cephalopods
pharyngula | July 22, 2013This was something of a lost weekend for me, with a lot of behind-the-scenes distractions, so I forgot to put up a Friday Cephalopod. So here's a belated Monday Cephalopod to make up for it all.
Amin's Photos
pharyngula | June 21, 2013
Aim a camera at this little guy, and it just has to put on a graceful show.
(via Institute of Marine Research)
pharyngula | May 24, 2013Molluscs have amazing super-powers.
But you know what? So do humans. We air-breathing terrestrial bipeds are able to enter strange alien worlds and return with a digital record of the events that even the lubbers among us can appreciate.
pharyngula | May 12, 2013At first glance, I thought it was an epiploon or omentum, but no, it's a lovely octopus mother tending her brood. Go hug your mom right now, or if she's not nearby, hug a mollusc instead.
pharyngula | April 5, 2013
(via the Monterey Bay Aquarium. Hey, I just realized that it's been about 25 years since I've been to Monterey Bay…I should go again.)
pharyngula | March 29, 2013
This pretty pink photo that accompanied the article has nothing at all to do with the contents; this can't be the species involved. But that's appropriate to the devious nature of the story.
A squid was caught in China that had swallowed a three pound bomb — a live explosive that was later detonated by the local bomb squad.
Just keep that in mind next time you order calamari. If you hear a loud boom from the kitchen, you'll know the suicide squid have struck again.
pharyngula | March 22, 2013
(Found on a site called The Cephalopodiatrist. I wish I'd thought of that name.)
