Planktonic octopus larva
Figure from Cephalopods: A World Guide (amzn/b&n/abe/pwll), by Mark Norman.
Pharyngula
Evolution, development, and random biological ejaculations from a godless liberal
Search
Profile
PZ Myers is a biologist and associate professor at the University of Minnesota, Morris.
…and this is a pharyngula stage embryo.
• a longer profile of yours truly
• my calendar
• Nature Network
• RichardDawkins Network
• facebook
• MySpace
• Twitter
• Atheist Nexus
• the Pharyngula chat room
(#pharyngula on irc.synirc.net)
• Quick link to the latest endless thread
I reserve the right to publicly post, with full identifying information about the source, any email sent to me that contains threats of violence.
Random Quote
The church is only a secular institution in which the half-educated speak to the half-converted.
William Ralph Inge
Recent Posts
- Great bathroom reading?
- Women Of Worth
- You shoulda been here
- Friday Cephalopod: Squink!
- A contemptible pseudoscientific scam
- KKMS, always quick to defend the fools
- The problem of the oblivious white male atheist
- You've all forgotten about the Molly awards, haven't you?
- Skepticon II
- Did you get a copy of The Origin from Ray Comfort?
A Taste of Pharyngula
Recent Comments
- Biology Blogger on Great bathroom reading?
- Gyeong Hwa Pak on Great bathroom reading?
- Anon on Great bathroom reading?
- Abstruseoddity on Great bathroom reading?
- Nancy on The problem of the oblivious white male atheist
- Mr T on Escape from the planet of the cursed undead heart of the vengeful bride of the son of the thread that will not die!
- boygenius on Great bathroom reading?
- 'Tis Himself, OM on Women Of Worth
- Naked Bunny with a Whip on Great bathroom reading?
- Anon on Great bathroom reading?
Archives
- November 2009
- October 2009
- September 2009
- August 2009
- July 2009
- June 2009
- May 2009
- April 2009
- March 2009
- February 2009
- January 2009
- December 2008
- November 2008
- October 2008
- September 2008
- August 2008
- July 2008
- June 2008
- May 2008
- April 2008
- March 2008
- February 2008
- January 2008
- December 2007
- November 2007
- October 2007
- September 2007
- August 2007
- July 2007
- June 2007
- May 2007
- April 2007
- March 2007
- February 2007
- January 2007
- December 2006
- November 2006
- October 2006
- September 2006
- August 2006
- July 2006
- June 2006
- May 2006
- April 2006
- March 2006
- February 2006
- January 2006
- November 2001
Blogroll
Other Information
« Developing under the influence: zebrafish in alcohol | Main | Carnivalia, and an open thread »
Friday Cephalopod: It came from beneath the sea
Category: Cephalopods • Organisms
Posted on: September 29, 2006 7:00 AM, by PZ Myers
Planktonic octopus larva
Share this: Facebook Twitter Stumbleupon Reddit Email + More
TrackBacks
TrackBack URL for this entry: http://scienceblogs.com/mt/pings/22350
Sign in or register with TypePad. Sign up with Movable Type.
Comments
Posted by: Irene | September 29, 2006 8:41 AM
What a cute baby!
Posted by: quork | September 29, 2006 9:18 AM
Jellyfish invade Minnesota
Posted by: llewelly | September 29, 2006 10:07 AM
Global Warming: The same eco-systems you've known for years, seen through funhouse mirrors. Kaleidoscopic effects coming soon.
Posted by: Warren | September 29, 2006 10:56 AM
It's continually astounding to me the kind of beauty that can be found in the most common or simple or vulgar (liturgical sense) places.
Arthropods, for instance, can be stunning -- even the dangerous ones, such as the black widow spider, are possessed of beauty ... and though Lovecraft appeared to have a lovehate relationship with cephalopods, I think even he would have been moved by the ethereal delicacy of this glassine specimen.
(He just wouldn't have been able to write a passably good poem on the subject.)
Posted by: Bob O'H | September 29, 2006 11:43 AM
For some reason it brought to mind Homer Simpson, poor thing.
I guess this is a good place to make the observation that Lio's cephalopods only seem to come out on Fridays too.
Bob
Posted by: Lori Witzel | September 30, 2006 10:49 AM
What a cute lil' sucker.