I want to talk about abyssal gigantism: the way animals in the deep sea take up more space, make themselves larger. It’s right there in the name: abyssal, meaning of the abyss, gigantism, meaning preternaturally large.  You probably know about the giant squid— I did too. But what I didn’t know was that the giant squid is just one of many enormous sea creatures. There’s the giant oarfish, the seven-arm octopus, and, to … Continue reading Invertebrate Musings by Emilia Ferrante