…that’s a lot of scrimshaw. Video doing the rounds this week of some walruses hauled out at Point Lay Alaska. No biggie, right? Oh yeah,…
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Octopus Sex at Hydrothermal Vents
In the video below, deep-sea octopus expert Janet Voight with the Field Museum, discusses sex in octopods focusing on Vulcanoctopus hydrothermalis. This ghostly looking octopus is…
View More Octopus Sex at Hydrothermal VentsCos you can never have too much whale shark
Sorry I’ve been a bit quiet lately, but I’ve got a reason, honest. It’s not even an excuse. See, I’ve been a bit wrapped up…
View More Cos you can never have too much whale sharkThis Deep-Sea Predator is the Love Child of a Macaron and a Snork
In the shallow waters where sunlight penetrates, life is easy because food abounds. In the deep sea, life sucks because food is scarce. In landscape…
View More This Deep-Sea Predator is the Love Child of a Macaron and a SnorkLOL Ocean Giants
As part of Sizing Ocean Giants, I asked students last week to generate LOLCat style memes for their study organisms. The Rules: It must include…
View More LOL Ocean GiantsHow the Whale Got His Throat and Other Musings by a Nubbly Human
The following post is authored by Catharine Chen as part of the Sizing Ocean Giants project. This post originally occurred on the Story of Size. Adapted from Just…
View More How the Whale Got His Throat and Other Musings by a Nubbly HumanGrowing Large on Jelly
The following post is authored by Caroline Schanche as part of the Sizing Ocean Giants project. This post originally occurred on the Story of Size.…
View More Growing Large on JellyA Metagenomic Cocktail: the most disgusting drink ever
Metagenomics and Mixology are similar in regard to their use of blenders. If metagenomics were a cocktail recipe, it would go something like this: 1.…
View More A Metagenomic Cocktail: the most disgusting drink everThe Most Boring Squid on Earth?
Much speculation occurs among biologists about the uses for all those arms and tentacles in squids. Eight arms and two tentacles seem like appendage overkill. …
View More The Most Boring Squid on Earth?The superhero like swimming of Manta rays
Watch the video above and you will better understand the high I am still experiencing after a week of fieldwork. I traveled to Mexico to…
View More The superhero like swimming of Manta rays