A Post Where Craig Pontificates About the Colossal Squid
In my absence for a body size evolution workshop and during Peter’s coral week spectacular the media took the opportunity to spread disinformation about my…
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Giant Squid, Live and In Technicolor!
Teuthologist Dr. Steve O’Shea and Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni, the colossal squid. Photo credit: Kathrin Bolstad Monster squid hunter extraordinaire Dr. Steve O’Shea will be dissecting giant…
Animal Face Off
It’s a questions that has plagued the life sciences for years. In the ultimate cage match to the death who would be the winner, a…
Yeah I'm A Rock Star
Let’s face it Marine Biologists are the rock stars of science not gene jocks , chem nerds, math geeks* but marine biologist. Finally, someone is…
Yeah I’m A Rock Star
Let’s face it Marine Biologists are the rock stars of science not gene jocks , chem nerds, math geeks* but marine biologist. Finally, someone is…
Scientists Are Sadistics, Arrogant, Cruel, Etc.
Sue Falconberg over at the American Chronicle lambastes scientists in her writeup Anderson Cooper. …the reporters back home showed footage, at the tail end of…
A Curve Ball From the NZ Seafood Industry
Greenpeace map suggesting that areas proposed for clousre by the NZ Seafood Industry are unfishable and thus not under threat. Back in over a year…
PETA is Not Happy
Paula Moore is quite unhappy about the colossal squid capture. None of this is necessary. Leaving fish (and other animals) off our plates is the…
Biggest Squid Ever!
Sweet Jesus! Several news agencies are reporting that New Zealand fisherman in the Ross Sea caught the LARGEST SQUID EVER FOUND. It’s not Architeuthis dux,…
Just Science #1: What Is The World's Largest Invertebrate?
Kim didn’t miss much. She went into Final Jeopardy with $15,000 and won the match by a scant $1 by correctly identifying the world’s largest invertebrate (answer: “What is a giant squid?”).
But was she right?