Whisking Down the Food Web

Big, predatory fishes such as tuna and swordfish used to decorate the kitchen whisk. Today, scrambling eggs is only possible with those creatures lower on the marine food web, such as cephalopods. This mysterious creature from the deep (aka squid whisk) is a belated birthday present from my sister and my latest addition to ocean paraphernalia (PZ, famous for his cephalopod fetish is indubitably envious). Given their rank in the marine food web, there are enough squid whisks for everyone.

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