Cephaloplaud

Cephalopods!!

[gamingcreatures]

ABZU 🦑

[miss--river]

[thelovelyseas]

Enteroctopus closeup by Alexander Semenov

[zoomar]

When the cuttlefish is attacked he pours out a thick cloud of ink. While his enemy gropes in the darkness he makes his escape.

[tranceberry]

Wonderpus octopus (Wunderpus photogenicus) mimiking a venomous lionfish.

 

wonderpus photogenicus is found in the shallow water of Southeast Asia.

wonderpus photogenicus larvae

[squephalopod]

Sepia apama

PSA if you

• chunky

• are colorblind

• hrrrrrrnnnnnfffffyeeeaaaahhhhh

you may be at risk of being an giant australian cuttlefish

[herestonow]

Ammonite Textures

IG | @dmirales

[thelovelyseas]

2 Coconut Octopus (Amphioctopus marginatus), wrestling over clam shells. This species gathers coconut and mollusc shells for shelter, Lembeh Strait, Sulawesi, Indonesia by Steve Jones

[plaguedocboi]

Top five tentacled beasts

Again, in no particular order:

1. Flamboyant cuttlefish. AAAAAAAAAAAA

2. Argonaut. Shell boy…

3. Blue-ringed octopus. Beautiful and highly venomous, it don’t get better than that.

4. Giant squid. I mean… obviously

5. Humboldt squid. Highly intelligent pack-hunters who have been known to attack people and drag them to their death. Fucked up.

Bonus, because I just love cephalopods:

Blanket octopus. Heehoo

[montereybayaquarium]

Cuttlefish may be cute, but they’re armed to hunt! When a shrimp or fish is in range, the cuttlefish aims—and shoots out tentacles to seize its prey. We’re working with this species, the flamboyant cuttlefish (Metasepia pfefferi), for possible future exhibit. Learn more.

[heartnosekid]

the flamboyant cuttlefish (metasepia pfefferi) | source

[battle-for-dyke-island]

if I was a little cuttlefish getting a routine checkup I’d simply camouflage into being a rock. I’m not brave I’m a fucking rock. you bet your ass you’re lucky to see a rock as cool as me. this anxiety keeps me alive in the wild, bitch

[geologystims]

Opalized Ammonite | pacificminerals on Instagram

[radstarsaur]

A gaggle of Ammonoids. Can you name them all?

[raveneuse]

Ammonite fossil, 45 - 60 mm

[protectoursharks]

can you do one about vampire squids ? 🦑

Vampyroteuthis infernalis or Vampire Squid

It's (very dramatic) scientific name means "vampire squid from hell". However, the vampire squid is not actually a squid! It's actually the only animal in the Vampyroteuthidae family! It's separated into its own family because it can't change color or produce ink. Instead, it turns itself "inside out" (as shown above) to deter predators.

Proportionally, vampire squids also have the largest eyes compared to their body size! They eat mostly zooplankton, marine snow, and other organisms waste. They grow to be about the size of a football and live to be around 8 years old.

There's even evidence that vampire squids have been around since the Jurassic period- almost 200 million years ago!

[seatrench]

Chambered Nautilus (Nautilus pompilius)

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