Opisthoteuthis depressa
Figure from Cephalopods: A World Guide (amzn/b&n/abe/pwll), by Mark Norman.
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Friday Cephalopod: Japanese Pancake Devilfish
Category: Organisms
Posted on: April 7, 2006 10:12 AM, by PZ Myers
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Posted by: Joseph O'Donnell | April 7, 2006 10:20 AM
Erotic.
Posted by: Rocky | April 7, 2006 10:34 AM
Any info on it's habitat, I just tried to Google, and didn't get much info.........
Posted by: wamba | April 7, 2006 10:35 AM
Rotate the image by 180 degrees and it will stick its tongue out at you.
Posted by: ivy privy | April 7, 2006 10:38 AM
Some guy named "Ed" claims to have a two-headed molly. This is all the info I have on him. I don't know who he is or how to contact him. I told him to contact you.
Posted by: BJN | April 7, 2006 10:39 AM
Here's a link to a species description with a couple of nice line illustrations:
http://tolweb.org/Opisthoteuthis_depressa/20157
Posted by: aiabx | April 7, 2006 10:44 AM
Normally I like the Friday 'pod, but this one ... this one makes Baby Jesus cry. It has depression written right into its name.
Posted by: george cauldron | April 7, 2006 10:59 AM
I keep thinking of sushi. Sorry.
Posted by: Emma | April 7, 2006 11:02 AM
It has the same look as my cat when he's been caught at something!
Posted by: Tara Mobley | April 7, 2006 12:23 PM
That's kinda cool looking, although I agree with everyone else who says it looks sad.
Posted by: Keith Douglas | April 7, 2006 12:27 PM
What a remarkable colour. Are all of them like that?
Posted by: mothworm | April 7, 2006 12:29 PM
Oh come on. You're pulling our leg. That's just a photoshopped nose from a star-nosed mole, right?
Damn, nature is too freakishly awesome. I want one of those. I think it's cute.
Posted by: Barry | April 7, 2006 12:59 PM
Interesting color - is it strawberry-flavored?
Posted by: jbark | April 7, 2006 1:06 PM
Man that thing looks sad!
It looks tailor made to be the Eor of an invertebrate cartoon series.
Posted by: A Pang | April 7, 2006 1:14 PM
Mmmm...pancakes.
Posted by: Dark Matter | April 7, 2006 2:55 PM
Looks like a beastie from a Jim Woodring
drawing....
Posted by: SEF | April 7, 2006 6:00 PM
It looks rather sad to me too. Even the tentacles are tentative and withdrawn. Perhaps it knows it is being thought of as a pancake...
Posted by: Judith in Ottawa | April 10, 2006 3:31 PM
Here's next Friday's beastie:
http://www.knitty.com/ISSUEspring06/PATTnautie.html
Pick up your pointy sticks, PZ!
Posted by: Nekagi | August 13, 2006 1:04 PM
Don't make fun of it because of it's appearance ! :(
Have you ever played this game ? :
http://kirby.classicgaming.gamespy.com/games/dreamland3/
Even though I have known that for several minutes, you should know that Chuchu is one of those Japanese Pancake Devilfishes if you compare the real image of said creature with Chuchu's image(s) :
kirby.classicgaming.gamespy.com/info/kirby101/chuchu.gif