The 27 Best Deep-Sea Species: #26 Pig Butt Worm
#26 Pig Butt Worm, Chaetopterus pugaporcinus This species bring a whole new meaning to butt face. It’s Latin name even means butt face. I jest……
#26 Pig Butt Worm, Chaetopterus pugaporcinus This species bring a whole new meaning to butt face. It’s Latin name even means butt face. I jest……
From now until Halloween, we will be counting down the 27 best deep-sea organisms. Why 27? Because it is 7 more than 20. #27 Deep-Sea…
Of all the deep-sea animals, deep-sea corals have got to be the most interesting because they are iconic, and useful to a variety of disciplines,…
Nothing says Halloween like a Spookfish. Rhinochimeara pacifica has the savage proboscis of a sawfish without the savage teeth, which makes it even stranger to…
Meet the red-eyed gaper, Chaunax sp., more commonly known as "by-catch" in commercial fishery operations. Gapers are Lophiformes, in the anglerfish group, with big heads,…
The only thing more absurd than a fish walking on stilts is a fish walking on stilts with a rubber chicken, I always say. The…
If you are an avid DSN reader then undoubtedly you know our fascination with Giant Isopods. Back in the early days of 2007, I was…
Today is a very exciting day. Indeed, today is one of the best days ever! The next step in my evil science plans for total…
At the end of May I received some awful news. My former lab manager reached out with an ominous phone call: a high school student…
After your comments on the last post and deliberation by a crack team of judges that included myself and some fellas named Evan, Jack, and…