I’ve admittedly been hooked on Cloverfield since I saw the trailer (bottom). Can’t say why really as I typically hate monster movies and huge internet…
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When I Die…Where Will You Put Me?
The Neptune Memorial Reef project is the largest man made reef ever conceived and provides an extraordinary living resting place for the departed, an environmental…
View More When I Die…Where Will You Put Me?Architeuthis is Only Separated By 3 Degrees from Kevin Bacon
So all day long after the previous post I wondered, how separated is Architeuthis and Kevin Bacon? As you might remember although the Giant Squid…
View More Architeuthis is Only Separated By 3 Degrees from Kevin BaconCrabzilla! Queen Of The Deep!
Chionoecetes tanneri (chio-snow and ioketes-inhabitant) are commonly referred to as Grooved Tanner Crabs and related to the more commercially important snow crab, C. opilio. C.…
View More Crabzilla! Queen Of The Deep!God of the Sea (and Horses)
The buccinid gastropod Neptunea amianta (Dall, 1890) is a deep-water species found off the North American west coast. Typically boreal, the range extends as far…
View More God of the Sea (and Horses)Isopod Love Song
Kevin Zelnio is at the top of my list for musicians singing about invertebrates and the deep sea. The competition is small but Kevin is…
View More Isopod Love SongBones Taste Good
Not just whale bones but all bones. Osedax worms are those bone-eating snot flowers, purveyor of all rotten and whale-like, masters of polyandry, and more…
View More Bones Taste GoodAnimal Face Off
It’s a questions that has plagued the life sciences for years. In the ultimate cage match to the death who would be the winner, a…
View More Animal Face OffHow large was the black octopus?
How large was the black octopus That darkened the day’s peace? Were its branches made of iron And its eyes, of dead fire? And why…
View More How large was the black octopus?Friday Deep-Sea Picture: Benthoctopus
Image credit: Image: (c) 2002 MBARI / NOAA. Red octopus (Benthoctopus sp.) hunting on Davidson Seamount. Deep-water octopus often hunt snails, crabs, and other small…
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