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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
Strange fasting fish to hatch eggs in the mouth
Oceanography

Strange fasting fish to hatch eggs in the mouth

A fish commonly found in waters off Malaysia has a way of hatching eggs in the mouth. The strange thing is that not all females, but males, will carry all the eggs in th…

December 17, 2018
Art of 'flirtatious' unique to squid
Oceanography

Art of 'flirtatious' unique to squid

Scientists from Macquarie University (Australia) observed this behavior. On one side of the body, it disguises itself as the color of the female to prevent the opponent…

December 17, 2018
Female whale shark is a
Oceanography

Female whale shark is a

A new analysis of whale shark embryos suggests that whale sharks (also known as whale sharks) may be

December 17, 2018
Male seahorses like mates
Oceanography

Male seahorses like mates

Male seahorses have specific requirements when choosing their partners: increasing chances of successful reproduction. By carefully selecting and often favoring large fe…

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
Sea Sam and risks
Oceanography

Sea Sam and risks

It may be with some people who look a little old-fashioned, or like a battery-powered device or it may be like a Roomba vacuum cleaner that Wilma Flintstone invented. Bu…

December 17, 2018