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david todd

@aquafiles

Media guy, scientific diver + marine critter geek. Tweets from above + below the waves. Board Member @MarineAfloat. Shark Dive Program Instructor @PtDefianceZoo

 seattle, washington
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Joined September 2010
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Proud of Operation Shark Dive, our joint program w/ Warrior Transition Battalion @JBLM_PAO + @PtDefianceZoo defense.gov/News/Article/Art…
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This little #octopus from last night’s dive displayed some of the most unique coloration of any I’ve seen in #PugetSound.
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HS@helenscales20 Feb 2018
Amazing! First ever film footage of a hatchling dumbo octopus smithsonianmag.com/smart-new…
First Video of Baby Dumbo Octopus Shows They're Fully Formed From Birth

First Video of Baby Dumbo Octopus Shows They're Fully Formed From Birth

The deep sea creatures, which are named after Disney's floppy-eared elephant, use their giant fins for navigation

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Arms locked and knee taken.#PigskinRevolution
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Today's office. #sanjuanislands #reefenvironmentaleducationfoundation
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@cephs20 May 2017
19-ft giant squid caught as bycatch teapawt.net/saitamakita/status/865…
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アイルランドのディングル沖合いで全長5.8mの巨大イカが捕獲される earthtouchnews.com/oceans/de… トロール船の底引き網に偶然混獲。アイルランドの海域で巨大イカが捕獲されたのは実に22年ぶり
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The pyjama squid's stripes are really channels of chromatophores—pigment sacks that stretch and crumple to reveal dark colors or clear skin.
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Sign — We Are The Salish Sea wearethesalishsea.eco/sign
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Rachel Maddow
@maddow13 Mar 2017
24 million people losing insurance is roughly equivalent to the population of: VT AL ND SD DE MT RI ME NH ID WV NE NM KS WY **combined**.
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If Your Hands Could Smell, You’d Be an Octopus | Deep Look | KQED Science ww2.kqed.org/science/2017/02…
If Your Hands Could Smell, You’d Be an Octopus | KQED

If Your Hands Could Smell, You’d Be an Octopus | KQED

Hundreds of powerful suckers on octopus arms do more than just stick. They actually smell and taste too.

kqed.org
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In a world where...new bucktoothed ghost shark species are still being discovered it's time to #knowtheocean buff.ly/2kfwjd6 #oceans
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Rogue NASA
@RogueNASA26 Jan 2017
Science is not a partisan issue. Science is the foundation of our society—we owe so much to peer-reviewed scientific research. #resist
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Nothing says happy holidays like a multi million-year-old fossil Sea Urchin. #Echinoderm #Texas.
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Camerahog #Octopus pulls my camera in for it's closeup. Sorry #WolfEel. Video: instagram.com/p/BOQrPpbja8l/… #salishsea #gpo #cephalopod
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Eek! Russian deep sea fisherman posts pictures of his bizarre catches: gizmodo.com/this-deep-sea-fi… … Via @gizmodo photo @rfedortsov
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Octopus Wrestling. Video: Two Red #octopuses - Octopus rubescens - encounter each in #PugetSound. #video instagram.com/p/BNvTxDND7ic/…
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Blooming Flower Pot Coral #coralmorphologic vine.co/v/56MD26hB2ql
Coral Morphologic's post on Vine

Coral Morphologic's post on Vine

Blooming Flower Pot Coral #coralmorphologic

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NMEA@NatlMarineEd5 Dec 2016
Check it out - @scifri is seeking Educator Collaborators! sciencefriday.com/educator-c…

Apply To The 2020 Science Friday Educator Collaborative!

For 29 years, Science Friday has been producing award-winning multimedia for web, radio, YouTube, and social media...and now we want your help.

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Tagging jellyfish; didn't know this was a thing. Cool frontier for zooplankton! New article (behind paywall): plankt.oxfordjournals.org/co…
Image from Aaron W. E. Galloway, Ph.D. (@awegalloway)
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