Ajin Madhavan

Marine Biologist, NF-POGO fellow @ Alfred-Wegener-Institut (AWI) Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung, Marine ecology, Artist, Photographer

[Roxy Koll ⛈ @RockSea]

During the last decade, coastal states in India reported:
⦾ 68% of chikungunya
⦾ 49% of dengue
⦾ 49% of malaria

Rising heat, humidity, and changing monsoons—climate-driven—are turning coastal states into disease hotspots.

***High-resolution health data is lacking.

Study: https://t.co/xDwmHr7t3u

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@Sridev_i Ith engane njn kanunn??

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@CFCAllyRhodes @ChelseaFC How is it possible??.. I would love to see him playing again for blues😍😍

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@skiranna @amabelleggo Thank you dear Schwester... And take care of your babies.. Have a beautiful weekend 🥰🤗🤗🤗

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@skiranna @amabelleggo Oh schwester !! This is so sweet nd funny memory!! Are you going to join us? Miss youu!!

[Lewis Pugh Foundation @LewisPughFDN]

Yes, dragons of the sea are real... 🌊🐉🎇 #YearOfTheDragon

📸: Tom Park

[Ajin Madhavan @ajinmadhavan]

@Maveli_praja @damn_barbarian @appooz 🤣🤣 true!But for me I love that typical Jimny look! And can be customised as you like. Pinne ashan globally well proven 4*4 offroader alle..pinne athinte smaller dimensions, it actually does helps offroading capabilities..excellent power to weight ratio🤩..So any day its Jimny

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@damn_barbarian @appooz @Maveli_praja 🤨

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@damn_barbarian And they think it is overpriced.. But thats not true..alkark vivaram illathathinu ipo entha cheika...hope people get it right in the near future

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@appooz @damn_barbarian 🤣🤣.. True that!! Jimnye patti alkarke valya idea illathe poi..athine thar aytoke compare cheunna kanumbola🤧

[Plymouth Marine Lab @PlymouthMarine]

What happened at the @EconomistImpact's #GlobalPlasticSummit? Our @DrJimClark was there facilitating discussions on the impact of #PlasticPollution on ‘#SmallIslandDevelopingStates’ (#SIDS) & proposed solutions. Find out what happened & what happens next: https://t.co/XwhVVdjJcP

[Lewis Pugh Foundation @LewisPughFDN]

‘The Golden Horseshoe’ 🌊✨🦀

Congratulations to Laurent Ballesta - Wildlife Photographer of the Year - for his ethereal picture of a tri-spine horseshoe crab in in the Philippines 👏

[ICYMARE @icymare]

Hello #ICYMAREfamily! It's been a few days since #ICYMARE2023 in Oldenburg and we would like to thank all of you for your participation this year and hope to see you again in Bremen! You can already mark the 16-20.09.2024 in your calendars for #ICYMARE2024! 🐳

[Rajeev Raghavan @LabRajeev]

Thank you @the_hindu

https://t.co/xsHrLp6eCz

[Ajin Madhavan @ajinmadhavan]

@LabRajeev @the_hindu Great to see this..Congratulation sir💯👌

[OctoNation® World’s Largest Octopus Fan Club 🐙 @TheOctoNation]

Ever heard of a “big-eye jellyhead”?
(Yup, that’s it’s actual nickname)
🎥: @deepseauwa

Cirrothauma magna is a mysterious, deep-sea cirrate octopus.

Cirrate’s are a suborder of octo with hair-like cirri on their suckers and epic body fins; however, they don’t do the whole inking thing – it’s just too dark down there for such theatrics!

🐘 Cirrates are often referred to as dumbo octopuses! Yup, a nod to Disney’s flying elephant. Only, this one is swimming in the deep abyss instead of soaring in the sky. (3ish miles deep to be exact! Or 5km)

Hold up - this isn’t the only cool thing about this species…inside that squishy, jelly-like head is a “U” or saddle-shaped shell giving support to those flappy fins.

It’s not a super hard shell though— push your ear down with your fingertip and let go… it’s more cartilage-like than boney! 🦴

Now, you might be used to other octos zooming around with jet propulsion blasting water out of their tube like siphon…

With the crushing pressures of the deep sea, it’s possible that it abandoned this form of locomotion (movement)

They rely on those flappy fins and parachute or umbrella like webbing to sail & pulse smoothly through the deep.

They’re basically giant Dumbo octopus in a dress! With a length of up to 1.7 meters (5 foot 6) , they’re the largest of their kind (hence magna in the name!)

Fun fact: Unlike most of their octo-cousins, these big-eyed beauties have NO color-changing cells.

And those arms? One row of suckers, lined with hair-like structures called cirri (think “Siri”). Cirri = food delivery system. Yup, the currents they create probably help serve up a delicious meal straight to their beaks. 🍽️🌊

The video above features a majestic Cirrothauma magna parachuting across the ocean floor searching for its next snack!

Is it just us, or does it remind you of the activity in PE with the rainbow parachute (IYKYK)

👀 If ya read this far comment “jellyhead” below!!!! (We’ll send you a bonus blog on cirrate vs. incarnate octopuses)

Does anyone have a new favorite species? 🤩

#OCTOPusMonth continues!!!!

[CDRmare @CDRmare]

Is ocean alkalinity enhancement #OAE a reliable & sustainable #CDR option? #RETAKE researchers @CDRmare met in Hamburg this week to exchange and discuss the results of experiments, field studies & modelling. The potential is huge, but further research is needed. @BMBF_bund

[NASA's Johnson Space Center @NASAJohnson]

In four days, we will be revealing the sample from asteroid Bennu collected from the #OsirisRex mission.

Tune in to our live broadcast starting at 11 am ET on Wednesday, Oct. 11.

[Oliver Zielinski @Zielinski_OZ]

A (micro-) universe to discover @Ostseeforschung

[Lewis Pugh Foundation @LewisPughFDN]

Glacial rivers in Alaska: a unique kind of beauty 🏞️❄️

🎥: John Derting