Some people really like the idea of techno-organic lifeforms. I don't just mean cyborgs - I mean, theoretically, lifeforms that are mec...

Picking up shells on the beach is fun. You aren't supposed to do it, but it's fun anyways. Often, one gets so preoccupied in the sh...

Not enough good things can be said about sea slugs. Really, our land slugs might not be that pretty (and even then, there are a few excepti...

Normally, there is nothing remotely threatening about snails. Sure, they're slimy and have weird little antennae, but it's not like ...

The deepsea abyss is full of things that you thought only existed in nightmares. There are things with diminished eyes, huge jaws, tentacles...

We try not to turn this blog into a parade of dick jokes. That's what most of the internet is for. However, there are some times when we...

Nature is full of awesome mimicry. We've already covered the pseudo-poisonous coloration of the king snake family. Viceroy butterflies a...

This blog has been updating at a snail's pace lately. May as well do a snail. If you are familiar at all with Japanese monsters, you...

Did you know that you can get cold sores from stress? Well, you can, and I have two now. Enjoy this lava lamp in sea slug form while I colla...

Bivalves are cool. They make pearls. They look good and they taste good (well, to some people). Their shells are darn awesome, but not quite...

Oh, crap. Not ANOTHER thing we have to fear from the ocean! Actually, this one's relatively harmless. The sea lizard ( Glau cus atlant...