How can you tell deep-sea octopuses apart? Check their warts
Tuesday, June 6, 2017 - 23:12
in Biology & Nature
It's usually pretty easy for dedicated scientists with years of experience to tell two species of their favorite organism apart, be it squirrels or birds. The scientists have seen a lot of the animal they specialize in, and the important traits that separate species have been well-documented for centuries. But when it comes to rarely-seen animals in the deep sea, those fundamental assessments are yet to be done.