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Malacology Monthly: Pilot Episode

Like seashells but are sick of social media? Hate Facebook but need a hearty dose of marine invertebrates? Want a bigger malacological meal rather than…

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Super Colossal

Douglas Long April 8, 2015 Antarctica Colossal Squid deep sea Mesonychoteuthis New Zealand sperm whale squid Te Papa

Twelve years ago this month, a super squid was captured. On April 1, 2003, a massive squid was pulled up from the sub-antarctic waters south…

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Roger Norman Bamber (1949-2015)

Dr. M April 2, 2015 crustacean Polychaete pycnogonid Roger Bamber tanaid taxonomy

I asked Tammy Horton, a noted expert on crustaceans, to write this post about the life of her colleague and friend Roger. Roger will be…

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The Plankton Chronicles

Alex Warneke March 30, 2015 Books Christian Sardet Michael Sieracki NMNH Tara Oceans Expedition The PLANKTON The Plankton Chronicles

WARNING: Scrolling down might result in relinquishing a good portion of your Monday watching videos of squishy, wonderful plankton. If this is the kind of procrastination…

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The Id of the Squid

Dr. M March 29, 2015 ink poetry rhyme sex squid Tentacle

Does the squid consider with only revulsion The prospect of sex under jet propulsion? Or does he think it all slightly spectacular, This flying embrace…

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So what do you call a group of cuttlefish?

Dr. M March 24, 2015 Behavior cuttle fish Schooling Sepia

Octopuses are generally loners. Squids often form schools. But cuttlefish (or seacuttles if you will)…they outright just don’t get along with one another. In the…

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The EDC of the SEA

Alex Warneke March 23, 2015 Calvin Harris EDC Fluoro Diving Glow Sticks Rave scuba diving

Grab your glow sticks. Throw on all the neon swag you can possibly find. Turn up the Calvin Harris and DROP. THAT. BASS. We are going…

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These Are A Few of My Favorite Species: Mandarinfish

Douglas Long March 17, 2015

Coral reefs are synonymous with colorful fish, but in a world teeming with Technicolor extravagance, few fish can rival the psychedelic spectacle of the Mandarinfish.…

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Let’s Get Sea Star Wasted!

Alex Warneke March 17, 2015 beer Menge Lab Rogue Brewery Sea Star Wasting Syndrom Sea Stars

We have ALL had one of THOSE nights. The epic evenings characterized by fun and debauchery, a handful of good friends, and more than…

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Squid 1, Shark 0

Dr. M March 16, 2015

In the South Pacific, hovering over the peaks of seamounts at depths more than one kilometer deep swims a squid. This dark red squid, Idioteuthis…

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