Friday Cephalopod: Regal : Pharyngula

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

Register for the Atheist Convention Melbourne 12-14 March 2010

I reserve the right to publicly post, with full identifying information about the source, any email sent to me that contains threats of violence.

I support Americans United for Separation of Church and State.

Random Quote

The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it.

[Terry Pratchett, "Diggers"]

Other Information

2005 Koufax Award
Best Expert

2006 Weblogs Award

« Eugenie Scott's birthday! | Main | Carnival of the Liberals #76 »

Friday Cephalopod: Regal

Category: Cephalopods • Organisms
Posted on: October 24, 2008 12:05 PM, by PZ Myers

Sepia apama

Figure from Cephalopods: A World Guide ^{(amzn/b&n/abe/pwll)}, by Mark Norman.

Find more posts in: Life Science

Share this: Facebook Twitter Stumbleupon Reddit Email + More

TrackBacks

TrackBack URL for this entry: http://scienceblogs.com/mt/pings/84206

Comments

Posted by: Fred Mounts | October 24, 2008 12:09 PM

But, does it write poetry?

Not so impressive after all, eh?

Posted by: Glen Davidson | October 24, 2008 12:15 PM

He doesn't allow any nonsense in his classes!

Glen D
http://tinyurl.com/2kxyc7

Posted by: Sven DiMilo | October 24, 2008 12:28 PM

Again with the Sepia obama? Didn't you mean "Presidential"?

Posted by: E.V. | October 24, 2008 12:32 PM

Obviously pompous and bored.

Posted by: Fer | October 24, 2008 12:37 PM

I prefer these ones, they are more tasty

Posted by: CWD | October 24, 2008 12:48 PM

Is that beastie damaged? It looks as if something took a bite out of it near where the tentacles meet the head (forgive my laymaness if I'm using the wrong terminology for squid anatomy).

Posted by: Brownian, OM | October 24, 2008 12:56 PM

Is that beastie damaged?

Looks like a big 'C'; it must have had a run-in with a deranged McCain supporter.

What? Too soon?

Posted by: Sven DiMilo | October 24, 2008 12:59 PM

Looks like a big 'C'; it must have had a run-in with a deranged McCain supporter.

Laff o' the day, and no, right on time.

Posted by: SEF | October 24, 2008 1:06 PM

It just has very shaggy (and untrimmed) eyebrows - and rather drooping jowels.

#10

Posted by: cwd | October 24, 2008 1:08 PM

Looks like a big 'C'; it must have had a run-in with a deranged McCain supporter.

Deranged McCain support was annoyed by the Obama bumper sitcker on Squidworth's car?

#11

Posted by: Ole Blue | October 24, 2008 1:22 PM

How does it catch food? It scares it's food to death!

#12

Posted by: alextangent | October 24, 2008 1:51 PM

Todd story; she lied, and has admitted it.

#13

Posted by: alextangent | October 24, 2008 1:53 PM

http://kdka.com/local/attack.McCain.Bloomfield.2.847628.html

The link didn't work, so here's another. The Todd "B for Obama" story is a lie.

#14

Posted by: Christopher | October 24, 2008 1:59 PM

Beautiful!

#15

Posted by: ennui | October 24, 2008 2:17 PM

The Vet Who Did Not Vet

Made of WIN!

#16

Posted by: Jon Anderson | October 24, 2008 2:23 PM

Piglet squid: http://www.cabrilloaq.org/piglet.html

#17

Posted by: Martin Christensen | October 24, 2008 4:33 PM

How does it catch food? It scares it's food to death!

Nay, it it merely its gaze that commands its prey into submission.

I've been looking with awe upon the stuff from Cephalopods: A World Guide. They're not just pictures, they're portraits! Somebody's been picking illustrations with extreme prejudice. I hope the photogs are getting showered with gold for their stunning work.

#18

Posted by: Sili | October 24, 2008 5:05 PM

Regal?! How un-American! Death to kings!

He looks sad.

But to be fair, I'd prolly be pretty sad if I looked like that, too.

#19

Posted by: Katkinkate | October 24, 2008 5:06 PM

Wow, that one's a bit scary. Just how big is that?

#20

Posted by: keri | October 24, 2008 5:40 PM

Wow, its coloring feel so very prismatic. Like a, a rainbow squid.

#21

Posted by: Coturnix | October 24, 2008 6:46 PM

Pavlovian conditioning in the (pretty brainless) Nautilus.

#22

Posted by: SEF | October 24, 2008 7:07 PM

It took me a while to recall the name, but Clement Freud (or accompanying dog!) is the person / mammal of which that cephalopod reminds me - having a droopy, dignified but somewhat disappointed-in-you expression.

#23

Posted by: Rob | October 24, 2008 7:15 PM

Is it wrong that with every Friday cephalopod, if it is really remarkable, I inevitably ask myself, "I wonder what THAT tastes like"?

Ima go with no. Bring on the calamari! Bring on the tako!

#24

Posted by: Stwriley | October 24, 2008 7:40 PM

Perhaps a disembodied Mind Flayer?

It certainly looks like it could eat your brain.

#25

Posted by: scooter | October 25, 2008 6:41 AM

Looks kinda Rastafarian

#26