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What’s New With the Dr. M and the Oceans?
A potential new species of nudibranch (white box) on a bubblegum coral You might have noticed that my posting frequency is down recently. Why? 1. Kevin Z convinced me to start Tweeting. There seems...
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If Molluscs Could Communicate What Would They Say?
Why don’t animal’s use wheels in locomotion? Why aren’t blue whales bigger? Why are there no freshwater starfish? Why are there no tree dwelling cephalopods? Why can’t my dog make a decent cocktail?...
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The holidays are a time for lists: shopping list, grocery list for the holiday meal, things I must accomplish before the year ends, and Santa’s naughty or nice list. In case your wondering, all of us...
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The masters of bling, carrier snails
Xenophorid shells from the Carvalho Shell Collection Readers of DSN may think they know my favorite organism. Did you guess the giant isopod or did you guess the giant squid? Those beasties are truly...
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These Are A Few of My Favorite Species: Carrier Shells
Xenophora pallidula from the Comotes Sea in the Philippines. Photo and shell are from C.R. McClain. Bottom view The carrier shells of the family Xenophoridae are the most remarkable bunch of snails....
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Digital Seashells and David Raup
My love of snail shells did not begin at a young age. This is not a story of a 6-year old boy discovering his first shell on an idyllic sandy beach. The year was 1998. I was 23 and in the first...
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Malacology Monthly: Spines and How to Use Them
Evolution is repetitive, especially if it produces adaptations that work well. If it’s all about survival, spines do the trick throughout the mollusk world. Scorpion Without a Sting Scorpion Spider...
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Malacology Monthly: It Eats Whaaaat?
Not all snails scour the ocean bottom for algae and muck, but some have more refined tastes. But taste is one thing, and having the tool to get that food is what gastropods do best. Snails have a...
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Malacology Monthly: Going Deep
Sub-Neritic Gentrification Deepwater Helmet Shell Galeodea keyteri from 650m depth off Inhaca, Mozambique; photo by D.J. Long/Deep Sea News. For November we will be doing some deep thinking about...
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The Beauty of Rarity
Legend has it that Saint Patrick gave a four-leaf clover to a group of his followers; the fourth leaf put there by God to bring luck. St. Patrick believed the first three leaves represented hope,...
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