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Spinach, Popeye, and Fishy Pigeons

Originally, Popeye the Sailor gained strength from rubbing the head of a rare chicken. Not until 1932 and thereafter did Popeye gain superhuman strength and…

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Family Gatherings and Free Swimming Sperm Packets

Dr. M February 28, 2010 anglerfish batfish deep sea fish goosefish lure Monkfish Parasite parasitic males

My wife is from a very large family. Inevitably at in-law gatherings, I find myself whispering into my wife’s ear, “How are you related to…

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Six Gill to Shrimp: We’re Having Pig Tonight!

Kevin Zelnio February 28, 2010 British Columbia Canada Carcass Decomposition deep sea Forensics Scavenger Tunnicliffe

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Sea slugs have self esteem, too

Miriam Goldstein January 27, 2010 Australia Glaucus Nudibranch Sea Slug

Twitter was all aflutter yesterday over a foul slandering of the sea slug Glaucus atlanticus. The culprit was an Australian article discussing these sea slugs…

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The Evolution of Iron-Clad Samurai Snails With Gold Feet

Dr. M January 21, 2010 aragonite armor Calcium Carbonate conchiolin Ed Yong Gastropod gold foot snail iron clad snail iron sulfide mantle Military predator samurai shell Snail

It is told in the Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai At the time of the attack on the castle at Shimabara, Tazaki Geki was…

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Pycnogonids, more than spiders of the sea

Dr. M January 5, 2010 Antarctica Arthropoda body size Buddha nature Crustacea digestive tract diversity gonad organs proboscis pycnogonid respiration sea spider

Much of the earth’s biodiversity lies within the phylum Arthropoda. You are probably aware of many species within the group trilobites, spiders, centipedes, crabs, insects,…

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Life in the Deep Sea: Only the Fragile Survive

Dr. M December 11, 2009 cilia comb jelly deep sea jellyfish MBARI NABT NESCent pelagic pressure Steve Haddock Temperature

At this year’s National Association for Biology Teachers conference, Steve Haddock from the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, spoke on deep ocean habitats. The National…

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Hammer Time

Dr. M December 8, 2009 binocular cephalofoil hammerhead MC Hammer RB Editor's Selection shark vision

Every time you see me that Hammer’s just so hype I’m dope on the floor and I’m magic on the mic Now why would I…

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Why Are There No Super Whales?

Dr. M November 30, 2009 allometric Blue Whale body size constraints evolution feeding isometric lunge feeding mass RB Editor's Selection whales

The question is not why are whales big but why are whales not bigger? The blue whales reached weights of 150 tons prewhaling. To appreciate…

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Wood, It’s What’s For Dinner

Dr. M November 23, 2009 Anatomy Crab Diet Fungi Galatheidae Gut Microflora Munidopsis Munidopsis andama Squat Lobster Wood Wood Fall

A deep-sea crab walks into a pub and asked, “Where’s the bar tender?” Few deep-sea organisms rely on food originally from land. Most deep-sea dwellers rely…

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