This is a giant isopod. This, on the other hand, is not. To reiterate, this is a giant isopod, a species in the genus Bathynomus,…
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Giant Isopods and Shark Rays in Cincinnati?
Finding my self in Cincinnati for a conference, I couldn’t help myself from heading across the river into Kentucky to the Newport Aquarium. This aquarium…
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The Duke Research site this month features my answers to five questions about ocean biodiversity, body size variation, blue whales, municipal water supplies, giant squids,…
View More 5 Questions With MeJSL and Giant Isopods
My first submersible dive happened off Rum Cay in the Bahamas in the JSL. Despite my large size, I do not remember feeling cramped inside…
View More JSL and Giant IsopodsLet’s Gather & Sing About Giant Isopods
Let’s face it giant isopods are the shiznit, the bee’s knees, the bomb diggidy, and all that and a bag of potato chips. The giant…
View More Let’s Gather & Sing About Giant IsopodsNew Website
My new personal research website is now up. If you have some free time head over and take a look around. I have everything about…
View More New WebsiteThe 10 Greatest Web Videos of Marine Invertebrates
In no certain order… 10. Those barnacles just ain’t feeding! This is red hot barnacle copulation! Turn the lights down low, everything’s goin’ to be…
View More The 10 Greatest Web Videos of Marine InvertebratesDeep Sea Japanese Papercraft
Reader Steve T. sent in some awesome papercraft from JAMSTEC, the Japanese Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology. You can print out a paper from…
View More Deep Sea Japanese PapercraftFabric Giant Isopod
I really want this so badly! Too bad I both can’t sew (except of course field wounds) and read Japanese. Maybe Ellie can help me…
View More Fabric Giant IsopodTGIF: mmmmmm… Whale
This whale fall video was produced by the laboratory of Dr. Craig Smith, University of Hawaii (craigsmi at hawaii dot edu).
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