I Love Cephalopods

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Do you like tentacles?

I'm fascinated by all sea creatures but in particular cephalopods give me endless inspiration for my artwork.  So this lens is all about my love of tentacled animals.

So What is a Cephalopod? 

Cephalopod come from the Greek meaning "head foot". They are considered the most intelligent of the invertebrates (animals without backbones).

The molusc class cephalopoda contains modern squid, octopus, cuttlefish, and nautilus. Prominent features of cephalopods are of course the tentacles, ability to produce ink, and blue blood. Most species of cephalopods are soft bodied with the mollusc shell having been internalized or completely absent (squid, ocopus, and cuttlefish). Only a small number of living cephalopods retain an external shell (the nautilus) along with many extinct species such as ammonites and belemnites.

Teuthology is the study of cephalopods.

More from the Cephalopod Wikipedia Entry

Featured Cephalopod Lenses 

What's Your Favorite Cephalopod? 

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Pfeffer's Flamboyant Cuttlefish

A very colorful little tropical cuttlefish with highly toxic flesh. The bright colors serve as a warning to predators not to eat it.2 points

Blue Ringed Octopus

A tiny octopus only a few inches across the Blue Ringed Octopus is one of the most venomous animals on the planet. It's bite can kill a human within minutes and there is no antivenom to treat it. It gets it's name from teh bright blue rings it flashes when alarmed.1 point

Australian Giant Cuttlefish

The world's largest cuttlefish species, growing up to 19 inches (50cm) long.1 point

Giant Squid

The largest cephalopod is Archetuethis the Giant Squid. Only recently filmed for the first time in the wild it can grow over 40ft long.0 points

Glass Squid

A group of transparent deep sea squid. Many are also bioluminescent (they emit light).0 points

Chambered Nautilus

Nautiluses typically have more tentacles than other cephalopods, up to ninety, but what really sets them apart is that they are the only cephalopod still in existence with a shell.0 points

Tentacled Links 

Sites with information and pictures of cephalopods.

Octopus, Squid, Cuttlefish, and Nautilus - The Cephalopod Page
The Cephalopod Page features the class of marine mollusks that includes nautilus, squid, cuttlefish, and octopus. Some of Dr. Wood's recent work was featured in the Blue Realm Discovery Channel Special 'Tentacles'.
CephBase - Cephalopod (Octopus, Squid, Cuttlefish and Nautilus) Database
CephBase is a dynamic database-driven web page on cephalopods (octopus, squid, cuttlefish and nautilus). Complete classification of the 786 species, synonymies, common names, images, videos, predator and prey data, distribution data (including real-time plots),and 5000+ reference database are includ
Cephalopod - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cephalopod From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cephalopod Information - Coral Sea Cephalopods - nautilus, octopus and cuttlefish
Cephalopod research in the Coral Sea and Great Barrier Reef - cephalopods include nautilus, octopus and cuttlefish
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Cephalopod blog.
Cephalopodcast.com - The Ocean Podcast
Cephalopodcast: The Ocean Podcast / science edu + ocean info
ABC News: Monster Sea Creature Gets Thawed
Marine scientists in New Zealand on Tuesday were thawing the corpse of the largest squid ever caught to try to unlock the secrets of one of the ocean's most mysterious beasts.
Octopuses, Squids, Cuttlefishes, and Nautiluses: The Fascinating World of Cephalopods
There are about 700 species of cephalopods throughout the world's oceans. Octopuses and squids are the best known, but the group also includes cuttlefishes and nautiluses.

Cool Cephalopod Facts 

1. Most cephalopods have short lifespans only living for 1 or 2 years, the exception is the nautilus which can live up to 15 years.

2. Chromataphores are the color changing cells that many cephalopods have which allow them to change color to hide from predators, attract mates, or scare off rival and predators.

3. Many cephalopods like the blue ringed octopus and the flamboyant cuttlefish are highly venomous.

4. Cephalopods are considered the most intelligent of all invertebrates (animals without backbones), showing problem solving and simple tool use abilities.

5. The earliest cephalopods all had shells like other moluscs. Over millions of years most cephalopods evolved to have no external shell at all. The only cephalopod to still have a true shell is the nautilus.

