How Life Thrives Under the Ocean’s Crushing Pressure
Like most deep-sea biologists, I have a large collection of decorated Styrofoam cups. A couple dozen line the bookshelf of my office, each displaying a…
Karen Von Damm 1955-2008
Deep-sea science recently lost one its brightest beacons. Karen Von Damm was only 53 when she passed away on August 15th after a battle with…
View More Karen Von Damm 1955-2008The 27 Best Deep-Sea Species: #4 Gold-Footed or Scaly Foot Snail
#4 Gold-Footed or Scaly Foot Snail (Phylum Mollusca, Class Gastropoda, Order Neomphalina, tentatively Crysomallon squamiferum) Hydrothermal vents possess a molluscan fauna that is both unique…
View More The 27 Best Deep-Sea Species: #4 Gold-Footed or Scaly Foot SnailBasic Concepts: the FAIL
Hat tip Bora. Now that you have been properly educated, here is a deep sea fail:
View More Basic Concepts: the FAILThe 27 Best Deep-Sea Species: #5 Barreleye Fish
#5 Species from the family Opisthoproctidae (Phylum: Chordata, Class: Actinopterygii, Order: Osmeriformes) These fish are so cool they could be invertebrates. First is that lovely…
View More The 27 Best Deep-Sea Species: #5 Barreleye FishThings Are Getting Worse
Marine science is taking a beating « The Oyster’s Garter Part of the tough part about working in the ocean is that it’s expensive, what…
View More Things Are Getting WorseThe 27 Best Deep-Sea Species #6: Giant Sea Spiders
#6: Colossendeis spp. (Phylum: Arthropoda, Class: Pycnogonida, Order: Pantopoda, Family: Colossendeidae) Don’t let the “spider” moniker fool you. These guys are a far cry from…
View More The 27 Best Deep-Sea Species #6: Giant Sea SpidersThe 27 Best Deep-Sea Species: #7 Predatory Tunicates
#7: Megalodicopia hians (Phylum: Chordata, Class: Ascidiacea , Order: Phlebobranchia, Family: Octacnemidae) This tunicate post is dedicated to Miriam. Those invertebrate sacs are one of…
View More The 27 Best Deep-Sea Species: #7 Predatory TunicatesFall In Oil Prices May Be Good News For the Deep
Maybe this recession isn’t all bad. Rapid fall in oil prices brings majors to their pain threshold – Times Online
View More Fall In Oil Prices May Be Good News For the DeepHappy Squid Friday!
Just because. Wearing something cephalopodaliscious? Take a picture and send it to me or leave a link in the comments and we’ll put it up…
View More Happy Squid Friday!The 27 Best Deep-Sea Species: #8 Red Lure Jellyfish
#8: Erenna sp. (Phylum: Cnidaria, Class: Hydrozoa, Order: Siphonophorae, Family:Agalmatidae ) Roxanne..You don’t have to put on the red light..Those days are over…You don’t have…
View More The 27 Best Deep-Sea Species: #8 Red Lure Jellyfish