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Octopus species have an odd sex life
Oceanography

Octopus species have an odd sex life

A large striped octopus that lives in the Pacific region is attracting great attention from research circles due to its unusual way of life and mating habits.

December 17, 2018
Oyster species set a new record for sex
Oceanography

Oyster species set a new record for sex

Oysters possess the largest penis compared to their body size in the animal kingdom and now this species continues to set a new record with the ability to capture sperm…

December 17, 2018
Strange creatures on the ocean floor
Oceanography

Strange creatures on the ocean floor

A sea mouse (also called a deep sea) has been hit by a storm on the Kent coast (England). Usually, this species is found at depths of more than 2,000m.

December 17, 2018
Very rare two-color lobster
Oceanography

Very rare two-color lobster

New England marine park in Boston (USA) said the female lobster weighing about 0.5kg has half orange and half black. The two color areas are perfectly divided from the h…

December 17, 2018
The species is transsexual in Antarctica
Oceanography

The species is transsexual in Antarctica

A mussel in Antarctica possesses male sex organs when they are young, but turns into females during adulthood. The species Lissarca miliaris was first described in 1845…

December 17, 2018
Decoding shrimp phenomenon
Oceanography

Decoding shrimp phenomenon

Microbiologists of the University of Portsmouth (UK) discovered that paramyxean parasites are the culprits that make males turn into females.

December 17, 2018
The unique
Oceanography

The unique

Biologists say that the main food of the swordfish is ant, beetle, tailed bug (springtail) and flies, if these insects accidentally fall into the water. However, the mai…

December 17, 2018
Coral sperm bank
Oceanography

Coral sperm bank

Researchers say a sperm bank for corals, collected from coral reefs in Hawaii, the Caribbean and Australia, could one day help restore and regenerate reefs harm.

December 17, 2018
Homosexuals at sea level
Oceanography

Homosexuals at sea level

By studying videos made by underwater vehicles, American scientists carried out off the coast of California, believing that these rare-sighted creatures often participat…

December 17, 2018
Japanese coral transgender in the seabed
Oceanography

Japanese coral transgender in the seabed

Professor Yossi Loya of Tel Aviv University's Department of Zoology is the first in the world to discover that Japanese sea corals also convert sex.

December 17, 2018