June 2010
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Deep Sea Freak of the Week
Today, Deep Sea Freak of the Week celebrates argonauts - a group of pelagic octopuses (also known as paper nautiluses). Angry argonaut, ‘maneuevered’ by biologist Julian Finn. Wired Science reported this week that biologists have discovered argonauts use trapped air within their shell cases to float at a comfortable depth. The discovery was apparently made after Melbourne scientist...