Cephalopods
I was walking across the wharves in Hobart one summers evening,when just ahead a fisherman pulled up a large bright red squid. It expelled it's ink on the wooden slats of the walkway and as we watched, 
it slowly changed colour . Glowing bronze with brown pulsating rings then a more transparent gold,icy light blue green and then it was clear.It really made an impression on me and I did some research about cephalopods,apparently they change skin colour to camouflage and to communicate .
it slowly changed colour . Glowing bronze with brown pulsating rings then a more transparent gold,icy light blue green and then it was clear.It really made an impression on me and I did some research about cephalopods,apparently they change skin colour to camouflage and to communicate .
posted by calamitysue at 8:18 PM
2 Comments:
Thats very good,I love it.
Yes I nearly dissapeared into internet cephlapod research today.
I once met a scientist who was studying them ,He was just blown away by how smart octopi are.
Giant squid are ocaisionally washed up on the coast of Tasmania,I saw 2 that were on display at the mueseum.They were huge.
A really pretty song about a giant squid: http://www.jonathancoulton.com/lyrics/i-crush-everything
...which most of you have already heard. But if you liked it, he's got lots more stuff up at his site. He's a busy guy.
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