PZ Myers' Friday Cephalopods

[Sibling DavidH]

In the loch o' the blind, the one-eyed squid is laird.   

[Aphos]

I know it's Sunday, but...

[Sibling DavidH]

Now that's the stuff to feed the troops! 

[Darlica]

I guess this would go here...

I think it's great!
Perhaps the tentacles should be slightly thicker...

re: one eyed, if one wants to put some air between the squid and the pipe sack (for clearness and definition) I guess the squid has to be in profile.

@Apos: Cheeeeessssyyyy!

[Aphos]

The Scottish squid is rather oddly dressed.  He has his kilt around his mouth and his tam on his butt.

[Sibling Zono (anon1mat0)]

Well, I had to adjust for physiology, where else can I place a kilt? 

[Sibling DavidH]

where else can I place a kilt? 

Good point. 

[Aphos]

It's Friday!

[Swatopluk]

Those look spooky!

[Opsa]

At first I thought they looked like zebras, but their pattern is really more like that which one might find on sifting sand dunes. Interesting!

[pieces o nine]

Who did they declare for in the boat race?

[Sibling DavidH]

Who did they declare for in the boat race?

They were probably swimming underneath Cambridge, giving them an unfair advantage.   

[Swatopluk]

My own attempt at a pipe squid.
Not yet close to my vision but you get the general direction.
I think the cuttlefish comes close but the tentacles are still far from perfect, especially the part where they come out of the head.

[Sibling DavidH]

I reckon they're pretty good!  Keep at it, Swato.

[Aphos]

Oops...I'm a little late this week.


First, a momma cuttlefish and her future squidlings (are baby cuttlefish squidlings?).




Plus  a silly picture.




And lastly, a video of a vicious vertebrate being mean to a cephalopod.

http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2010/04/chordate_cruelty.php#more