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Another Blow to Sea Cucumbers and a New Challenger to the Ring

Kevin Zelnio March 21, 2008 Barnacle Cypris Darwin Mantis Shrimp Neolepas Penis Stalked Barnacle

Ed Yong over at Not Exactly Rocket Science ha an awesome post highlighting recent research on the unique vision of mantis shrimps. At the end…

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Organisms Seeps, Vent, & Whale Falls

LOLRhizocephalans: Plotting to Take Over the World

Kevin Zelnio February 21, 2008 Best of Zelnio Briarosaccus Cypris Hydrothermal Vent Paralomis Parasite Parasitic Castration Reproduction Rhizocephala

Rhizocephalan overlord,Peltogaster paguri (tubular thing sticking up on the right), infecting hermit crab. Photo courtesy of Jens Hoeg, used with permission. Rhizocephala are curious creatures.…

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