- I Was Not Named After This Squid (Unfortunately)
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... depths of the sea a particular species known as the Dana Octopus Squid , they draw the obvious conclusion that I must have been named ... because it can't seem to make up its mind whether it is an octopus or squid. Observe this excellent photograph of its beak and surrounding ...
Article - Danna Staaf - Jun 23 2011 - 4:00pm - 0 attachments
- Colossal Squid in Canada
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... . . . Even their names are intriguing — jellyfish, Dumbo octopus, sea cucumbers, viperfish and nudibranches (members of the starfish ...
Blog Post - Danna Staaf - Jun 22 2011 - 12:00pm - 0 attachments
- Kraken: Fact Or Fiction? Take Your Pick!
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... who volunteers at the New England Aquarium, and his Octopus dofleini . And many, many more--including me. The science in ...
Article - Danna Staaf - Feb 16 2011 - 9:32pm - 0 attachments
- Can Your Skin See Color?
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Probably not. Unless you're a squid, octopus, or cuttlefish, in which case the answer is a definite maybe. ...
Article - Danna Staaf - Jun 1 2011 - 1:18pm - 0 attachments
- West Coast Locavores Should Turn Teuthovore
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The locavore movement, which was born on the US West Coast, may have convinced more people to shop at their local farmers' markets and participate in community-supported agriculture --but it's been a challenge to make similar progress toward eati ...
Article - Danna Staaf - May 25 2011 - 3:49pm - 0 attachments
- Too Much Information
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Events of International Year of Chemistry kept me from writing for some while. I was so absorbed with all the research writing these days, that I could not find space and time to read anything happening around the world. Coming back, I really enjoy ...
Blog Post - Payal Joshi - May 8 2011 - 9:37am - 0 attachments
- Tako-Tsubo: Can We Diagnose And Treat True Heartbreak?
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... earned the syndrome’s name, tako-tsubo , Japanese for octopus trap. Normally, the ventricle contracts in the shape of a horseshoe, ...
Article - Christie Sosa - Apr 25 2011 - 11:47pm - 0 attachments
- Why Is Squid Skin So Complicated, Anyway?
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... interaction of pigments and reflectors . Squid skin (and octopus and cuttlefish skin) has two different ways of making color. ...
Article - Danna Staaf - Apr 26 2011 - 10:30pm - 0 attachments
- I Like Whales Even Though They Eat Squid
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... here, because there's a big squid in the design. And an octopus. And my next entry is going to be a super-awesome research blogging ...
Blog Post - Danna Staaf - Mar 21 2011 - 7:26pm - 0 attachments
- Humboldt Squid Are Still Not Giant Squid
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Oh criminy, are we still confused? Didn't we go over this like a zillion times? Wasn't Deep-Sea News' excellent primer on how Humboldt Squid are Not The Same Thing as Giant Squid clear enough? Sigh. Just let a few fishermen catch a few ...
Article - Danna Staaf - Feb 9 2010 - 4:32pm - 0 attachments
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