<figure class="wp-block-video"><video controls src="http://gannet.fish.washington.edu/seashell/snaps/The_Sea_Louse_Sex_Mystery.mov"></video></figure>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img width="1024" height="571" data-attachment-id="8388" data-permalink="https://genefish.wordpress.com/2026/01/31/the-sea-louse-sex-mystery/episex_infogra-2/#main" data-orig-file="https://genefish.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/episex_infogra-2.png" data-orig-size="2752,1536" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}' data-image-title="EpiSex_infogra 2" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://genefish.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/episex_infogra-2.png?w=300" data-large-file="https://genefish.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/episex_infogra-2.png?w=776" src="https://genefish.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/episex_infogra-2.png?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-8388" srcset="https://genefish.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/episex_infogra-2.png?w=1024 1024w, https://genefish.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/episex_infogra-2.png?w=2048 2048w, https://genefish.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/episex_infogra-2.png?w=150 150w, https://genefish.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/episex_infogra-2.png?w=300 300w, https://genefish.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/episex_infogra-2.png?w=768 768w, https://genefish.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/episex_infogra-2.png?w=1440 1440w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px"></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph"></p>
<script class='o2-data' id='o2-data-8386' data-post-id='8386' type='application/json' style='display:none'>[{"type":"post","id":8386,"postID":8386,"cssClasses":"post post-8386 type-post status-publish format-image has-post-thumbnail hentry category-podcast post_format-post-format-image author-genefish","parentID":0,"titleRaw":"The Sea Louse Sex Mystery","titleFiltered":"The Sea Louse Sex Mystery","titleWasGeneratedFromContent":false,"contentRaw":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video controls src=\"http:\/\/gannet.fish.washington.edu\/seashell\/snaps\/The_Sea_Louse_Sex_Mystery.mov\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/genefish.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/episex_infogra-2.png?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8388\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","contentFiltered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video controls src=\"http:\/\/gannet.fish.washington.edu\/seashell\/snaps\/The_Sea_Louse_Sex_Mystery.mov\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img width=\"1024\" height=\"571\" data-attachment-id=\"8388\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/genefish.wordpress.com\/2026\/01\/31\/the-sea-louse-sex-mystery\/episex_infogra-2\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/genefish.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/episex_infogra-2.png\" data-orig-size=\"2752,1536\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta='{\"aperture\":\"0\",\"credit\":\"\",\"camera\":\"\",\"caption\":\"\",\"created_timestamp\":\"0\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"focal_length\":\"0\",\"iso\":\"0\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0\",\"title\":\"\",\"orientation\":\"0\"}' data-image-title=\"EpiSex_infogra 2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/genefish.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/episex_infogra-2.png?w=300\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/genefish.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/episex_infogra-2.png?w=776\" src=\"https:\/\/genefish.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/episex_infogra-2.png?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8388\" srcset=\"https:\/\/genefish.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/episex_infogra-2.png?w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/genefish.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/episex_infogra-2.png?w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/genefish.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/episex_infogra-2.png?w=150 150w, https:\/\/genefish.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/episex_infogra-2.png?w=300 300w, https:\/\/genefish.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/episex_infogra-2.png?w=768 768w, https:\/\/genefish.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/episex_infogra-2.png?w=1440 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","permalink":"https:\/\/genefish.wordpress.com\/2026\/01\/31\/the-sea-louse-sex-mystery\/","unixtime":1769906918,"unixtimeModified":1769906918,"entryHeaderMeta":"","linkPages":"","footerEntryMeta":"","tagsRaw":"","tagsArray":[],"loginRedirectURL":"https:\/\/genefish.wordpress.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fgenefish.wordpress.com%2F2026%2F01%2F31%2Fthe-sea-louse-sex-mystery%2F","hasPrevPost":false,"prevPostTitle":"","prevPostURL":"","hasNextPost":false,"nextPostTitle":"","nextPostURL":"","commentsOpen":true,"is_xpost":false,"editURL":null,"postActions":"<nav class='o2-dropdown-actions o2-post-actions'><button class='o2-dropdown-actions-disclosure genericon genericon-ellipsis'><span>Post Actions<\/span><\/button><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/genefish.wordpress.com\/2026\/01\/31\/the-sea-louse-sex-mystery\/\" title=\"Scroll to comments\"  class=\"o2-scroll-to-comments genericon  genericon-downarrow\"  data-action=\"scrolltocomments\"  data-actionstate=\"default\" >Scroll<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1QK1L-2bg\" title=\"Shortlink\"  class=\"short-link o2-short-link genericon  genericon-link\"  data-action=\"shortlink\"  data-actionstate=\"default\" >Shortlink<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav>","comments":[],"postFormat":"image","postMeta":{"isSticky":false},"postTerms":{"category":[{"label":"podcast","count":123,"link":"https:\/\/genefish.wordpress.com\/category\/podcast\/"}],"post_tag":[],"post_format":[{"label":"Image","count":16,"link":"https:\/\/genefish.wordpress.com\/type\/image\/"}]},"pluginData":[],"isPage":false,"mentions":[],"mentionContext":"","isTrashed":false,"userLogin":"genefish","userNicename":"genefish"}]</script>

The Sea Louse Sex Mystery

An experiment in audio from the Roberts Lab at the University of Washington.

Share The Sea Louse Sex Mystery

Sign up to save your podcasts

The Sea Louse Sex Mystery

The Sea Louse Sex Mystery