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The Lonely Existence of Vampire Squids

Vampyroteuthis infernalis or the “vampire squid from Hell” is likely one of the coolest denizens of the deep. At one-foot long (You thought it was bigger…

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The Little Strawberry Squid with the Big Eye

Dr. M March 1, 2017 bioluminescence Eye Mesopelagic Zone squid Visual Ecology

If I were ever to write a Little Golden Book on par with The Poky Little Puppy it would about cute, little, and red, deep-sea…

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A Decade of Deep Sea Decadence

Holly Bik December 13, 2016 Best of Zelnio deep sea Donor's Choose Gulf of Mexico squid video

Today is legendary! Why, you ask? Well, we are celebrating TEN YEARS of DSN posts. That’s right – if you go wayyyyyyyyy back in…

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Cephalopods: Masters of W.T.F? – Enough GIFs to Kill a Kraken

Douglas Long December 11, 2015 Chromatophores color change cuttlefish marine biology groovy as hell hunting laughing squid mollusk Octopus squid

With octopus, squid, & cuttlefish, reality is stranger than fiction. Shape-shifting, color-changing, or morphing into a Las Vegas billboard are nothing new for these real-life transformers.…

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Malacology Monthly: Cephalopod Compendium

Douglas Long May 6, 2015 Argonauta Cephalopod Crusty nautilus Cuttlebone cuttlefish evolution Nautilus Octopus paper nautilus psittacine dietary calcium supplement ram's Horn Squid Spirula squid tentacles

Even if you don’t care much for marine invertebrates, you gotta love Cephalopods. Squid, octopus, nautilus, cuttlefish, they have the stylish panache and quirky evolutionary…

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Super Colossal

Douglas Long April 8, 2015 Antarctica Colossal Squid deep sea Mesonychoteuthis New Zealand sperm whale squid Te Papa

Twelve years ago this month, a super squid was captured. On April 1, 2003, a massive squid was pulled up from the sub-antarctic waters south…

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The Id of the Squid

Dr. M March 29, 2015 ink poetry rhyme sex squid Tentacle

Does the squid consider with only revulsion The prospect of sex under jet propulsion? Or does he think it all slightly spectacular, This flying embrace…