Squat Lobster

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Dancing Squat Lobsters of the Deep

From former DSN’s own Peter Etnoyer (posts here) comes a great set of deep-sea GIFS. Among the many revelations of recent studies of Gulf of Mexico deep-sea…

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A Lonely Tree Far From Home Brings New Life to the Ocean Deep: A Narrative in Five Acts

Dr. M April 27, 2012 endosymbiotic bacteria lumber Squat Lobster timber tree Wood woodfall Xylophaga Xyloplax

Act 1: Wood Falling on Water At two miles below the ocean’s surface, I see wooden carcasses, once buoyant, lying listlessly on the abyssal seafloor.…

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Wood, It’s What’s For Dinner

Dr. M November 23, 2009 Anatomy Crab Diet Fungi Galatheidae Gut Microflora Munidopsis Munidopsis andama Squat Lobster Wood Wood Fall

A deep-sea crab walks into a pub and asked, “Where’s the bar tender?” Few deep-sea organisms rely on food originally from land. Most deep-sea dwellers rely…

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Dancing Squat Lobsters of the Deep

A Lonely Tree Far From Home Brings New Life to the Ocean Deep: A Narrative in Five Acts

Wood, It’s What’s For Dinner