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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

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

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

#2

Long time reader, first time poster.

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

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

#3

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

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

#4

How about a "Pharyngula Cephalopod Calendar"?

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

and so on...

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

#5

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...

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

#6

It looks more like a cirrate octopus than a squid.

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

#7

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

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

#8

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

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

#9

Looks like a transparent vampyroteuthis.

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

#10

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

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

#11

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

Only cooler.

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

#12

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

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

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

#13

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"?

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

#14

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

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

#15

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

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

#16

The Friday Cephalopod is my favourite part of this blog.

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

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