@debrajeanmarie @DrydenNovelette And NOBODY has the right to put their hands on someone else’s body. I don’t care what the excuse. The Smiths aren’t above anyone else that was getting ribbed at the Oscars. #notokaywillsmith
Fridays are shrimply the best. 🦐🙌🏽
This deep-sea shrimp, Acanthephyra sp., uses red pigments to hide in the deep sea. Red light is one of the first wavelengths of visible light to be absorbed by the ocean, making any animal using it invisible. #SHROMPweek2022@MontereyAq
What did the amphipod say to the shrimp? We have no idea; we don’t speak Crustacean. 🙃🤷🏻
Caprellid amphipods, like the one perched atop this sponge mountain, use their rear legs to grasp and hold on to a substrate, most likely another animal. #SHROMPweek2022@MontereyAq
Environmental DNA (#eDNA) is like nature’s fingerprint 🧬
From shed cells and waste to viruses and microscopic organisms, eDNA gives us a clearer picture of ecosystem health by preserving genetic clues in just a few drops of water.
Dive into the living light show in the deep with MBARI and @MontereyAq!
MBARI scientist Steve Haddock @beroe and his team are working to decipher the secret language of light in the deep sea: https://t.co/PlweFLhcWK #IntoTheDeep
Hydrothermal ecosystems face threats from planned deep-seabed mining activities. To better inform future conservation strategies, researchers examined the patterns of connectivity in Western Pacific hydrothermal vent metapopulations. https://t.co/UUOXvaxbyB
Researchers at MBARI are trying to understand the biochemistry behind the variety of ways deep-sea organisms can create light. Learn more about this living light in our latest video collab with @MontereyAq: https://t.co/wjg14rDZUJ
Mid-week mantra—just keep swimming.
This silver hatchetfish, Argyropelecus affinis, is about the size of a quarter and only a few millimeters wide. Hatchetfish have light-producing organs in rows along their bellies that hide them from potential predators lurking below.
Morning stroll with Saccopharynx.
The whiptail gulper eel is adapted for life in the dark. Its eyes search for faint flickers of light from its prey. Sensitive papillae protrude along its lateral line, allowing the eel to feel vibrations in the water from prey—or predators.
Big news, deep-sea squad—we’re on @TikTok!
Encountering a barreleye fish (Macropinna microstoma) is a rare treat for MBARI researchers. In 34 years of deep-sea research, we’ve spotted this animal fewer than a dozen times!
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