Shellin' Out SEAience: Recent Episodes
Meg and Kev
Hi friends! We’re Meg and Kev, a marine biologist and a science teacher, respectively. We’ve teamed up to talk about our favorite subject: marine science. Nothing underwater is off limits, from orca hunting strategies to parasite life cycles to octopus intelligence. Whether you are someone completely new to marine science or a seasoned ocean nerd, we strive to keep you engaged in fun and interesting topics. Let’s dive in!
Today we’re shellin out facts on aquatic parasites, including:
- Why the heck we care about them in the first place
- A barnacle that hijacks crabs and brings out their feminine side
- A cnidarian that drives fish so crazy they swim in circles
- A flatworm that completes its life cycle through not one, not two, but three very different hosts
- The interactive living environment of a sea cucumber’s cloaca
- And the hitch hiker that attaches to the eyes of the oldest living fish on the plane
Intriguing Intro: Velvet belly lanternshark
Note: This episode may be "explicit" to some listeners due to some mild terminology and candid discussion about mating in the animal kingdom
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Today we’re shellin out facts on marine bioluminescence, including:
- What even is bioluminescence and is that glowing thing you’re looking at bioluminescence or some other kind of “-escence”
- The environmental pressures that have driven its evolution in multiple groups of creatures
- How organisms achieve the production of light by themselves or with the help of some friends
- Why creatures bioluminesce and some illuminating examples of bioluminescence in the grand ol’ ocean.
Intriguing Intro: Upside-down jellyfish
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Today we’re shellin’ out facts on humpback whales including...
- How a man with an epic name helped protect them along with countless other species of whale
- The mystery of their pelvises and why they haven’t disappeared like their leg bones
- How each individual has their own unique tail signature like our fingerprints
- Their brilliant and innovative hunting strategies
- AND humpback hitchhikers
Intriguing Intro: Tongue-eating louse
Note: This episode may be "explicit" to some listeners due to some mild terminology and candid discussion about mating in the animal kingdom
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Today we’re shellin out facts on Orca, including:
- Why killer whales are called killer whales (I’ll give you a hint, it’s a name that got lost in translation)
- How their coloration allows them to be water ninjas
- Orca culture - yes, you read correctly. Groups of orca have developed cultures that are passed down through generations
- And arguably the coolest thing about them, their organized hunting strategies that put them at the top of the food chain and allow them to take down prey that includes great white sharks!
Intriguing Intro: Sandstriker worm
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