tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4516432143173419194.post4449613895213709290..comments2023-10-23T17:28:57.604-04:00Comments on The Other 95%: Ostracod or OstracodeKevin Zelniohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14192385384151149566noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4516432143173419194.post-5943904650793638432009-03-13T14:14:00.000-04:002009-03-13T14:14:00.000-04:00Cool. Actually I was on South Water Caye two years...Cool. Actually I was on South Water Caye two years ago this week. I'm tempted every day to sell everything I own save my scopes, computer, cameras and scuba gear. Take my family and the gear I keep and move to South Water Caye and study all the organisms on the reefs and mangroves there.Eric Heupelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18327896268176961009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4516432143173419194.post-1932632376942755772009-03-13T09:08:00.000-04:002009-03-13T09:08:00.000-04:00We stayed on South Water Caye (right across a cut ...We stayed on South Water Caye (right across a cut in the reef from Carrie Bow) - But I did do a project on Cyphoma gibbosum on the reef off Carrie Bow. I can't tell you how badly I want to go back... If you ever get the chance, don't think twice about it!Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02500271363777517052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4516432143173419194.post-50530730745584531002009-03-13T07:35:00.000-04:002009-03-13T07:35:00.000-04:00Thanks Tim! Were you on Carrie Bow? I'm jealous, I...Thanks Tim! Were you on Carrie Bow? I'm jealous, I would love to see the bioluminescent ostracod display down there. One day...Eric Heupelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18327896268176961009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4516432143173419194.post-50589620147264210112009-03-12T18:55:00.000-04:002009-03-12T18:55:00.000-04:00I was lucky enough to spend a couple weeks on an i...I was lucky enough to spend a couple weeks on an island off the coast of Belize with an advisor who studies the Ostracod species on that reef. It wasin all honesty one of the most amazing things I've seen. The males produce bioluminescent displays at night - different species show different patterns. Most of the species were unnamed, but one that wasn't new was Vargula annecohenae... Anyway, I think that's the coolest thing about Ostracods. Great blog, guys!Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02500271363777517052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4516432143173419194.post-71558277512000458002009-03-11T12:14:00.000-04:002009-03-11T12:14:00.000-04:00Great stuff. I did a project for my masters on th...Great stuff. <BR/><BR/>I did a project for my masters on these guys last year. I've only ever found one live one though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4516432143173419194.post-4631544526652715872008-08-02T01:59:00.000-04:002008-08-02T01:59:00.000-04:00I actually HAVE eaten ostracods - once - not Gigan...I actually HAVE eaten ostracods - once - not Gigantocypris though (and not in a martini either). They taste like... seawater. That full story will make it to an ostra-blog one day.Todd Oakleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14309149952900395185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4516432143173419194.post-12943647547475771202008-08-02T00:56:00.000-04:002008-08-02T00:56:00.000-04:00Thanks all!Re: Budak & Kevin - Maybe Todd has ...Thanks all!<BR/><BR/>Re: Budak & Kevin - Maybe Todd has the answer, at 30mm that's a perfect hours'dourve size morsel. He did mention the preserved ones look like martini onions...something we should know Todd?<BR/><BR/>Re: Jim - Thanks! <BR/><BR/>And... ha opportunity today to add a picture of a <A HREF="http://www.flickr.com/photos/eclectic-echoes/2723638919/in/photostream/" REL="nofollow">FW ostracod</A> tiny buggers!Eric Heupelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18327896268176961009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4516432143173419194.post-41008298794646275102008-08-01T18:50:00.000-04:002008-08-01T18:50:00.000-04:00Very nice to see ostracods getting some attention!...Very nice to see ostracods getting some attention! You used the picture meme for "Hard". Actually <I>Gigantocypris</I> is not really hard at all. The planktonic ostracods don't put too much calcium into their carapace - too heavy I assume. So, I think it's there more as a relict than for protection, as in other ostracods, which certainly are hard.<BR/><BR/>But those planktonic ones are Hard to get to, unless you have a ship!<BR/><BR/>What I really loved about this post was the google battle - "od" versus "ode" (hadn't seen that before). It inspired me to write ostra-blog #2 on this very controversy....<BR/><BR/>(BTW - Kevin - if you really would describe species for food, how many hot dogs would it cost me for you to illustrate some new ostracods species that we just found??)Todd Oakleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14309149952900395185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4516432143173419194.post-52235383248445239562008-08-01T11:53:00.000-04:002008-08-01T11:53:00.000-04:00Eric - just stumbled over to your other website an...Eric - just stumbled over to your other website and took a look at your photographs - very impressive!Jim Lemirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14000051293978203511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4516432143173419194.post-12059510124305391152008-08-01T10:47:00.000-04:002008-08-01T10:47:00.000-04:00Looks like its filled with some yummy juices. Hard...Looks like its filled with some yummy juices. Hard on the outside, juicy on the inside! mmm.... maybe is sweet and lemony, like those ants...Kevin Zelniohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14192385384151149566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4516432143173419194.post-10618082006091497562008-08-01T00:24:00.000-04:002008-08-01T00:24:00.000-04:00Gigatocypris look yummy....Gigatocypris look yummy....budakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07693717163007410639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4516432143173419194.post-58375515592377501692008-07-31T19:18:00.000-04:002008-07-31T19:18:00.000-04:00Oldest fossilized penis! Zenker's organ! I had no ...Oldest fossilized penis! Zenker's organ! I had no idea that the mild-mannered ostracod was such a stud! Great post (on the non-penis-related parts too).Miriam Goldsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01851598721198760314noreply@blogger.com