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90% ocean 10% everything else. Science of life on the high seas. Opinions are my own. Please bring croissants.
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Why? We are rapidly depleting mineral deposits on land, and deep-sea mineral deposits are unexplored (and unexploited) new territory.
Image source: https://t.co/gjDI5iB1Gx

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2019-10-19

tongue-eating parasite looking out of a fish mouth like 'oh hai'
source: https://t.co/GfvFaJUEw1

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2019-09-29

Did you know that lion's mane jellies are actually amazing moms? They protect their tiny kids, no bigger than poppy seeds, in specialized pockets under their bell. The young are free to leave, but mom lets they stay until they're ready.
Pics: https://t.co/yRIwIMnGgo

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2019-04-16

These lentil-sized jellies are some of the stickiest critters in town. They have specialized adhesive discs on their tentacles. When stuck on the side of aquarium glass, they look like a spray of tiny stars.
Pics: https://t.co/6N0HdLr1y3

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2019-04-02

Blue sea dragons hunt down Portuguese man-o-war, eat them alive, then steal the stinging cells to use as armor against their enemies. The new inspirational animal of our time ♥
Video 1: https://t.co/JmmbZB6dwU
Video 2: https://t.co/PBVaQNBvsM

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2019-02-15

Blue sea dragons (Glaucus) float on the surface & hunt Portuguese man-o-war. Not only do they eat one of the world's most dangerous animals, but they actually steal man-o-war stinging cells and use them as armor! Vid: https://t.co/JmmbZB6dwU

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2019-02-12

Jellyfish like this have HUNDREDS of mouths! Filter-feeding jellyfish are called "root mouths" b/c they have a complex network of connections leading to the stomach. I wonder: do these 'mouths' also function in gas exchange, like lungs? Study: https://t.co/69LHwxVDkw

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2019-01-09