There are all kinds of reasons why Paulo Bonifácio and Lénaïck Menot have nerd clout. There is, of course, the fact that they just described…
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These are a few of my favorite species: Pig Butt Worm
This species bring a whole new meaning to butt face. It’s Latin name even means butt face. I jest… it actually means resembling a pig’s…
View More These are a few of my favorite species: Pig Butt WormMad Taxonomic Skillz Contest II – What Vent Worm Am I?
Clearly, last week’s Cephalopod Beak ID Contest was too easy! So This week’s contest is going to be a little harder. I’m testing you guys…
View More Mad Taxonomic Skillz Contest II – What Vent Worm Am I?Sex For Flatworms is Both Love and War
From the video, “It’s known as penis fencing, and the worms are the swordsmen” Potentially NSFW if having the word the penis said a dozen…
View More Sex For Flatworms is Both Love and WarThe 27 Best Deep-Sea Species #2: Bone-Devouring Zombie Worms from Hell
#2 Genus Osedax (Phylum: Annelida, Class: Polychaeta, Order: Sabellida, Family: Siboglinidae) BONEZ1!! WE WANTZ UR BONEZ!! Perhaps the scariest deep sea creature, Osedax (latin for…
View More The 27 Best Deep-Sea Species #2: Bone-Devouring Zombie Worms from HellFriday Deep Sea Picture: Ninja Hydromedusa!
From National Geographic’s new Translucent Creatures photo gallery: A hydromedusa spreads its luminescent tentacles in the Weddell Sea near Antarctica. Photograph by Ingo Arndt/Minden Pictures.…
View More Friday Deep Sea Picture: Ninja Hydromedusa!Ladies of the Bone-Devouring Worm Prefer Their Boys Tiny and in Harems
These chicas are freaky. But if you lived on a whale vertebrae and eat through bone, perhaps you’d be a little on the kinky side…
View More Ladies of the Bone-Devouring Worm Prefer Their Boys Tiny and in Harems