I’m off at this meeting and neglecting the site a bit, so when you’ve got little time and you want something cute to make everyone go “awww,” what do you do? Find a picture of a cuttlefish, of course.
Friday Cephalopod: going for cute
Pharyngula
Evolution, development, and random biological ejaculations from a godless liberal
Cuttlefish? I believe you mean cuddlefish.
Awww.
This is a cue for another poem from we-all-know-who.
He’s totally laughing at the camera…..”what, you people only have two appendages; I bet your memories are just as limited!”
The cutest of all of the cephalopods
(And thus, of all creatures on Earth)
Is the cuttlefish, cuter by staggering odds
Than a puppy or kitten at birth.
Attempting to list all the cuttlefish charms
Is a noble, though hopeless, endeavor;
From their tails, to their eyes, to their marvelous arms–
And they’re oh-so-endearingly clever!
The shifting displays their chromatophores show
Are delightful to watch, don’t you think?
And like every good poet, wherever they go
They will never forget to bring ink.
The award for “the cutest” is one they will keep;
Let me say it direct, and not subtle–
Beauty, they say, is only skin-deep
But cuteness goes clear to the cuttle.
http://digitalcuttlefish.blogspot.com/2007/11/cute-cute-cute.html
Cuttlefish: because they love you with all three of their hearts.
Too cute! Brain broken!
I’ve often wondered what it would feel like to pet a cephalopod. Such are the weird things one starts to think about upon becoming a Pharyngulite.
Wow. That pic actually got an “awwwww” out of me before I even read the text. What a cutie.
You betcha! Awwwwwwww. (easier to spell than “amazing!”)
Yay cuttlefish poet!! :D
Another beautiful entry into Friday Ceph! That fellow looks as if (s)he KNOWS how to POSE for somebody they KNOW is looking. Very curious…they ALWAYS look like they KNOW.
Gives one the urge to give the fellow a hug.
Love the cuttle ode. When I’ve been face-to-tentacles with cuttlefish at the Monterey Bay Aquarium, there’s a powerful impression that there’s “somebody home” behind those eyes. In tribute, my wife and I make the “sign of the cuttlefish” hand gesture to each other on occasion. Spread your pinky and thumb wide and curl your ring, middle and index fingers downward. At your option you can wiggle the center three fingers.
Those eyes really _are_ smiling!