I have a love/hate relationship with advertising. Ads are specifically designed to manipulate people, and I hate being manipulated. On the other hand, I love using free services that are supported by…

Times are tough all over. But did you know that the Atlantic longfin squid is doing its part to help the economy? In an article by Kirk Moore of Asbury Park Press about the decline of river herring…

Here at Squid A Day, we are all about the cephalopods. Specifically, the decapod cephalopods, the ones with ten appendages (eight arms and two tentacles). That's my tenuous excuse for veering off in…

On October 8th, Octopus Day, I wrote about the incredibly strange Seven-arm Octopus, Haliphron atlanticus. I invoked its tremendous size, irregular arms, habitat flexibility, and peculiarly small…

In an obituary for biologist Robert Clarke published recently in Marine Mammal Science, I read a rather curious passage about this scientist's observations of Humboldt squid: During…

Today's post in honor of the 2011 Cephalopod Awareness Days. October 12th is Fossil Day.I must confess, I'm glad today is the last of the Cephalopod Days. This heady pace is almost more…

Today's post in honor of the 2011 Cephalopod Awareness Days. October 12th is Fossil Day.I must confess, I'm glad today is the last of the Cephalopod Days. This heady pace is almost more…

Today's post in honor of the 2011 Cephalopod Awareness Days. October 12th is Fossil Day.I must confess, I'm glad today is the last of the Cephalopod Days. This heady pace is almost more…

Today's post in honor of the 2011 Cephalopod Awareness Days. October 11th is Myths and Legends Day.And what better way to celebrate than with an account of the newly discovered Triassic…

Today's post in honor of the 2011 Cephalopod Awareness Days. October 10th is Squid Day.It's the happiest day of the year here at Squid A Day! To celebrate (or perhaps it was just a…