The Fantastical Beasts of the Deep Gulf of Mexico
I recently returned from nearly two weeks at sea with a motley and intrepid crew exploring the Gulf of...
Category: Echinoderms
The Worst Ocean Environments to “Catch Em’ All”
This week the best part of the 90s has returned in full force with the Niantic’s release of Pokémon...
The See Life Collection
Shameless Self-promotion Alert: This article was written on a recent exhibit I put together for the National Park Service....
6 times an invertebrate punched a vertebrate in the face (and it was awesome)
A guest post from Katie Thomas, a graduate student at Duke University researching the evolution of bioluminescence in squids. (@katiethomas10) For...
Top 10 GIFs of Ocean Animals Eating Other Animals
1. Cone snail eating whole fish 2. Orca taking a seal 3. California angel shark eating a California horn shark 4....
Life of Every Color & Kind
When one of my favorite papers of all time gets made into a School House Rock-esque production….magic happens. I was...
These are a few of my favorite species: Paulasterias mcclaini “McClain’s 6-armed fleshy star”
Today is a very exciting day. Indeed, today is one of the best days ever! The next step in...
Let’s Get Sea Star Wasted!
We have ALL had one of THOSE nights. The epic evenings characterized by fun and debauchery, a handful...
The Animals of the Musashi Battleship
On November 1st, 1940 the Imperial Japanese Navy launched the Yamato Class Battleship the Musashi. She and her sister ship, Yamato,...