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Tag: Christmas

Abyss Adaptations Biology Cnidaria Ecology Evolution Habitats Mating & Reproduction New Research Organisms Pelagic

The Ocean’s Gelantinous Christmas Tinsel

Dr. M December 11, 2013 buddingChristmascloneCnidariaColonyevo-devogenomegrowthRebecca HelmsiphonophoreStefan Siebert

The above photo is of Apolemia lanosa a type of siphonophore belonging to phylum Cnidaria that also includes corals and jellies.  It’s basically the ocean’s…

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Cephalopods

How to Deal With a Parken Lot Full of Bell-Ringing Kraken

Dr. M December 29, 2011 bellsChristmasHolidayKraken

  from The Absolute Worst Case Scenario Handbook: Holiday Shopping Edition” by Susanna Wolff and Alex Watt at CollegeHumor Article.

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TGIF – A cavalcade of Christmas critters

Alistair Dove December 23, 2011 Christmas

Here’s some seasonal fishes, pulled from that most excellent of resources for all things fishy: Fishbase There isn’t a Santa Claus fish that I could…

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Environmental Sciences Seeps, Vent, & Whale Falls

TGIF: Marine Snow

Dr. M December 16, 2011 BacteriaChristmashydrogen sulfideHydrothermal Ventmarine snowMBARI

From Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute…In the ocean, there are places where it looks like it is snowing. These magical places are near undersea volcanic…

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Happy Holidays from the Vancouver Aquarium

Dr. M December 26, 2010 ChristmasHolidayRun DMCVancouver Aquarium

Nice little holiday message from the Vancouver Aquarium. I personally would have laid Christmas In Hollis over it.  So…

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Adaptations Organisms

The Twelve Days of Snails

Dr. M December 21, 2010 12 days of ChristmasChristmasGastropodlarvaeRadulashellSnail

The holidays are a time for lists: shopping list, grocery list for the holiday meal, things I must accomplish before the year ends, and Santa’s…

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This Christmas, make it "Moby Duck"

Peter Etnoyer December 26, 2006 ChristmasRubber Duckies

My favorite thing about Christmas is the stories. To me, the holiday comes wrapped in pictures, histories, tales, and yarns just like the gifts setting…

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This Christmas, make it “Moby Duck”

Peter Etnoyer December 26, 2006 ChristmasRubber Duckies

My favorite thing about Christmas is the stories. To me, the holiday comes wrapped in pictures, histories, tales, and yarns just like the gifts setting…

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