Kim didn’t miss much. She went into Final Jeopardy with $15,000 and won the match by a scant $1 by correctly identifying the world’s largest invertebrate (answer: “What is a giant squid?”).
But was she right?
Category: Organisms
Tentacles Cash
One of my favorite artists and favorite subjects together. Johnny Cash + Squid = Tentacles Cash (via this website). Much better than a blending of…
View More Tentacles CashWhy Do Large Creatures From the Deep Always Attack Japan?
Workers from the Japanese Aquarium captured video of deep-sea shark lurking about the shallows of Awashima Port. The species, Chlamydoselachus anguineus or frilled shark, is…
View More Why Do Large Creatures From the Deep Always Attack Japan?Giant Squid Invade Deleware Shores
In Search of Giant Squid at the Deleware Museum of Natural History. If you are in the neighborhood check it out and pop me an…
View More Giant Squid Invade Deleware ShoresWhat Is Biogeography?
As followup to this post, I will discuss what biogeography is. Largely, biogeography can be seen as subdisipline of the fields of ecology and evolution.…
View More What Is Biogeography?Giant Squid of Christmas Past
Slate recycled an old story about Giant Squid just before Christmas. Daniel Engber’s review provides lots of interesting links and factoids about ammonium and bouyancy…
View More Giant Squid of Christmas PastNew Sharks
From The Daily Review… It is amazing what you find lying around the bottom of the ocean, as St. Mary’s College professor Douglas Long has…
View More New SharksARHIVE: 25 Things You Should Know About the Deep Sea: #12 Where Deep Sea Organisms Come From
The series continues! Chris Mah and Peter’s recent and wonderful posts have goaded me into next segment of the 25 Things You Should Know About…
View More ARHIVE: 25 Things You Should Know About the Deep Sea: #12 Where Deep Sea Organisms Come FromArchive: Architeuthis is 3 Degrees from Kevin Bacon
How separated is Architeuthis and Kevin Bacon you ask? As you might remember although the Giant Squid had some cameos in previous B movies, it…
View More Archive: Architeuthis is 3 Degrees from Kevin BaconArchive: More Kraken Links
I declare today all Kraken day! I bet Kevin Bacon is happy. In case you have not got your fill, browse these old post for…
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