http://cephalopodcast.com/blog The Ocean Podcast / science edu + ocean info Tue, 02 Sep 2008 00:02:15 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The latest Carnival of the Blue is up at The Saipan Blog, a site by Angelo Villagomez and based in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Saipan is the largest island and capital of the CNMI. Next month's festivities will be hosted here at the Cephalopodcast blog on October 6. ... http://cephalopodcast.com/blog/2008/09/01/carnival-of-the-blue-16-the-saipan-blog/ Belize Brain Corals (Diploria sp. and Colpophyllia sp.) taken circa January 2006.The Life Photo Meme theme this week is Smart. This is a photo of some brain coral that I took on a dive in Belize, circa January 2006. There are two genra here. In the front is a groove-brained coral ... http://cephalopodcast.com/blog/2008/08/21/life-photo-meme-smart/ Squid Replicants [via TONMO] A couple of years ago we need a replica squid beak for a project at work. We ended up going with a custom fabricator, but I always figured there would be a market for a mass produced version. It seems this notion also occurred to the folks ... http://cephalopodcast.com/blog/2008/08/20/imitation-cephallic-extremities-for-your-home/ Cephalopod Evacuation Route, © Jason RobertshawAnother Illustrator exercise inspired by this sign. Because cephalopods need to know where to go when it rains too.  http://cephalopodcast.com/blog/2008/08/19/cephalopod-evacuation-route/ TS Fay Live Coverage with Tupper PuppersWe are hunkering down at Cephalopodcast HQ as tropical storm Fay makes her way northward. As you can see, our crack reporting team is standing by in the sideyard to bring you the latest updates as the eyewall approaches. So far, no reports of ... http://cephalopodcast.com/blog/2008/08/18/hurry-pain-fay/ PharaohAnts feeding in a circle around a yellow drop of Terro® liquid insecticideThe Life Photo Meme theme this week is Free. My subject are these nuisance little crazy ants that infest many homes (and hospitals) around the world. We've had them wandering freely around our house for a season now, despite ... http://cephalopodcast.com/blog/2008/08/15/life-photo-meme-free-ranging-pharaoh-ants/ Flickr photo: DSCN0505 by j.s. clarkCreative Commons: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 2.0 GenericAncient Climate Even the smallest changes in climate can have a dramatic impact on Florida. Over 600,000 years ago, sea level rise changed the state from a peninsula to an archipelago. Since then, the ocean has receded and risen to different ... http://cephalopodcast.com/blog/2008/08/14/wildlife-of-floridas-ancient-islands/ Frame from a YouTube video showing a goblin shark coaxed into biting the arm of a diver in a wetsuit. Ownership pending.[via ectomo.com] If you missed it, there has been some recent news about the incredible bite force of sharks, suggesting that the extinct Megatooth shark had chompers more powerful than ... http://cephalopodcast.com/blog/2008/08/13/goblin-shark-bites-scuba-diver-mitsukurina-owstoni/ Bloated, © Jason RobertshawMy original working files for Pucker and Bloat are stuck on a dead hard drive. So, I am recreating the characters. This is Bloat, the sea cucumber. That's not a curly tail coming out of his butt either.  http://cephalopodcast.com/blog/2008/08/12/bloated/ Cephalovlog #5: 25 Signals in the Rain from Jason Robertshaw on Vimeo. As Rick mentioned, I picked up a Flip Mino digital camera. This is the first project I've finished using this handy little cam. Edited in iMovie HD and scored in Garageband using pre-installed loops.  http://cephalopodcast.com/blog/2008/08/08/cephalovlog-5-25-signals-in-the-rain/ Leafhopper (Family Cicadellidae)The Life Photo Meme theme this week is Honor an Invertebrate. So continuing with my mangrove journey from last week, the next creature I came upon was a leafhopper. It was clinging to a mangrove propagule and obligingly held still while I used my little iPhone hack to take ... http://cephalopodcast.com/blog/2008/08/07/life-photo-meme-leafhopper/ Doodlebug #1, © Jason RobertshawJust messing around in Illustrator, working with a seven-sided figure.  http://cephalopodcast.com/blog/2008/08/06/doodlebug-1/ Colossal The Squidcam is back as they begin moving the colossal squid (Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni) out of formalin and into a new display tank. Dr. Steven O'Shea will be working with the specimen. A live webcast will begin on Wednesday, 6 August starting at 9:00 a.m. (NZT) (click for other timezones). Te Papa Blog, ... http://cephalopodcast.com/blog/2008/08/05/squidology-biggest-bigger-big/ The latest Carnival of the Blue is up at SeaNotes, blog of the Monterey Bay Aquarium. I missed the submission deadline again. Why didn't you remind me? :P Next month's festivities will be at the Saipan Blog and then comes to hide here in October (for Cephalopod Appreciation Month). :D http://cephalopodcast.com/blog/2008/08/05/carnival-of-the-blue-15-sea-notes/ Lady-in-waiting venus clam (Chione intapurpurea), © Jason RobertshawWhat the Shell Is That? is my series on beachcombing and tidal life. Living on the west coast of Florida, it is mostly about shells, but can also be about other flotsam, fauna and even flora. Lady-in-waiting venus clam (Chione intapurpurea) Date: 27 April, 2008 Location: ... http://cephalopodcast.com/blog/2008/08/04/what-the-shell-7-lady-in-waiting-venus/ Beach Chair Scientist I learned about a new Web site at last month's NMEA conference called the Beach Chair Scientist. It is run by Ann McElhatton and features a companion blog for "anyone with an enthusiasm for learning about the science behind life in the ocean or along the seashore." So ... http://cephalopodcast.com/blog/2008/08/03/beach-chair-scientists-and-beyond/