It is told in the Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai At the time of the attack on the castle at Shimabara, Tazaki Geki was…
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Great Abyssal Diversity Among the Microscopic
An area the size of a coffee table on the deep-sea floor would yield hundreds of species. A few species would dominate with numbers in…
View More Great Abyssal Diversity Among the MicroscopicNew Expediton Blogs
A couple of new deep-sea expedition blogs to add to your RSS feeds… An excellent and and often funny blog about a recent hadal expedition…
View More New Expediton BlogsROPOS – A Halibut Playground
A new upload to Neptune Canada’s Youtube channel shows the deliciously fun-loving Halibut! OK, everyone all at once: Awwwwwwww!! So cute! “During installation testing of…
View More ROPOS – A Halibut PlaygroundOctopods On Blow
In December 2007, Portuguese police confiscated 9.4 tons of cocaine in a shipment of frozen octopus from Venezuela. “I suppose it’s possible that someone defrosted the…
View More Octopods On BlowPycnogonids, more than spiders of the sea
Much of the earth’s biodiversity lies within the phylum Arthropoda. You are probably aware of many species within the group trilobites, spiders, centipedes, crabs, insects,…
View More Pycnogonids, more than spiders of the seaNational University of Ireland, Galway’s Natural History Museum
In December I spent some time visiting a colleague at NUI Galway. I had a great time and Galway is a beautiful, fun city. Pubs…
View More National University of Ireland, Galway’s Natural History MuseumTGIF: Shoot with Ichthyologist Greg Cailliet
I’ve discussed Jason Bradley a lot here in the past. Jason’s a friend and dive buddy. However, that is not why I keep posting his…
View More TGIF: Shoot with Ichthyologist Greg Cailliet6-Gill Shark Steals Food from Poor Giant Isopod
Seriously, 6-Gill Shark. Why are you such a douche? That Giant Isopod was totally there first, minding its own business gnawing on some fresh bait…
View More 6-Gill Shark Steals Food from Poor Giant IsopodLife in the Deep Sea: Only the Fragile Survive
At this year’s National Association for Biology Teachers conference, Steve Haddock from the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, spoke on deep ocean habitats. The National…
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