...it's a sea demon!
Actually its a pteropod, a shell-less gastropod, and even crazier it is a simultaneous hermaphrodite.
Craig is temporarily a post-doctoral fellow at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute who is looking for a permanent position. He spends most of his time balancing his overwhelming geekdom with normalcy so he can function in the real world. Luckily his wife likes his geekiness.
Peter Etnoyer is a Graduate Research Associate at the Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. He studies deep corals and ocean fronts, and he loves to be on the water.
Kevin Zelnio is a Graduate Student Researcher at Penn State studying the ecology of hydrothermal vent and methane seep communities. He raises awareness of the plight of the spineless through folk music.
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Posted on: July 31, 2008 4:12 PM, by CR McClain
...it's a sea demon!
Actually its a pteropod, a shell-less gastropod, and even crazier it is a simultaneous hermaphrodite.
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Comments
That's almost as disturbing (that soundtrack!) as Zoologic's psychokitty... but oddly beautiful.
Posted by: Bee | July 31, 2008 7:06 PM
Awesome find! I love that the audience laughs at violence...
Simultaneous lovin'... with me and me and me and me....
Posted by: kevin z | July 31, 2008 7:29 PM
The Japanese crack me right the heck up. The video would be cool anyway, but add in the sound track and the screams and such, and it becomes freaking awesome!
Posted by: Firebyrd | July 31, 2008 11:13 PM