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Cephalopod Roundup
Jun. 29th, 2007 08:38 amHaven't done a cephalopod post in a while, so here are some of the latest headlines in the field:
Giant cuttlefish off Whyalla - It's mating time for Sepia apama, the Australian Giant Cuttlefish, something I'd kill to go diving and watch. These guys are much like my S. officinalis, just larger and with different chromatophore patterns (these are much more colourful, as you'll see in the fantastic picture). A second article here.
Meet Ollie, a Giant Pacific Octopus who loves to play with Legos.
Pharyngula article on cephalopod camouflage - Good summary of some of Roger Hanlon's (co-author of the most excellent Cephalopod Behaviour and most of the definitive articles on cuttlefish chromatophores) work on camouflage in cephalopods. Links to the very cool "invisible octopus" video many of you may have seen already.
K. Wolfram's cuttlefish website - I used this as a guide for a lot of my cuttle dissections. Great flash site, with tons of photos and really great info if you want to know some more about these terrific little animals.
*sigh* I miss my cuttles.
Giant cuttlefish off Whyalla - It's mating time for Sepia apama, the Australian Giant Cuttlefish, something I'd kill to go diving and watch. These guys are much like my S. officinalis, just larger and with different chromatophore patterns (these are much more colourful, as you'll see in the fantastic picture). A second article here.
Meet Ollie, a Giant Pacific Octopus who loves to play with Legos.
Pharyngula article on cephalopod camouflage - Good summary of some of Roger Hanlon's (co-author of the most excellent Cephalopod Behaviour and most of the definitive articles on cuttlefish chromatophores) work on camouflage in cephalopods. Links to the very cool "invisible octopus" video many of you may have seen already.
K. Wolfram's cuttlefish website - I used this as a guide for a lot of my cuttle dissections. Great flash site, with tons of photos and really great info if you want to know some more about these terrific little animals.
*sigh* I miss my cuttles.