Does the squid consider with only revulsion The prospect of sex under jet propulsion? Or does he think it all slightly spectacular, This flying embrace…
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Category: Mating & Reproduction
I prefer my seafood without sperm, thank you
With the first taste of palolo I understood the Samoans’ love for it. Certainly it suggested a salty caviar, but with something added, a strong,…
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These Are A Few of My Favorite Species: Mandarinfish
Coral reefs are synonymous with colorful fish, but in a world teeming with Technicolor extravagance, few fish can rival the psychedelic spectacle of the Mandarinfish.…
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The Life, and Death, of Jairo
Every year female hawksbill, loggerhead, green, and the massive leatherback sea turtle come to nest on the Atlantic coastline of Costa Rica, each female returning…
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What’s this viral video mystery blob? (hint: it’s not a pyrosome)
Hi lovely internet. I’ve noticed lots of folks getting really excited about a new video going viral. Many are calling this giant strange worm a pyrosome. Now,…
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For Hoff Yeti Crabs Food, Sex, and Birth Determine Living Space At Vents
Within just a few short centimeters the temperature drops from 350˚C to -1.5˚C (692 to 29.3˚F). At 2.6 kilometers deep in the Antarctic Ocean lies the East…
View More For Hoff Yeti Crabs Food, Sex, and Birth Determine Living Space At VentsAll Female Bone-Devouring Worms Fancy Dwarf Males, Except One
Our guest post is by Dr. Marah Hardt, a marine scientist and storyteller working to build a sustainable future for people and the sea. She is…
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The Disappointing Reality of Musical Fish
Fanciful common names of fishes suggest there may be an orchestra in the sea, but this is yet another way the underwater world lets us…
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The Antarctic is a rough neighbourhood
There’s a fascinating article getting some press this week, all about a growing incidence of an extraordinary bit of animal behaviour in the islands just…
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These are a few of my favorite species: Painted Frogfish
Leaving alone on the seafloor is the lonely painted frogfish, Antennarius pictus. Males and females only come together for the dirty deed but quickly become intolerant of each…
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