinosaur, a jellyfish, and a watermelon
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Why do beluga whales have love handles?

RR Helm April 3, 2014

Beluga whales and advanced aircraft may have something in common, and it’s all thanks to love handles. In humans, love handles are deposits of fat…

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Art Cnidaria Coral Sponge Bitches!

Amazing close-up video of Great Barrier Reef animals

RR Helm March 26, 2014

Daniel Stoupin’s message is simple: Please care for the Great Barrier Reef. His film, on the other hand, shows the incredible complexity of the animals that…

View More Amazing close-up video of Great Barrier Reef animals
Abyss Biology Cnidaria

I’ve been waiting 16 years to know: what is the ocean dandelion?

RR Helm March 14, 2014

  I was 12 when I first saw an “ocean dandelion,” and I wish I’d known then how strange these animals truly are. I was…

View More I’ve been waiting 16 years to know: what is the ocean dandelion?
Abyss Biology Ecology New Research New Species Seeps, Vent, & Whale Falls Vessels and Equipment

Scientist discovers bizarre new deep sea ecosystem, created by disaster

RR Helm February 27, 2014

It makes me smile to think that, even after being lost at sea, a sunken ship can still be a symbol of hope. According to…

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