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Category: Cephalopods!
Posted on: April 18, 2008 5:42 AM, by Kevin Zelnio
Guess who is the Encyclopedia of Life's biodiversity of the week?? The cuttlefish!!
Diver: "awww wookit da purdy wittle squidy!"
Cuttlefish: "Who you calling a squid punk? Why you backing off? I thought you might want to "cuttle" a bit... thats what I thought..."
Hat tip to Michael Barton, FCD.
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Comments
what a menacing, maniacal mollusc...sea urchins would never scare someone like that
Posted by: Jim Lemire | April 18, 2008 6:44 AM
no, urchins are worse, they would jut scoot under you and wait for you swipe a body part by it for the puncture. Then it would laugh maniacally, because they are evil like that. At least cephalopods are up front, no bulling around, show you how they feel. None of the passive aggressive bull.
Posted by: kevin z | April 18, 2008 9:22 AM
Listen, are you scientists ABSOLUTELY sure that they aren't aliens.
I'm pretty sure that one was asking to see our leader.
Posted by: Jives | April 18, 2008 10:05 AM
Every time I see a cuttlefish swim, I imagine some kind of robotic hovering sound - a low level "wom...wom...wom...wom", that increases in pitch and speed as the critter swims faster. Is that odd? I think it might be odd.
Posted by: Wisaakah | April 18, 2008 1:00 PM
I think if I were to be accosted by a Sepia apama like that I would probably die of happiness right then and there. I am so freaking jealous of that diver, that is soooooo awesome.
Posted by: Firebyrd | April 18, 2008 4:04 PM
Awww that poor cuttlefish was so in love!!! He must feel horribly rejected. :(
Posted by: Denise Hemphill | April 19, 2008 8:43 AM