Cephalopods!:
Take a few moments to let the size of the Colossal Squid really sink in In my absence for a body size evolution workshop and during Peter's coral week spectacular the media took the opportunity to spread disinformation about my...
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Posted on May 5, 2008 6:09 AM • 6 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Guess who is the Encyclopedia of Life's biodiversity of the week?? The cuttlefish!! Diver: "awww wookit da purdy wittle squidy!" Cuttlefish: "Who you calling a squid punk? Why you backing off? I thought you might want to "cuttle" a bit......
Posted on April 18, 2008 5:42 AM • 6 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Teuthologist Dr. Steve O'Shea and Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni, the colossal squid. Photo credit: Kathrin Bolstad Monster squid hunter extraordinaire Dr. Steve O'Shea will be dissecting giant and colossal squids and it will be webcasted LIVE from Te Papa Museum in New...
Posted on April 16, 2008 7:05 PM • 4 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
And blik surface graphics has them! Nothing says sweet dreams like an octopus dragging you kids teddy bear to the ocean depths. Hat tip to Miriam....
Posted on April 15, 2008 7:09 AM • 3 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Researchers have been very concerned about the paucity of females of Vulcanoctopus hydrothermalis, an octopus inhabiting the hydrothermal vent community of the Eastern Pacific Rise. One senior, conservative squid researcher even went so far as to comment that this octopus...
Posted on April 13, 2008 1:28 PM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
So, if the poles are slowly melting away, will icy habitats actually increase their extent as icebergs disperse to low latitudes and pack ice fractures? If you're a glacial squid (pictured above) you might see your habitat opening-up a...
Posted on April 13, 2008 9:35 AM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Jeff Vrabel discusses our octopod brethrenWhen possible, I like to keep close tabs on the world of octopuses, for two reasons: 1. Everybody has their hobbies, mine just involves cephalopod mollusks and don't you judge me, and 2. I often...
Posted on April 10, 2008 6:16 PM • 4 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
The latest from Archie McPhee: Frogmen vs. Radioactive Octopus. Makes a great present to that little deep sea diver for the summer beach holiday! "During a routine underwater expedition, these unfortunate frogmen were attacked by a giant radioactive octopus! Will...
Posted on April 8, 2008 10:44 AM • 9 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Been awhile since we talked about Mollusks here at DSN. A couple of Friday movies to rectify that problem. The first one not so serious...the second serious (and in high res)....
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Posted on April 4, 2008 5:23 AM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
The battle royal is on with several bloggers choosing colors. The whole thing got started when Sheril at the Intersucktion state "No contest! Cukes would eat squid for breakfast" implying that somehow echinoderms were better than Mollusks. The whole...
Posted on March 29, 2008 6:06 PM • 12 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
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.