Cephalopod News from Google 

Friday Cephalopod: The Great and Serene Floating Brain
Uncomfortable fact: that big bulbous thing is actually its gut. Its brain is a small ganglion at the...
Fossil Friday- ammonites
Ammonites are an extinct group of cephalopod molluscs related to the modern chambered nautilus, squi...
Friday Cephalopod: Bestiality!
So, this is what the religious right is afraid will happen if we let cephalopods gay-marry, right? I...
Octopus fishing season kicks off
Of the total harvest allowed, 7560 tonnes of the cephalopod may be caught by the deep seas fleet, 13...

Kinetic Sculpture of a Giat Squid on YouTube 

"Giant Squid" 2006 www.nemomatic.com

Giant Squid is a kinetic sculpture from found materials by artist Nemo Gould.

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Cephalopod Art by Sheryl "Noadi" Westleigh. 

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My artwork inspired by our tentacled friends.

Squid Sculpture
6 inch long squid suspended from kelp. Sculpted from polymer clay.


Perma-Pets
Perma-pets are sculpted polymer clay sea creatures which come encased in a cute glass jar with a sculpted lid filled with a clear acrylic resin.


Mixed Perma-Pets - Octopuppies, cuddlefish, and nudibranchs (the latter is not a cephalopod but is a mollusc).

Cuttlefish Jewelry
Tentacle pendants named after H.P. Lovecraft's creation.

 

Newest Cuttlefish Jewelry from Noadi's Art 

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Cephalopod YouTube vids 

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Vampire Squid from Hell (3200 ...

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Blazing Sea Nuggets Movie

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For The Sea - invisible Octopu...

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Cuttlefish at the Tennessee Aq...

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Cuttlefish, Octopus and other ...

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Cuttlefish:Chameleon of the Se...

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Cuttlefish:Chameleon of the Se...

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Cuttlefish in the Adriatic Sea

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Happy Cephalopod * Veselý hla...

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Cephalopod Flickr Photos 

orthocone2661 by Bob Richmond

orthocone2661

Cuttlefish Friend by Rob Speed

Cuttlefish Friend

Maker Faire San Mateo 2009  (41) by Pip R. Lagenta

Maker Faire San Mate...

Octopus transfer by shoe the Linux Librarian

Octopus transfer

Octopus Tin by Noadi - noadi.net

Octopus Tin

Steampunk Cuttefish by Noadi - noadi.net

Steampunk Cuttefish

Steampunk Octopus by Noadi - noadi.net

Steampunk Octopus

Steampunk Squid by Noadi - noadi.net

Steampunk Squid

Fun with Cephalopods by Noadi - noadi.net

Fun with Cephalopods

Giant Squid Display by zayzayem

Giant Squid Display

Otis in his garden  (4) by BinaryApe

Otis in his garden...

Otis in his garden  (2) by BinaryApe

Otis in his garden...

Ink me a message. 

The_Goblins_Den wrote...

Haha! Awesome sculptures you've got there! I especially like the Perma-Pets!

ReplyPosted February 25, 2009

taliamurphy wrote...

Thanks for lots of great insight into the world of cephalopods. Wonderful lens!

ReplyPosted November 18, 2008

Karendelac wrote...

5 stars for getting me lost in oceanic delights...
I never thought octopus and squid could be so aesthetic...but the jewellery is quite beautiful....where is my Visa/MC ?
Good Job Naodi and beautiful lens.
Best wishes,
Karen

ReplyPosted October 15, 2008

Spook wrote...

Your artwork is awesome, am always impressed by arty people, perhaps because I can't even draw a decent stickman. Best of luck.

ReplyPosted August 04, 2008

susannaduffy wrote...

I love Cephalopods too .. cuttlefish in particular.

They all have a great beauty, and convey a sense of majesty.

ReplyPosted July 20, 2008

 
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Wear your Cephalopod Love! 

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Deep Sea Goodies. 

Cephalopod Behaviour

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Cephalopods: Octopuses and Cuttlefish for the Home Aquarium

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Cephalopods: A World Guide

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