Reason #381 that I love my job I spent this morning doing this: In the last few days I have been tracking down the world’s…
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Category: Organisms
Velcro, romance, and consuming the flesh of crustaceans
When I describe my favorite sponge to others, yes I have a favorite sponge, I describe it like this: Imagine a mosquito lands on your…
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Stung by a box jelly? Oil and lemon may help.
There are many anecdotal remedies for jellyfish stings, from urine to meat tenderizer, but this one may be the tastiest. A case report published in the…
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This sea slug is like a cross between a dinosaur, a jellyfish, and a watermelon
I am awkward, and for that reason I’ve decided the sea slug Melibe will be my new power animal. I’m clumsy, equally bad at all sports, and…
View More This sea slug is like a cross between a dinosaur, a jellyfish, and a watermelonA day at the beach with a pair of Oarfish
When I think of vacations to Mexico, I think margaritas and lounging at the beach. But last month in Baja California, this group of tourists…
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Amazing close-up video of Great Barrier Reef animals
Daniel Stoupin’s message is simple: Please care for the Great Barrier Reef. His film, on the other hand, shows the incredible complexity of the animals that…
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The Floating Rocks of the South Pacific
In the South Pacific world building occurs every day. From beneath the ocean’s depths active submarine volcanoes eject molten lava and sulfuric gases well above…
View More The Floating Rocks of the South PacificWas there an epic war or an epic romance between this robot and a squid?
This is a sea glider. And an unusually filthy one at that… Seagliders spend their time flying up and down between the sea surface and…
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Love in a tidepool.
When it comes to reproduction, there is one group that just doesn’t mess around….or does…. Seaweeds know how to get it on. And they can…
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I’ve been waiting 16 years to know: what is the ocean dandelion?
I was 12 when I first saw an “ocean dandelion,” and I wish I’d known then how strange these animals truly are. I was…
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