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Monthly Archives: February 2007
Mola mola mola mola mola
The Sunfish (aka Mola mola, Headfish, Mambou (Japanese), or as many children and adults call it, the Uglyfish) is one of the Aquarium’s most popular attractions. I would write a post dedicated to the Mola mola, but Fogonazos already has. … Continue reading
Posted in Fishes
Octopuses don’t have tentacles
That’s right, octopuses don’t have tentacles, they have arms. Squids have 8 arms and 2 tentacles. So how are tentacles different from arms? They are usually longer and, in general, only have suckers at their ends. If the cephalopod doesn’t … Continue reading
Posted in Cephalopods
Flashbang Cephalopods
It appears that Taningia danae, a deep-sea squid, uses “bright flashes to disorientate potential victims”, much like Ts and CTs use flashbangs in order to blind, confuse, and incapacitate their opponents in CS. Check out the story here, and don’t … Continue reading
Posted in Cephalopods
Is Mencia a theif?
***Update 5*** Um, this is getting to be pretty hard for Mencia to explain away… link ***Update 4*** Carlos Mencia and Bobby Lee weigh in on the feud. ***Update 3*** Techdirt discusses the irony of the DCMA taking the side … Continue reading
Posted in Movies and Video
Tabehodai for white sharks
Like Calvin, I don’t like to think of apex predators as scavengers. This is fascinating footage, but it is kind of disappointing to my childhood perceptions of white sharks, like the theories of the T. Rex being a scavenger made … Continue reading
Posted in Fishes
Shucking Lobsters
What does an uncooked lobster that has been stripped of its shell look like? link (scroll down) I’m not one to cry for lobsters, or anything else that I eat for that matter, but I would imagine that being processed … Continue reading
Posted in Inverts
Giant steps are what we take…
The Police are reunited! link I have always felt cheated that I wasn’t able to go to a Police show, but now I might be able to listen to their music live and in person. I feel the same way … Continue reading
Posted in Music
Chitosan sounds like some Japanese dude
“After a long search for a better way to stop extreme bleeding, the U.S. Army has purchased more than 400,000 bandages made from chitosan, a polysaccharide extracted from the exoskeletons of Icelandic shrimp.” Another cool thing about Chitosan: it’s a … Continue reading
The scent of cloud seeds
Did you know that DMS, a gas produced by phytoplankton, not only serves as a nucleus for water to collect and form clouds, but also is responsible for the Ocean’s distinctive smell? Read more about DMS in this article, or … Continue reading
Posted in Life