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Cephalopod update.
Jul. 18th, 2005 02:55 amGibraltar
biologists tentatively identify a recent squid find as a member of the family Histioteuthidae - not a very good picture of the animal, but still interesting. The deepsea currents bringing so many animals normally only found in deep water to the Gibraltar coast have the possibility for more new species discoveries.
In the world of octopi, the recent discovery of several species that can "walk" across the ocean floor have prompted new experiments in robotics involving soft, flexible parts instead of the traditional hard metals and plastics.
Moving on to cuttlefish, this article regarding the state of cuttlefish harvesting off the coast of Britain is rather depressing. The pictures make me sad and horribly angry. When are we going to learn not to overfish species until we wipe them out?
And, though not related to cephalopods, the new discovery of a deepsea jellyfish that uses red light to attract its prey changes what we had previously thought about the types of light produced in the deep oceans. More pictures here.
biologists tentatively identify a recent squid find as a member of the family Histioteuthidae - not a very good picture of the animal, but still interesting. The deepsea currents bringing so many animals normally only found in deep water to the Gibraltar coast have the possibility for more new species discoveries.
In the world of octopi, the recent discovery of several species that can "walk" across the ocean floor have prompted new experiments in robotics involving soft, flexible parts instead of the traditional hard metals and plastics.
Moving on to cuttlefish, this article regarding the state of cuttlefish harvesting off the coast of Britain is rather depressing. The pictures make me sad and horribly angry. When are we going to learn not to overfish species until we wipe them out?
And, though not related to cephalopods, the new discovery of a deepsea jellyfish that uses red light to attract its prey changes what we had previously thought about the types of light produced in the deep oceans. More pictures here.