amphibious

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At the current pace of roughly 25 new species described each year, scientists estimate that amphipods in the eastern CCZ could be nearly fully cataloged within the next decade.

From Science Daily • Mar. 25, 2026

“Often they feed by diving to the bottom and sifting big gulps of sediment through their baleen, consuming the amphipods in great numbers,” Milstein said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2024

The whale will naturally decompose, creating a “huge nutrient boost for the local environment,” feeding scavengers like eagles and ravens, down to little amphipods, Boothe said.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 15, 2024

Trillions of fish, shrimps, amphipods, jellyfish, and squid rise to feed, using the cover of darkness to hide from predators.

From National Geographic • Feb. 13, 2024

The stomachs examined at South Georgia during December 1914, belonged to the three species, humpbacks, fin whales, and blue whales, and all contained small crustacea—Euphausiae, with a mixture of amphipods.

From South: the story of Shackleton's 1914-1917 expedition by Shackleton, Ernest Henry, Sir