Cephalopods - Octopus, Squids, Cuttlefish, Nautilus
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On the hunt!!
Brown and white with red and yellow highlights. They can be quite colorful when excited, but usually display muted tones. Adults seldom if ever swim, instead use paired flaps on lower body and lower pair of arms to walk about. Young show more vibrant colours. They are day active on sand bottoms in depth from 3 to 80 m. They are usually easy to approach. Found in Lembeh Straits, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.
I am just a piece of the scenery, so just swim on by.... Sepia is a genus of cuttlefish in the family Sepiidae encompassing some of the best known and most common species. The cuttlebone is relatively ellipsoid in shape. This one was only 20mm long and holding as still as possible, so that I wouldn't spot him. Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia
I am just trying to blend in...
Sepia bandensis, commonly known as the stumpy-spined cuttlefish or dwarf cuttlefish, is a species of cuttlefish. Sepia baxteri and Sepia bartletti are possible synonyms. It reaches 7 centimeters in mantle length; males weigh about 40 grams, females 45 grams. The body is coloured light brown, or greenish yellow, with white spots on the head and short white bars on the dorsal mantle. The fins, of pale colour, have rows of small fluorescent blue spots. (Wikipedia)
Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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Cuttlefish with heart....
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"THE BUDGERIGARS' NIGHTMARE"
Number 11 of 50 in the highly recommended
'Tim Jeffs' colouring book':
'Intricate Ink Animals in Detail'.
Believe it or not, there is a Rainbow Cuttlefish.
However, this one is even more psychedelic.
For a change, I am leaving the coloured in pictures in the book.
This little cuttlefish was trying to hide on a sponge branch. It has characteristic black and white markings on the front of the lower arms. Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia
Old harpoon left in the corner that caught my eye because of the late afternoon light which enhanced the details on the rusty surface.
"Something fishy" is my theme for today. All of today's shots were taken in an aquarium where I expected to see fish, only some things were not fish, such as this cuttlefish.
On the hunt... Brown and white with red and yellow highlights. they can be quite colorful when excited, but usually display muted tones. Adults seldom if ever swim, instead use paired flaps on lower body and lower pair of arms to walk about. Young show more vibrant colours. They are day active on sand bottoms in depth from 3 to 80 m. They are usually easy to approach. Found in Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.
About to be born...
The female flamboyant cuttlefish (Metasepia pfefferi) lays her eggs in covered areas, such as under rocks and corals, in order to protect the eggs from predators. These ones were hidden under a low overhanging rock and the babies were almost ready to be born.
Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.
www.istockphoto.com/fr/portfolio/sonja-ooms
I am just a piece of the scenery, so just swim on by....
Sepia is a genus of cuttlefish in the family Sepiidae encompassing some of the best known and most common species. The cuttlebone is relatively ellipsoid in shape. This one was only 20mm long and holding as still as possible, so that I wouldn't spot him. Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia
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Sepia apama
Point Lowly via Whyalla, South Australia
Every year from late April through winter, Giant Cuttlefish congregate in great numbers near Whyalla to breed.
Sepia apama
Point Lowly via Whyalla, South Australia
Every year from late April through winter, Giant Cuttlefish congregate in great numbers near Whyalla to breed.
Baby cuttlefish (1cm). Brown and white with red and yellow highlights. they can be quite colorful when excited, but usually display muted tones. Adults seldom if ever swim, instead use paired flaps on lower body and lower pair of arms to walk about. Young show more vibrant colours. They are day active on sand bottoms in depth from 3 to 80 m. They are usually easy to approach. Found in Lembeh Straits, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.
www.istockphoto.com/fr/portfolio/sonja-ooms
Sepia apama
Point Lowly via Whyalla, South Australia
Every year from late April through winter, Giant Cuttlefish congregate in great numbers near Whyalla to breed.
I tried to hide, but I don't think I was very successful....
Ascarosepion sp is a genus of cuttlefish in the family Sepiidae encompassing some of the best known and most common species. The cuttlebone is relatively ellipsoid in shape. This one was only 20mm long and holding as still as possible, so that I wouldn't spot him.
Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia
www.istockphoto.com/fr/portfolio/sonja-ooms
With flying colours!! Brown and white with red and yellow highlights. they can be quite colorful when excited, but usually display muted tones. Adults seldom if ever swim, instead use paired flaps on lower body and lower pair of arms to walk about. Young show more vibrant colours. They are day active on sand bottoms in depth from 3 to 80 m. They are usually easy to approach. Found in Anilao, South Luzon, Philippines
We saw two cuttlefish on this day,. I think you'd have to wash it very well before giving it to your budgie! That's the Isle of Wight in the distance and one of the Solent Forts.
I really enjoyed meeting up with these guys off Treasure Island, Fiji! They changed colour instantly back and forth depending on where they were and what was happening. I did get the colour change on video although not the best of recordings - if anyone is interested!
One of them, obviously the leader of the family, kept a close eye on us and tried to lure us away from the family if we got too close.
One of the most esteemed Hereios, Apionid, asked for cephalopods today. Well, if Apionid wants cephalopods, it shall be so. San Francisco is only 1-1/2 hours away by passenger ferry, and until today I had never been on a passenger ferry! Then, just ½ an hour across town to Golden Gate park by way of the Muni streetcar/subway system, and then a ½ mile walk to The California Academy of Sciences, home to the Steinhart Aquarium, and voilà ! A cephalopod!!
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These little guys were just about as curious about us as we humans were about them. There was a section of the Monterey Bay Aquarium that had a collection of cuttlefish. They would come up close to the glass and look at us. If a person would move too quickly, they would swim away. They are related to squid and octopus, but swim a little differently in the water. My class had a lot of fun walking around and looking at all the different marine life on display. If you ever get in the area, this is a premier aquarium to explore.
another beautiful sea creature is the cuttlefish. what i have observed with these sea creatures is that the larger they are the more curious they become. when you chance upon one they will just stay motionless in front of you , seemingly observing you with those large unusual eyes. if you are lucky these cuttlefish will stay motionless enough for you take these images