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Friday Cephalopod: Cute as a bug's ear

Category: CephalopodsOrganisms
Posted on: September 21, 2007 6:00 AM, by PZ Myers

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Deep sea squid, unidentified species

Figure from The Deep(amzn/b&n/abe/pwll), by Claire Nouvian.

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#1

Posted by: Dídac | September 21, 2007 6:22 AM

What's the function of those ear/fins? They do not seem very hydrodinamical.

#2

Posted by: Doktor Wankenstein | September 21, 2007 8:05 AM

Long time reader, first time poster.

That picture's got "cute critters calendar" written all over it.

#3

Posted by: Laser Potato | September 21, 2007 8:33 AM

By the pricking of my thumbs, something squiddy this way comes...

#4

Posted by: hyperdeath | September 21, 2007 8:47 AM

How about a "Pharyngula Cephalopod Calendar"?

January: Humboldt Squid...
February: Blue ringed octopus...
March: Giant Squid...
April: Common Octopus...

and so on...

#5

Posted by: blf | September 21, 2007 8:54 AM

which month would be pz's nipple?

sorry, sorry, I just got back from lunch with a nice wine (hey! this is france) and couldn't resist...

#6

Posted by: Stanton | September 21, 2007 8:56 AM

It looks more like a cirrate octopus than a squid.

#7

Posted by: Drhoz! | September 21, 2007 9:09 AM

THe 'ears' are used as flippers, Didac. Just like on Dumbo the Elephant. Seriously.

#8

Posted by: keith | September 21, 2007 9:40 AM

Reminds me a lot of the Dumbo Octopus seen by (Alvin?) some years ago.

#9

Posted by: Abner Cadaver | September 21, 2007 10:37 AM

Looks like a transparent vampyroteuthis.

#10

Posted by: Dídac | September 21, 2007 11:40 AM

Thanks, Drhoz! So, the figure of Grimpoteuthis must truly be understood as a Dumbo Squid (or Dumbo Octopus?).

#11

Posted by: stogoe | September 21, 2007 12:54 PM

Reminds me of the part in Dumbo where Dumbo got drunk and started hallucinating.

Only cooler.

#12

Posted by: spondee | September 21, 2007 2:31 PM

I saw this blue beauty on someone's flickr page... my new desktop background.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/wj4id/401261252/

#13

Posted by: EnoNomi | September 21, 2007 4:28 PM

awww... I always love the Friday Cephalopod.

What is it exactly that makes me look at something like this a perceive it as "cute"? If "beauty" is symmetry, what is "cute"?

#14

Posted by: gsb | September 22, 2007 10:11 AM

You sure do post some amazing creatures, PZ. I always look forward to your Friday Cephalopod post!

#15

Posted by: Dean | September 22, 2007 11:34 AM

More images from The Deep at: http://www.thedeepbook.org/

#16

Posted by: Evolving Squid | September 23, 2007 3:16 PM

The Friday Cephalopod is my favourite part of this blog.

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