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just found out that giant squid meat is chock fucking full of ammonium ions to increase buoyancy so they would taste fucking disgusting if you tried to make calamari out of them. i mean i wasn't planning on it but a girl can dream right? nobody talk to me

Hey where's that one post about the sturgeon and other fish that were waaaayyyyy evolutionarily far apart but still made viable offspring during a control test and all the science hippies were freaking out I've lost this post but it has never left my mind

I mean, I’m compelled to share for the image alone

but if you’d like to read the full article: X

Deep Sea Brotula

During a dive to the Galapagos Rift Zone in 1988, scientists in Alvin saw this strange purple fish hanging out in the super-hot water gushing from hydrothermal vents at about 8,200 feet (2500 meters) depth. Pilot Ralph Hollis quickly netted the fish and brought it back to the surface for further examination. Scientists determined that it was in the genus Bythites, of which there are three Atlantic species, and promptly named it after Hollis: Bythites hollisi. They also found that it produces live young (as opposed to eggs) and is a relative of the better-known cusk eel. By 2002, more of these fish had been caught, and scientists decided that this Equatorial Eastern Pacific specimen was so different from the three Atlantic species that it warranted a new genus, Gerhardia. But a few years later, scientists wishing to avoid confusion with a beetle with the same moniker proposed another name, Thermichthys hollisi, referring to the fish’s preferred hangout, the hydrothermal vents of the Galapagos Rift Zone. So far, no other fish of this genus have been found.

via: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI)

“The Herd on the Move”—William Jacob Hays.

This painting simultaneously breaks my heart and fills me with awe and hope. When people speak about how prevalent the bison were across Turtle Island I’m not sure if it fully HITS just how many were slaughtered, how much this land relied on them for proper ecological balance….

if we want our land to thrive, if we want the next seven generations to survive then we must help the bison (and the indigenous peoples who love/rely on them) to expand and grow until they are once again found all across the land.

I have TWO classes this fall! Both of them cover the biology of delightful ocean weirdos, and neither will add stress to your life because there's no grades/homework.

Deep sea Sept 17- Oct 8

Atlas Obscura

In Deep: Life at the Bottom of the Ocean With Dr. Sarah McAnulty

In this 4-part lecture series, explore the extraordinary life that’s evolved to thrive in the deep sea. Course Description It’s often said t

Squid Class Oct 15-Nov 12

Atlas Obscura

Seas The Day: Life Lessons from Cephalopods With Sarah McAnulty

In this five-part lecture series, take a dive into the lives of some of the most complex invertebrates on Earth and learn some life lessons

This lie was pushed by the White House as well as every major Western news source...

who still haven't recanted it with anywhere near the energy they spread it with.

This lie is still being used to justify the extermination of the Palestinian people

There must be a ferocious reckoning for this.

アオミノウミウシ-神奈川、東京、埼玉、千葉から伊豆の海への玄関口 小田原ダイビングスクール

phys.org

Orchid plants nurture their seedlings via shared underground fungal network, study shows

The Common Spotted Orchid (Dactylorhiza fuchsii) is found all over the U.K. These orchids produce tiny seeds that can be carried anywhere by

The Common Spotted Orchid (Dactylorhiza fuchsii) is found all over the U.K. These orchids produce tiny seeds that can be carried anywhere by the wind, yet they often appear in clumps with small seedlings growing near mature plants. This phenomenon has puzzled ecologists since Darwin's time, with the exact reason remaining a mystery. A new study, led by researchers from the University of Sheffield in collaboration with The University of Manchester, provides the first evidence that early stage orchid seedlings germinate and thrive near to adult plants due to a kind of parental nurture using underground fungal networks. Scientists investigated the idea that fungal networks, known as mycorrhizal networks, act as a direct pathway for established orchid plants to share recently produced sugars with developing seedlings.

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