News articles tagged with 'squid'
Squid pheromone sparks extreme aggression on contact
— 11 Feb 2011 16:30 | BiologyWhen male squid come into contact with a chemical found on the outside of eggs laid by females, they instantly go from swimming along calmly and minding their own business to a state…
Squid studies provide valuable insights into hearing mechanisms
— 16 Oct 2010 10:45 | BiologyThe ordinary squid, Loligo pealii - best known until now as a kind of floating buffet for just about any fish in the sea - may be on the verge of becoming a scientific superstar, providing…
URI researcher sheds light on 'man-eating' squid
— 23 Jul 2009 16:10 | BiologyNews reports last week about scuba divers off San Diego being menaced by large numbers of Humboldt's or jumbo squid have raised the ire of University of Rhode Island biologist Brad…
Squid 'sight': Not just through eyes
— 3 Jun 2009 18:10 | BiologyIt's hard to miss the huge eye of a squid. But now it appears that certain squids can detect light through an organ other than their eyes as well…
Single gene lets bacteria jump from host to host
— 1 Feb 2009 20:26 | BiologyAll life - plants, animals, people - depends on peaceful coexistence with a swarm of microbial life that performs vital services from helping to convert food to energy to protection…
Ocean acidification from CO2 emissions will cause physiological impairment to jumbo squid
— 16 Dec 2008 13:28 | EnvironmentThe elevated carbon dioxide levels expected to be found in the world's oceans by 2100 will likely lead to physiological impairments of jumbo (or Humboldt) squid, according to research…
Bizarre reproductive techniques discovered for deep-ocean squid
— 10 Dec 2008 10:18 | BiologyMales that produce sperm packages that can penetrate deep into the skin. Females with bellies full of stored sperm. Males that seriously injure the females during mating. This is just…
Chemical pollutants found in deep-sea octopods and squids
— 10 Jun 2008 03:01 | EnvironmentNew evidence that chemical contaminants are finding their way into the deep-sea food web has been found in deep-sea squids and octopods, including the strange-looking 'vampire squid.'…
Whales evolved biosonar to chase squid into the deep
— 6 Sep 2007 13:42 | BiologyBehind the sailor's lore of fearsome battles between sperm whale and giant squid lies a deep question of evolution: How did these leviathans develop the underwater sonar needed to chase…
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