A new paper published recently in the journal Geology reports on peculiar conga party lines of our paleo-friend, the Trilobite. Gutierrez-Marco and colleagues discovered a…
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Thursday Thrusts into the Blogosphere
Ricky Mac over at the funky fresh MBSLS posted on sexy coral spawning. Yeah baby. Aydin at Snail’s Tales, weaves a passionate play of two…
View More Thursday Thrusts into the BlogosphereDo Vent Crabs Do It Under the Gyre?
[googlemap lat=”-37.5″ lng=”-110.5″ width=”500px” height=”300px” zoom=”3″ type=”G_HYBRID_MAP”]Pacific-Antarctic Ridge[/googlemap] Vent crabs live in the dark depths of the ocean. Previous studies have shown that the vent…
View More Do Vent Crabs Do It Under the Gyre?Penis Fencing
To borrow from the great comedic folk duo, Flight of the Chonchords “Yeah, you sexy hermaphrodite lady-man-lady, with your sexy lady bits, and your sexy…
View More Penis FencingLife Without Gonads and Toes
The Loriciferans were first described in 1983 and since then around 20 species were described with at least 80 species waiting in the wings for…
View More Life Without Gonads and ToesIt Must Be “Hump” Day in the Blogosphere
Christopher Taylor at the Catologue of Organisms (one of the handful of blogs I rush to when I see an update in my Reader!) has…
View More It Must Be “Hump” Day in the BlogosphereBarnacle Sex
No sex week would be complete without the showing of Randy Olson’s seminal film, Barnacles Tell No Lies (1991)
View More Barnacle SexOn the study of crustaceous genitalia
Post by Matt Hoch. Dr. J. Matt Hoch is newly minted PhD from SUNY Stony Brook who is interested in the reproductive ecology and life…
View More On the study of crustaceous genitaliaSex At Vents: Lights On or Off?
Post by Jon Copley. Dr. Jon Copley is a lecturer in marine ecology at the National Oceanography Centre in Southampton, UK. He is also director…
View More Sex At Vents: Lights On or Off?Lighted Whoopie In The Sea: Repost
In the deep dark sea, bioluminescence is the name of game. Its central role is unequivocal for many organisms. Do different sexes of species display…
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