Never Forget Your Squid Anatomy

never forget Rachel writes, “I recently got this tattoo as a graduation present to myself. I just graduated from Florida Tech with my BS in marine biology. I’ll be moving to New Zealand in July to study giant squid with my childhood hero, Dr. Steve O’Shea.”

Carl: That’s like a physicist saying she’s going to work with Einstein. Have fun. [O'Shea on Wikipedia]

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May 16th, 2008 7:51 AM Tags: biology tattoos
by Carl Zimmer in Science Tattoo Emporium | 3 comments | RSS feed | Trackback >

3 Responses to “Never Forget Your Squid Anatomy”

1. KinXi hot tattoos Says:
May 30th, 2008 at 2:54 am

aw man – this is great. That’s quite an ode to your passion! love it. Love your hero.
2. marinebio Says:
December 13th, 2009 at 2:56 pm

OMG, i just got accepted to Florida Tech in the Marine Bio major. How is the program??? i want to go so bad!!!
3. Marissa Says:
December 18th, 2009 at 4:32 pm

i’ve alot of tattoos myself. and this has to be one of the best thought out and done pieces. touche. good luck in new zealand.

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