Cephalopod Awareness Day Alert #1

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Here's the first volley of cephalopod recognition posts I've received. Do send me more, and I'll put them up later. Do me a favor and put "Cephalopod Awareness" in your subject line so I can sort them out more easily.

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Ocythoe tuberculata
I was reading a review paper that was frustrating because I wanted to know more—it's on the evolution of complex brains, and briefly summarizes some of the current confusion about what, exactly, is involved in building a brain with complex problem solving ability.
It's December, and Squidmas is coming. Maybe you're like me, and the kids have all moved out, so you're thinking having a little intelligent life at home would be nice. Or maybe you're kids are still home, and you think they'd love a pretty pet.

I saw some people on Facebook changing their profile pictures into cephlapods...

A word in favour of dried squid...

One of my students used to bring bags of shredded dried squid to lab meeting. I was the only one who would eat it, and I did find it rather addictive. A bit like squid-flavoured chewing gum, but once the flavour was gone you could swallow it and reach for another piece.

Nutrition-wise I suspect it's mainly collagen - how else could it be so tough?

cephalopod worship, for some reason, involves scantily clad women.

Well, clothes would get caught in their beaks...

By David Harmon (not verified) on 10 Oct 2007 #permalink