Otopus, Cuttlefish, and Squid * Since early times, tales of horror have been gone around strange sea creatures, especially the giant squid and the fearsome octopus. They are among the largest, strongest, fastest, most cunning, and ferocious of all animals. Many of them, however, are quite harmless and are useful in a variety of ways. _________________________________________ *The Eight-Armed Octopus The octopus is a soft, bag-shaped creature. It has eight long, slender arms, with
Cuttlefish, the chameleons of the sea, have many intriguing features and behaviors. Sepia Apama, also known as Giant Australian Cuttlefish, are not only the largest cuttlefish, but also some of the most unique and interesting. Their family, Sepidae, come from the phylum Mollusca, class Cephalopoda, and order Sepioloida (Sepia Apama). Their genus and species are Sepia and Apama respectively. They are known for their multiple year classes and breeding habits unlike any other cephalopod, including other
and the evolution of cephalopod neural and morphological novelties This Jornal conducted research on the two-spot octopus, or Octopus bimaculoides, by sequencing the genome of this species. They found that “Coleoid cephalopods (octopus, squid and cuttlefish) are active, resourceful predators with a rich behavioural repertoire. They have the largest nervous systems among the invertebrates and present other striking morphological innovations including camera-like eyes, prehensile arms, a highly derived
Biology of a Squid Squids are among the most varied and unique of all invertebrates. They are mollusks of the Class Cephalopod, along with the nautilus, cuttlefish, and octopus. Squids are highly evolved, and have developed a number of traits uncommon to most other mollusks. Fossil records of cephalopods have dated back the Cambrian Period (about 600 million years ago). Structurally, squids have only small variations of a basic theme common to all cephalopods. They are spherical or cigar-shaped
Octopuses, squid, cuttlefish, and nautiluses are all of the mollusk class, Cephalopoda, translated to “head foot.” Ancient Cephalopods have been dated back to the late Cambrian period. Unlike other mollusks, cephalopods internalize and reduce their shells to cuttlebone in cuttlefish, pen in squid, and absent altogether in octopi. Cephalopods are found all around the world and inhabit marine waters from tropical to near freezing and from shallow to the deep abyss. Today, there are about 800 species
is not a bit of proof. In order to understand if cephalopods use their chromatophores to communicate, it might be a good idea to know what a cephalopod is. A cephalopod is in the class of mollusks that scientists classify octopuses, squid, and cuttlefish. They can change color faster than a chameleon or a salamander or many kinds of fish. They can also change texture and body shape, and, and if those camouflage techniques don't work, they can still "disappear" in a cloud of ink, which they use
Fish that are found in the benthic part of the ocean are really interesting to me. Benthic means it's the lowest level in any body of water such as an ocean or a lake. Different organisms that live in this deep part of the ocean are called benthos. Some examples of benthos are starfish, sea cucumbers, oysters, and clams. There are many different geographies to the be if ocean such as trenches, mountains, and volcanoes. The benthos have their own food source which is called detritus. Detritus
Recently, researchers have discovered the existence of an extremely unique type of octopus. The species, known as the Indo-Malayan octopus, has the ability to alter its shape, form, and color pattern to mimic or imitate other sea creatures in order to avoid predation (2). The discovery of the mimic octopus is noteworthy because no other type of cephalopod is known to have impersonation abilities. The octopus is also not limited to one imitation. Researchers have observed up to eight different formations
For the smaller, less dominant male cuttlefish to fool their rival males, the cuttlefish disguises himself as a female through the use of the color-changing cells on his skin called chromophores. This disguise allows the male cuttlefish to sneak by the other herd of males and mate with the female. This camouflage has proven to be evolutionary advantageous as the female cuttlefish will select the “cross-dressing” male’s sperm packet 70% of the time. D. Life
