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Category: Organisms

Benthic Biology Ecology Evolution Expeditions New Research Organisms Scientist! Seeps, Vent, & Whale Falls

The Video of Giant Isopods Eating an Alligator in the Deep Sea You Must Watch!

Dr. M April 3, 2019 alligatorfood fallGiant IsopodWood Fall

You may not realize it but the video below is the video you never knew you needed. But yeah you need it. The video is…

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Abyss Benthic Biology Ecology Organisms

How many species are in the deep sea?

River Dixon March 25, 2019 Aristotlebeta diversitydeep seadiversitymathmodelsPlinyspecies

In the beginning, people mused the expansive oceans contained but a handful of organisms.  This idea started with Pliny the Elder, who lived in the…

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Abyss Benthic Biology Ecology Habitats Organisms

How is the deep sea so diverse? The struggle is real for late 1900s ecologists

River Dixon March 12, 2019 biodiversitycompetitiondeep seadiversitygrassleHesslerMacrofaunapatchPredationSanders

The year is 1967.  A paper is published that causes pandemonium in the scientific community.  The discovery causes a fundamental shift in thinking divergent from…

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Abyss Biology Ecology Giant Isopod New Research Organisms Seeps, Vent, & Whale Falls

Alligators in the Abyss

Dr. M February 15, 2019 Whale FallWood Fall

This story starts with my research team currently deploying alligators* (3 total, 2 – 2.5 meters in length) at three different sites 2000 meters deep…

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Abyss Cnidaria Coral Crustacean Echinoderms Expeditions Fish Giant Isopod Organisms Sharks

Experience the Life of the Deep Gulf of Mexico in 20 Videos

Dr. M February 7, 2019 abyssbiodiversitydeep seaGiant IsopodGulf of Mexicoinvertebrates

As we prepare for our 2019, Gulf of Mexico, Deep-Sea, Wood-Fall Collection, Research Cruise Spectacular from February 11th-24th, enjoy these videos from our 2017 expedition.…

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Abyss Art Benthic Cephalopods Crustacean Echinoderms Fish Giant Isopod Life of Science Organisms Pelagic Seeps, Vent, & Whale Falls Sharks Uncategorized Vessels and Equipment

3-D Printing the Ulitmate Deep-Sea Christmas Tree

Dr. M January 17, 2019

Armed with the lab’s trusty Ultimaker 3-D printer, our imaginations, and endless source of inspiration that is deep-sea life and science, my lab and I…

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Abyss Adaptations Biology Cephalopods Evolution

The Lonely Existence of Vampire Squids

Dr. M January 13, 2019 CephalopodevolutionOctopusPhylogenysquidVampire Squid

Vampyroteuthis infernalis or the “vampire squid from Hell” is likely one of the coolest denizens of the deep. At one-foot long (You thought it was bigger…

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Adaptations Organisms Seeps, Vent, & Whale Falls Weird

Photoshop Battles with this Image of a Hydrothermal Vent Polychaete Worm

Dr. M December 27, 2018 blindeyelessHydrothermal VentPhotoshopPolychaeteRedditt

I love that the internet can bring together collectives of people working toward a common goal on something for the greater good.  In beauty that…

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Adaptations Biology Coral Crustacean Development Echinoderms Evolution Fish Genetics Jellyfish Organisms Parasites

A Tale of One Opening

Dr. M December 22, 2018 anusdigestiondigestivegutincompletemouth

I was just listening to a podcast about how sea sponges use the pores all over their body to “bring in food and release wastes”…

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Ecology Fish Organisms

The Dive Bombing Birds of Newfoundland

Dr. M December 3, 2018 birdsDive BombinggannetsNewfoundlandSeabird

As we enter the last month of 2018, our team is already eager to start a new field season in beautiful #Newfoundland! Here is one…

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