Organisms
pharyngula | November 30, 2010These are a pair of movies made of a Loligo opalescens mating frenzy off the shores of La Jolla. Squid do everything with gusto.
Squid Run from David R. Andrew on Vimeo.
Squid Run at La Jolla Shores - Nov. 22, 2010 from Walter Chung on Vimeo.
pharyngula | November 26, 2010Enough. Everyone is describing this new species of deep sea worm as squidlike. IT IS NOT. It's segmented, it swims with undulations of bristles, it's got appendages on its head, not its foot, that it uses to trawl for food.
It's a lovely beastie, but how can anyone mistake it for a squid? What's next, is the Guardian going to cover a sheep-shearing in Scotland and talk about all the four-legged squid gamboling about?
pharyngula | November 19, 2010Vitreledonella richardi
(via Young R.E., M. Vecchione and D.T. Donovan; and check out the videos!)
pharyngula | November 5, 2010
The answer is "No! You're beautiful!" It's part of a theme.
(via Dave Harasti)
pharyngula | November 1, 2010This is a sad trend. Mary picks these out, you know, and lately there's been a notable lack of chelicerae, chitin, slime, and compound eyes in this series, and now she's found red pandas to be irresistible. If she doesn't stop, you're going to think this is Jerry Coyne's blog or something.
Darn it. I have to keep suppressing the "squee" noises in my throat, and it hurts.
pharyngula | October 22, 2010Cut me some slack, already. How could I resist such a weird little larval bivalve?