My sophomore year at Duke I took Marine Mega fauna and the movie, Mega Shark vs Giant Octopus became a running joke in our class.…
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The Vanishing of the Big Kahuna Clam
It’s a hard life being the giant clam, the ‘big kahuna’ of the Indo-Pacific region. A legend exists that every giant clam who reaches maturity…
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For the past two months, I’ve been trying to answer one question: Why am I trying to learn more about the Tridacna? And then I…
MoreThe $60 Million Clam
Sixty million is a big number. And $60 million dollars is a LOT of money, despite only being 0.00035% of the national debt of the…
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LOL Ocean Giants
As part of Sizing Ocean Giants, I asked students last week to generate LOLCat style memes for their study organisms. The Rules: It must include…
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The summer is coming to a close. I’m sorry. It’s time for us to prepare for the chilly winds of autumn and winter. For college…
MoreGiant Snails Invade Miami!
An invasion of African Giant Snails in southern Florida is causing alarm due to the potential devastation of crops, introduction of disease, and “general yuckiness”?!…
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