Vampire Squid: Unique Deep-Sea Cephalopod
Everything about the vampire squid: habitat, detritus diet, bioluminescent defence, anatomy, reproduction, and the strange facts that make Vampyroteuthis infernalis a living relic of the deep sea.
April 2025
Atlantic Horseshoe Crab: An Ancient Marvel
Complete guide to the Atlantic horseshoe crab: 450-million-year evolutionary history, copper-based blue blood used for vaccine safety testing, ten eyes, synchronous moon spawning, and conservation status of Limulus polyphemus.
January 2025
Brachiopods: Ancient Shellfish Surviving Time
Everything about brachiopods: lophophore feeding, chitin-phosphate shells, the 540-million-year fossil record, the end-Permian mass extinction that wiped out 95%, and Lingula - the living fossil genus that has survived half a billion years largely unchanged.