Welcome To The World Of Whale Falls
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Explore "deep sea ecosystems" with insightful episodes like "Welcome To The World Of Whale Falls", "Life After Whale Death", "Deep Sea Ecology with Diva Amon" and "Osedax: Sex Life of an Ocean Bone Worm" from podcasts like ""Short Wave", "Short Wave", "Stuff To Blow Your Mind" and "Stuff To Blow Your Mind"" and more!
In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe chat with deep sea marine biologist Diva Amon about life in the deep ocean -- from the wonderous organisms that thrive there to the human activities that threaten their future.
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Enter the world of the osedax worm, where mouthless female scavengers liquefy the bones of dead whales with acid-drenched roots -- and where each female's body contains a harem of tiny, sperm-producing males. Robert and Christian discuss the bizarre lives of the osedax worms and invite "Sex in the Sea" author Dr. Marah J. Hardt for a discussion on this and other fascinating modes of deep-water reproduction.
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