Patrick Pearce - Thanks! Yeah, she got inside my reach and I could only punch the top of her head. I don't remember anything after that...
Patrick Pearce - Yeah, she got inside my reach and I could only hit her in the top of the head. I don't remember the rest.
Correction: Now I hear that bull elephant seals have been hanging out on The Lost Coast. So I don't feel like a weirdo now.
George Mira - great comment. I think they consider the lancetfish to be slow in terms of sustained speed. I suspect that its dorsal fin and body shape allow it to maneuver quickly during feeding lunges. But as you point out, what we think we know about aquatic animals requires a lot of speculation...
Re: “Foam Club”
Andy Pruter - I didn't do any of the lab work - just field sampling - but I think my wife Julie did some of the lab work.