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Friday Cephalopod: Jewel of the Sea
Category: Cephalopods • Organisms
Posted on: October 2, 2009 10:31 AM, by PZ Myers
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Posted by: Algernon, elle sans chapeau
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October 2, 2009 10:41 AM
Holy crud! That really is a beautiful animal.
Posted by: Glen Davidson
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October 2, 2009 10:55 AM
Cute little dumpling!
Glen D
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Posted by: Brownian, Most Vicious & Petty of Pharyngulites
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October 2, 2009 11:02 AM
Sure, he looks pretty now, but wait 'til later tonight when he and the rest of his pimped-out cuttlefriends start cruisin' Main Reef, mantles pumpin' bass, pickin' fights and shouting lewdnesses at the 'podes. And reef racing isn't just in those Fin Diesel movies; these punks are taking over our reefs and lagoons.
Frankly, I'm ashamed of PZ, giving a punk like this exposure because he looks 'cool'. Totally irresponsible.
Posted by: SaraJ
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October 2, 2009 11:34 AM
Gorgeous... can I have him put into a setting and wear him as a ring?
Posted by: Sili
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October 2, 2009 11:43 AM
Stop rolling your eyes at me, young man!
Posted by: Lynna, OM
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October 2, 2009 11:58 AM
He's got that Tony Soprano look about the eyes.
Posted by: Happy Tentacles
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October 2, 2009 12:02 PM
What a gorgeously insolent expression! He knows how beautiful he is; he reckons he's doing us all a favour by letting us look at him.
Posted by: Fred The Hun
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October 2, 2009 12:18 PM
Ok, but can he can he rhyme with his chromatophores?
Posted by: skylyre
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October 2, 2009 12:18 PM
I want one as a necklace! That would be cruel though. I will settle for a tattoo perhaps...
Posted by: gadow
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October 2, 2009 1:04 PM
The Southern Dumpling Squid, if the Wikipedia's redirect for Euprymna tasmanica can be trusted.
Beautiful critter.
Posted by: Jadehawk, OM
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October 2, 2009 2:57 PM
nah, this isn't a "Tony Soprano look", it's a "James Randi is skeptical" look!
it's a skeptical cephalopod! he(?) is one of us! :-D
Posted by: truebutnotuseful
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October 2, 2009 4:02 PM
It's baby Cthulhu! Complete with little bebbe wings. I want one.
Posted by: Bride of Shrek OM
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October 2, 2009 5:52 PM
..it would look even lovelier accompanied by a glass of nice crisp verdelho.
Posted by: Peter G.
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October 2, 2009 10:48 PM
Anthropomorphizing of course, but the expression I see on this little cutie reminds of just about every girl I ever walked up to in a bar: "What the hell do you want?". It's the eyes.
Posted by: SaraJ
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October 4, 2009 6:09 PM
Speaking of "jewels", can I make a request for a fossil Friday Cephalopod? Like, maybe a nice ammolite shell or a pyritized ammonite?
Posted by: Escorts | November 23, 2009 2:14 AM
It is certainly interesting for me to read this post. Thanks for it. I like such themes and everything that is connected to this matter. I definitely want to read a bit more on that blog soon.