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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.

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What's Your Favorite Cephalopod? 

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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

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.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: a subtle overlord in blue pastels
Stay abreast of your favorite bloggers' latest and greatest via e-mail, via a daily digest. (Ema...
Pathological cephalopod
Cephalopod limb patterning doesn't involve any branching elements, unlike vertebrate limbs which...
Giant squid found off Monterey coast
Researchers are fairly certain it's a giant squid, as opposed to another type of cephalopod. As...
Three dopes sitting around a table
Roger Hanlon has been doing some marvelous work on cephalopod behavior and camouflage; I have no ide...

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 Cephalopod Jewelry from Noadi's Art 

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Cephalopod YouTube vids 

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Cuttlefish in the Adriatic Sea

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Baby Cuttlefish - Alien of the...

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Cephalopod Главоноги

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red sea octopus (1)

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Strange Sea Creatures Battle

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Octopus Sex & Sea Cucumber Sex...

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Benjie fetching a cuttlefish i...

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Red Sea Octopus (2)

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Cephalopod Flickr Photos 

IMG_5415 by Outlier Workshop

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IMG_5423 by Outlier Workshop

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IMG_5422 by Outlier Workshop

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IMG_5416 by Outlier Workshop

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IMG_5408 by Outlier Workshop

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IMG_5412 by Outlier Workshop

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calamari by anomalous4

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Cephalopod Fossils by Kibbles

Cephalopod Fossils

080303 laser squid by Dan4th

080303 laser squid

Jon Mak's talk at the Game Developers Rant was amazing by mmechtley

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squidmas tree by D'Arcy Norman

squidmas tree

Takoyaki Awareness by prizmcluster

Takoyaki Awareness

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susannad

I love Cephalopods too .. cuttlefish in particular.

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

Posted July 20, 2008

beachbum_gabby

really cool and creative artwork. 5* for you.

Posted July 15, 2008

badmsm

Another winner, you're such a clever person!

Posted July 11, 2008

thisisamyc

I didn't know that's what they were called but I love Cephalopods too

Posted June 25, 2008

The_Homeopath

The perma pets are so cool. My kiddos love Oswald the Octopus, so we're looking for cool Oswald crafts to make. Thank You!!

Posted June 23, 2008

 
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Cephalopods

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Cephalopods: A World Guide

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Cephalopods: Ecology and Fisheries

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Lio: Happiness Is a Squishy Cephalopod

Amazon Price: $10.36 (as of 07/25/2008)

Cephalopods: Octopuses and Cuttlefish for the Home Aquarium

Amazon Price: $26.37 (as of 07/25/2008)

 

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Hi! I'm Sheryl, I'm a sculptor and jewelry designer, I create in polymer clay and mixed media, please visit Noadi's Art to see my work. I'm obsessed with cephalopods as you will see in many of my lenses.





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