In the videos above and below you see the Electric Flame Scallop, also called the Disco Scallop. Technically its not a scallop. Its not in…
View More Disco Scallops Know How to Boogie Even if They Aren’t ScallopsCategory: Adaptations
Cloaking Klingon Cephalopods
The Klingon Bird of Preys were first introduced in Star Trek III: The Search for Spock. Two classes existed, the B’rel-class and the K’Vort-class, roughly scout and light cruiser…
View More Cloaking Klingon CephalopodsTrue Facts and a Haiku About the Angler Fish
Love this video about angler fish. Just the right amount of laughter and science this new ear needs! Of course our favorite at DSN is…
View More True Facts and a Haiku About the Angler FishThe unusual diet of deep-sea fish
In January 2004, Mathew Jones was processing the bycatch from New Zealand lobster stock assessment. Six fish including a silverside, Bollons’ rattail, jock stewart, dark…
View More The unusual diet of deep-sea fishCalifornia Coastal Climate Change Research
Was just sent these great informative short videos about research being done to understand how climate change affects coastal communities. Coastal organisms live in areas…
View More California Coastal Climate Change ResearchTGIF – The spectacular fluorescent colours of Coral Reefs
Coral reefs are famous for their beautiful colours, but in fact when I visit them I am usually surprised how colourful reefs AREN’T. Most healthy…
View More TGIF – The spectacular fluorescent colours of Coral ReefsIs this fish evil?
I was going to do a “demons of the deep” post for Halloween but as I was considering which animals to include I had to…
View More Is this fish evil?Alaskan whales think we sound like Swedish chefs
Elizabeth Preston at Inkfish has a super blog post up about a beluga whale that was recorded mimicking the sounds of human speech. It concludes…
View More Alaskan whales think we sound like Swedish chefsThe world’s most promiscuous snail
On the winner goes the Rough Periwinkle (Littorina saxatilis) from the North Atlantic (both sides of the pond) On average, each clutch of 70 offspring had 19…
View More The world’s most promiscuous snailHow the Gastropod Got Its Twist
All snails and their ancestors, the Gastropods, share a common feature. We people with fancy Ph.D.’s in biology call this a synapomorphy, a word derived…
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