A whale of an appetite

Turns out some fin whales double their weight while bringing in krill to eat. The pic on the left illustrates how they do it. To get a better description of the process and to find out the particulars check out the article to find out more.

Cool New Deap Sea Photos

Came across some far out pictures in the image gallery from the website of the Census of Marine Life like this awesome sea cucumber. The site has all kinds of great documentation of sea life. Check it out!

Jellyfish on CreatureCast!!!

Here's a couple more pics from articles on the CreatureCast blog that you might enjoy. The first is about the stinging mechanisms of Cnidarians, a group of stinging creatures like jellfish. The second is about hiding submarines beneath jellyfish.

Barnacles

A great video of adaptive physiology for creatures that are stuck to rocks on the ocean floor. From the awesome blog CreatureCast.

Mating barnacles from Casey Dunn on Vimeo.

Octopus Hiding in Seaweed

Cool video of an octopus using seaweed to try to camouflage itself. Love how these guys propel themselves around the ocean floor.

DeEp SeA eXpLoReR rObErT bAlLaRd

Really interesting if your doing things related to the Biology geology physics or chemistry of the ocean :)

Enormous Jellyfish Sink Japanese Fishing Boat

Great article from yesterday's news.