Friday Squid Blogging: Online Cephalopod Course
May 27 2023Atlas Obscura has a five-part online course on cephalopods, taught by squid biologist Dr. Sarah McAnulty. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security...
Read moreA Peruvian oversight law has the opposite effect:
Peru in 2020 began requiring any foreign fishing boat entering its ports to use a vessel monitoring system allowing its activities...
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Friday Squid Blogging: Giant Squid Video
May 13 2023A video—authentic, not a deep fake—of a giant squid close to the surface. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the...
Read moreThe viral video of the “Mediterranean beef squid”is a hoax. It’s not even a deep fake; it’s a plastic toy. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk...
Read moreFriday Squid Blogging: More Squid Camouflage Research
April 29 2023Here’s a research group trying to replicate squid cell transparency in mammalian cells. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the...
Read moreFriday Squid Blogging: More on Squid Fishing
April 22 2023The squid you eat most likely comes from unregulated waters. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I...
Read moreFriday Squid Blogging: Colossal Squid
April 15 2023Interesting article on the colossal squid, which is larger than the giant squid.
The article answers a vexing question:
So why do we always hear about the giant squid and...
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Friday Squid Blogging: Squid Food Poisoning
April 8 2023University of Connecticut basketball player Jordan Hawkins claims to have suffered food poisoning from calamari the night before his NCAA finals game. The restaurant disagrees:
On Sunday, a...
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Friday Squid Blogging: Giant Squid vs. Blue Marlin
April 1 2023Epic matchup. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven’t covered. Read my blog posting guidelines here.
Read moreThis is fascinating:
“When a squid ends up chipping what’s called its ring tooth, which is the nail underneath its tentacle, it needs to regrow that tooth very rapidly,...
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