How does fear drive a marine food web? That’s right I said fear, as in blood-curdling-scream-I-think-I-just-wet-my-pants fear. Sharks just swim around and intimidate the hell…
View More Sharks Scare the @#$% out of SealsCategory: Organisms
Limpets and Octopods, Civilization, Health Insurance, and the Loss of Common Sense
This is a tale of how a singular event can lead to two simultaneous outcomes, one absurd and one enlightening. Recently, I’ve needed to have…
View More Limpets and Octopods, Civilization, Health Insurance, and the Loss of Common SenseTGIF: Assessing Coral Populations
Here’s a wonderful clip of Nancy Knowlton discussing her coral research in the tropics. Nancy is one of the world’s premier marine biologist with an…
View More TGIF: Assessing Coral PopulationsYet More Ugly, Vile Deep-Sea Fish Discovered
It is one biology’s highest compliments to have a species named after you. But what if the above was your namesake? What does it say…
View More Yet More Ugly, Vile Deep-Sea Fish DiscoveredSaving the Deep Sea Will Save the World
In a compelling new paper, Danovaro et al. (2008) set out to understand how loss of biodiversity affects ecosystem processes in the Earth’s largest environment.
View More Saving the Deep Sea Will Save the WorldBaby Jaguar Sharks Like To Hang Out in Corals
Figure 2 from Etnoyer and Warrenchuk (2007). Callogorgia americana delta colonies with catshark egg cases attached. Depth 533 m. ROV suction hose on the left…
View More Baby Jaguar Sharks Like To Hang Out in CoralsSteampunk Deep-Sea Creatures (and other animals)
Via Dark Roasted Blend… French city of Nantes recently became host to extremely strange and fascinating sculptural display: “Les Machines de l’Ile Nantes”, designed by…
View More Steampunk Deep-Sea Creatures (and other animals)Pretty In Pink Isopods
It truly is the year of the Giant Isopod. Questionable Content has these great T-shirts in a variety of sizes for about $20 including shipping.…
View More Pretty In Pink IsopodsWho doesn’t love 110 acres of concrete on the ocean floor?
Business owner: So if we destroy 1.1 acres natural habitat all we have to do is put 110 acres of concrete on the ocean floor?…
View More Who doesn’t love 110 acres of concrete on the ocean floor?Who doesn't love 110 acres of concrete on the ocean floor?
Business owner: So if we destroy 1.1 acres natural habitat all we have to do is put 110 acres of concrete on the ocean floor?…
View More Who doesn't love 110 acres of concrete on the ocean floor?