Need a break from oil spill sadness? Check out the excellent blog Vulgar Army. Written by Michelle Farran, its purpose is to “criticise themes in…
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Crittercam Reveals the Vile Secret Truth of Sea Lions
This is a travesty. Octopus everywhere are being decimated by these horrible creatures. Thankfully, we have learned the truth through National Geographic’s crittercam. Sadly though,…
View More Crittercam Reveals the Vile Secret Truth of Sea LionsFriday Cephalocomics
Apparently Batman + Lightsaber vs. Shark was just the start of an oceanic comics avalanche. Please enjoy 20,000 Leagues of DANGER!!! from the excellent comic…
View More Friday CephalocomicsMolluscs, now with 100% more awesum
A blog war is starting to develop again. No I am not talking about this one. I am talking about the Great Invertebrate Wars. Everything was…
View More Molluscs, now with 100% more awesumTGIF: Clever Octopus
From Matt’s Marine Music Medley.
View More TGIF: Clever OctopusReconsidering the Origins of Marine Life and All Life
What is the origin story of deep-sea organisms? For decades, we thought shallow coastal waters were the cradle of marine life repeatedly pumping species into…
View More Reconsidering the Origins of Marine Life and All LifeTGIF: Vampire Squid
The vampire squid (Vampyroteuthis infernalis) lives in the deep ocean, home to the largest ecosystems on our planet. A “living fossil,” this animal has remained…
View More TGIF: Vampire SquidGiant Squid in an Aquarium
Steve O’Shea’s end game is to rear a giant squid in an aquarium. Step 1, try something easier first. He is rearing broad squid, Sepioteuthis australis,…
View More Giant Squid in an AquariumOctopus Just Trying to Catch Some Zzz’s
So here I was, just minding my own business under this rock-type thing and some freakish looking thing from Poseidon-knows-where started kicking up dirt and…
View More Octopus Just Trying to Catch Some Zzz’sThe Cephalopod Beak Guide Contest
Due to popular demand and a limited run the authors of the Cephalopod Beak Guide for the Southern Ocean have their book freely available for…
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