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@leapinlemurs83.bsky.social

Thalassophile. Falkorphile. All things deep sea!

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Veronica@leapinlemurs83.bsky.social · 7mo ago

@cadurkin.bsky.social Aloha! I have questions. (sorry I couldn’t send a DM) I believe you are the protist person on the SOI expedition. So I’ve started going down this rabbit hole of radiolarian vs phaeodarian, trying to understand the difference. Prior to your saying phaeodarian, I’ve never …. 1/

Veronica@leapinlemurs83.bsky.social · last yr.

A squid (psychroteuthis?) and a beautiful relicanthus anemone (my fave anemone). They have very long tentacles that taper down to a very thin and can start curly q. And those tentacles can be over 2 m long.

There is a large reddish orange squid swimming in the mid water column in front of a large black rock formation. There is black wire behind it. The squid fin and mantle point to the left and the arms are pointing down to the rightIn the center of the photo is a large pink anemone with dozens of tentacles radiating out from the center that are secure at the base and then taper down to thin trailing curling tentacles. Anchor to a rocky sea floor in front of dark waterIn the center of the photo is a large pink anemone with dozens of tentacles radiating out from the center that are secure at the base and then taper down to thin trailing curling tentacles. Anchor to a rocky sea floor in front of dark waterA close-up of those tentacles that are thicker towards the base and then taper out to be thin and curling