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I typed this post up around December and planned for this to be one of my first posts, but since it is vacation season in the United States, I thought I would wait until now to post. Rip Currents One of

While browsing Google's News Site today, I stumbled upon this article by Doyle Rice and honestly, it pissed me off. Here's a quick excerpt from the article if you don't want to read it: The Great Pacific

Belemnitida is an extinct order of cephalopods that roamed the oceans for close to 140 million years. It was wiped out around 65 million years ago at the end of the Cretacious Period. It is presumed that

Cymothoa exigua, more commonly known as the tongue-eating louse, is a parasitic isopod, It is commonly found from the southern Gulf of California to the northern Gulf of Guayaquil but has also been found

The Physalia physalis, typically called the Portuguese Man O' War, is usually described as a jellyfish, but this is not true. It's actually a siphonophore. A siphonophore is an animal that is made up of

Vampire Squid... FROM HELL! Vampyroteuthis infernalis, known as the Vampire Squid from Hell, does not suck blood or even turn into a bat (lame). So how did it get its name? Well, Dr. Karl Chun discovered

Mantis Shrimp: a Heavy Hitter Image Source Mantis shrimp are the fastest punchers in the animal kingdom and one of the hardest hitters. With one strike they can break aquarium glass or even the shell of

How Scary Can a Worm Be? When you get into the ocean for a swim what are you most scared of? A good portion of people would probably say getting bit by a shark and some other people would probably say

What is a Fiddler Crab? Genus uca The common name of Fiddler Crab comes from the males' feeding style; the small claw of the fiddler crab looks as if it's playing a fiddle on the crab's larger claw. image

Hey everyone, below is part of the introduction I wrote for a research paper over barrier island formations and vibracoring in my marine geology lab. If you'd like to read the full paper please let me