Dr. Roger Hanlon who studies cephalopod camouflage at the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, MA describes the mesmerizing "passing cloud" pattern displayed by the male Giant Australian cuttlefish.
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[taxonomy:binomial=Sepia apama]
The mating rituals of Pharaoh cuttlefish. See them mating, males guarding the females against rival males, and a female depositing her eggs inside the rock. Filmed in Salalah, Oman.
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[taxonomy:binomial=Sepia pharaonis]
[taxonomy:family=Sepiidae]
[taxonomy:common=Pharaoh cuttlefish]
Description: Español: En este vídeo explicativo se muestra la anatomía externa e interna de una sepia, con sus respectivos nombres indicados. Animación realizada con la supervisión de Marina Bolado Penagos (Facultad de Ciencias del Mar y Ambientales, de la Universidad de Cádiz)English: In this explicative video the external and internal anatomy of the sepia is shown, with the indicated respective nouns. Animation under the supervision of Marina Bolado Penagos (Faculty of Marine and Environmental Sciences, of the University of Cádiz)Italiano: In questo video esplicativo è mostrata l'anatomia esterna e interna della seppia, con loro nomi indicati. Animazione realizzata sotto la supervisione di Marina Bolado Penagos (Facoltà di scienze marine e ambientali, di L'Università di Cadice). : This image was provided to Wikimedia Commons as a contribution from an Art&Design School thanks of a collaboration between UCAC2 and Wikimedia España. català | English | español | македонски | português | русский | +/− :. Date: 11 June 2014, 23:41:07. Source: Own work : Source materials for this file are available from Commons Archive: Sepia.blend. Texturas creadas por/ Textures created by CGTexturesDavid EdwardsCGTexturesCésar VoncDavid Edwards. Author: Nini93. : This file was selected as the media of the day for 27 July 2014. It was captioned as follows: English: In this explicative video the external and internal anatomy of the sepia is shown, with the indicated respective nouns. Other languages English: In this explicative video the external and internal anatomy of the sepia is shown, with the indicated respective nouns.فارسی: کالبدشناسی داخلی و خارجی سپیداج.中文(简体): sepia属乌贼的解剖结构.
Description: English: Pupil expansion in common cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis) after the room lights go out. Date: 17 July 2012. Source: Own work. Author: Tliglesias.