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McCarty1 Meredith McCarty Ms. Webb, Ms. Rhett History, English 5-20-16 The Minoan Octopus Flask The Minoan Octopus Flask is an excellent example of the progress and intelligence of the Minoan Civilization and the ancient world as a whole. The Minoans provided the modern world with countless artifacts that provide insight into the customs of the ancient world. The Minoan Civilization began around 2000 BC, and flourished until 1450 BC. It was located on the island of Crete, which is now part of the
This central nervous system can be as simple as those found in the Platyhelminthes (flatworms), to those found in Cephalopods (for example squids, octopuses, and the cuttlefish), which are closely related to those in the Vertebrates. This vastly developed nervous system is bilaterally symmetrical and contains ganglia, nerves, connectives and much more, however, this nervous system has a more of a molluscan design rather
incoming light.Cephalopod skin patterns are no mere color-matching trick. They are capable of scintillating moving displays, flashing pulses of color like passing clouds, forking silver lighting or shimmering waves from a stone thrown into a pool. Cuttlefish can play two screens at once on their bodies, sending signals to entice a possible mate from one side and
In both When Mr.Pirzada Came to Dine, by Thumpa Lahiri, and The Rules of the Game, by Amy Tan, children of immigrant families struggle to place themselves in a culture very different from their parents’. In both stories, struggle to find a balance between the American culture they are growing up in, and the foreign culture their parents what them to embody. This can be seen in The Rules of the Game by the narrator's questioning of Chinese culture in some places, but adherence to it in other. This
meet again at Stanford. Hannah was the best roommate a person could hope for, a girl whom I found to be one of the nicest, sweetest, most patient people I've ever met. I enjoyed watching Myque and John try Japanese food - including sushi, raw fish, cuttlefish, baby octopus, and wasabi. Megan and I had tons of fun shopping on Orchard Road, and buying lots of souvenirs for friends and family. I was able to take example from Naveen, Megan, Rebecca Wahlberg, Harold, and Jeremy's intelligence. Together, the
male. The males keep the eggs until the young pipefish are born ten days later. During those days, the females starts developing a new batch of eggs and by sharing the work, the pipe fish double the offspring they can produce. The male Flamboyant cuttlefish get the attention of the female by using his colorful display to seduce the female before she accepts and the transfer the sperm is very quick. After a year long pregnancy, the large humpback whale goes to the reefs to give birth while the singing
and appeared to other people. It has been said that: “The great enemy of clear language is insincerity. When there is a gap between one’s real and one’s declared aims, one turns as it were instinctively to long words and exhausted idioms, like a cuttlefish spurting out ink.” (Orwell). Through this quote one can find ... ... middle of paper ... ...rse intentions they probably have of using the items. Maggie will truly appreciate the quilts when she is older, because she worked hard with her mother
Penguins – Birds that Cannot Fly Penguins are one of my favorite species of birds. They look like a bunch of men in tuxedos at the beach. Although they are considered birds, none of them are capable of flying. They live in climates and locations that range from the warm Equator to the freezing Antarctic. Penguins are so cool that they have become the stars of many television commercials. Of the seventeen species, it is the Emperor penguin that is the most interesting penguin. After all, how
My Hobby of Fishing One of my favorite hobbies is fishing. Some people regard this as a boring or an old man's sport, but I value it much more than that. If you have never experienced it, I think you are really missing something, and so you can't truly give your honest opinion on the sport. Humans have been captivated with the sea, and catching fish since the beginning of their existence, and the sport has, in many ways evolved hugely, and yet in many aspects has stayed exactly the same
Do gods and goddesses need to intervene for Odysseus or anyone? The gods and goddesses in the Odyssesy intervene often like a human parent on a child's life. The immortals intervened when sending Odysseus home, quenching the wrath of Poseidon, and settling the suitors' xenia abuse on Odysseus' house. Maybe it is the hamartia of humanity to have the gods and goddesses to show our own hubris. The gods and goddesses oftenly intervened in getting Odysseus home. Matthew Bolton points in a article to