{"id":2058,"date":"2026-07-13T17:55:31","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T17:55:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/?p=2058"},"modified":"2026-07-13T17:56:01","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T17:56:01","slug":"micromonday-meet-calanus-finmarchicus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/?p=2058","title":{"rendered":"#MicroMonday: meet Calanus finmarchicus!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;galleryId&quot;:&quot;6a56ab7f87847&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/gallery\" class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a56ab7f8b789&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a56ab7f8b789\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-id=\"2059\" src=\"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Insta-Calanus-Karen-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2059\" srcset=\"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Insta-Calanus-Karen-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Insta-Calanus-Karen-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Insta-Calanus-Karen-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Insta-Calanus-Karen-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Insta-Calanus-Karen-1638x2048.jpg 1638w, https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Insta-Calanus-Karen-500x625.jpg 500w, https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Insta-Calanus-Karen-scaled.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Known for being one of the <strong>fattiest copepods<\/strong>, <em>Calanus<\/em> are a great snack (a favorite in fact!) for whales, baby lobsters, and many other ocean creatures that we love here in the Gulf of Maine. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">SRS Karen Stamieszkin, Research Associate Farley Miller, and visiting student Reyes Mart\u00edn Rodr\u00edguez collected these tiny but mighty copepods during a net tow from the <strong>Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences<\/strong> dock this spring. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This image is featured in the latest edition of Transect Magazine. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-3e41869c wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bigelow.org\/news\/articles\/2025-12-26.html\">Learn more about <em>Calanus<\/em> in last winter&#8217;s <em>Transect<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Known for being one of the fattiest copepods, Calanus are a great snack (a favorite in fact!) for whales, baby lobsters, and many other ocean creatures that we love here in the Gulf of Maine. 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