PZ Myers' Friday Cephalopods

[Swatopluk]

Indeed. It's very impolite to take pictures of an egg guarding female, you perv!

[Opsa]

Very few of us look picturesque shortly after giving birth.

[Aphos]

This is what PZ Myers posted on his blog today...

"I would normally just include the photo here, but the photographer has asked that we not download the images...so you're just going to have to click on this link to see it."

So I will follow suit and just post the link...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/aquanerds/27324010/sizes/z/in/photostream/

It is a very pretty photo of several very colorful squid.

[Opsa]

Aw, little purply-pink pod people!

[Sibling Zono (anon1mat0)]

Oooh, anaglyphic squid!

[Aphos]

This week's Friday Cephalopod is a video on the feeding habits of our old friend the vampire squid.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8oWnbcLI40&feature=player_embedded

[Opsa]

Mmmmm... marine snow aggregates!!!

[Aphos]

Yummy.

[Aphos]

No, this is not a toy.

[Opsa]

Awwwww... he looks as if he should make a squeaky noise, doesn't he?

Is it a Dumbo squid at rest?

[Aphos]

It's not Friday, but PZ posted this today...

[Opsa]

Fabulous! Happy new year!

[Aphos]

I think this picture got posted as an aside sometime back, but now it is an official Friday Cephalopod.








This guy is about 10 m (33 feet) long.  He gets my vote for cthuloid of the month.

[Opsa]

I think we have seen him before, but he is amazing.

[Aphos]

A day late and a dollar short, but here it is...






More pictures can be seen here...

http://www.thefeaturedcreature.com/2013/09/rarely-seen-translucent-deep-sea-octopus-clearly-stunner.html

And here is a video of deep sea life, with the translucent octopus showing up around the 2 minute mark...

http://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2014/01/10/friday-cephalopod-i-can-see-your-insides/