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☆ Scientists discovered the strangest sea slug in the ocean
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( Jenny Mcgrath | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

AdvertisementIn 2000, scientists spotted a bioluminescent mollusk in the deep sea. It turned out to be a new species of sea slug that's perfectly adapted to the deep ocean. Researchers from the MBARI dubbed it Bathydevius caudactylus and recently published their findings in the peer-reviewed journal Deep Sea Research Part I.Bathydevius is unlike any sea slug the scientists had ever seen. At first, no one knew how to classify the strange sea slug. A sea slug in the midnight zoneA low-light camera system captured the bioluminescence display of the Bathydevius caudactylus sea slug.

Persons: It's, Bruce Robison, Robison, MBARI, it's Organizations: Aquarium Research Institute, CNN Locations: Monterey Bay , California, Monterey, what's, Oregon, Southern California

☆ Underwater robot spots a glowing ‘mystery mollusk’ in the ocean’s midnight zone
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-12 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Investigating Bathydevius and its adaptations could reveal more about the midnight zone, which is the largest habitat on Earth and accounts for 70% of all seawater on the planet. A study describing the new species published Tuesday in the journal Deep Sea Research Part I. “The deep water column is maybe the last place you’d expect to find a nudibranch,” Robison said. The midnight zone is cold and dark and very forbidding to us terrestrial creatures, yet it is filled with life, albeit life forms adapted to a very different set of challenges than we face. The sea slug is bioluminescent, leading it to look "starry" when threatened.

Persons: Bathydevius, Bruce Robison, Steven Haddock, “ We’ve, ”, Robison, Haddock, Mariana Trench, ” Robison, Bathydevius caudactylus, ” Haddock, smothers, “, Bioluminescence Organizations: CNN —, Aquarium Research, Aquarium Research Institute, Tiburon, ”, National Oceanic, Atmospheric Administration Locations: Monterey, Monterey Bay, Coast, North America, Oregon, Southern California, Mariana, Mt, Everest

☆ Photos show 6,000 octopuses in one spot. It's the largest known gathering ever found and a mystery that scientists only just solved.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-02 | by ( Maiya Focht | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

After five years, scientists have solved the mystery of the octopus garden. © 2021 MBARINormally, deep sea octopuses have to work really hard to reproduce. The rest of their life, you'll find them drifting amongst the muddy bottoms of the deep sea, scavenging, the study said. So, there could be many other ingenious pods of cephalopods doing similar things across the sea, Berry said. "As we explore more of the deep sea, we find more and more that it's not just a homogeneous, deep, sort of mud-covered pit.

Persons: Jim Berry, Berry, you'll Organizations: Service, Aquarium Research Locations: Monterey, Davidson, Central California, Monterey , California, UNESCO

☆ Scientists solve octopus garden mystery
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-23 | by ( Katie Hunt | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —Deep-sea octopuses are typically solitary creatures that inhabit frigid waters in one of Earth’s most challenging environments. By nesting at hydrothermal springs, octopus moms give their offspring a leg up,” explained Barry, who was the lead author of the study. However, the water temperature in cracks and crevices at the octopus garden reaches about 51 degrees Fahrenheit (11 degrees Celsius). MBARIUnderwater technologyThe researchers at Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute and their colleagues at other institutions used state-of-the-art underwater technology to understand the octopus garden. MBARIFaster brood times in the octopus gardenWith this information, scientists pieced together why the octopus are attracted to the site.

Persons: Monterey , California —, ”, Jim Barry, Barry, Don Ricketts, We’ve, ” Barry, it’s, Davidson Organizations: CNN, Aquarium Research Institute, Researchers Locations: Davidson, Monterey , California, Monterey, Central California, Costa Rica

‘Black Orpheus: Jacob Lawrence and the Mbari Club’ Review: Global OriginsAn exhibition at the Toledo Museum of Art highlights the African-American painter’s trips to Nigeria and the influence of the vibrant postcolonial community he found there, displaying his paintings alongside art by his contemporaries from around the world.

Persons: Orpheus, Jacob Lawrence Organizations: Toledo Museum of Art Locations: American, Nigeria

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