This fascinating animal is now on the list of protected species. Quite rightly of course. Of all the squid-species the “Chambered Nautilus” is the only one with a beautiful outer shell. This shell is used for jewelry (decoration) which is a popular souvenir for tourists. Bizarre! The Nautilus lives at great depth (200 m) but must go to the surface to eat. This makes it extremely vulnerable to its main predator: humans.
A little test picture I did to test out my new brush pens! The original got kinda messed up by a pen that broke, so I had to edit that stuff out, sorry. Anyway, brush pens are pretty fun!
Over thirty years ago anecdotal accounts of the undescribed Larger
Pacific Striped Octopus suggested behaviors previously unknown for
octopuses. Beak-to-beak mating, dens shared by mating pairs, inking
during mating and extended spawning were mentioned in publications, and
enticed generations of cephalopod biologists. In 2012–2014 we were able
to obtain several live specimens of this species, which remains without a
formal description. All of the unique behaviors listed above were
observed for animals in aquaria and are discussed here. We describe the
behavior, body color patterns, and postures of 24 adults maintained in
captivity. Chromatophore patterns of hatchlings are also shown…
(read more)
I figured that a group photo would be proper. Hopefully I can return to Cupertino in the months to come, but for now I will be returning to my usual schedule. My orchids are buzzing with updates and I’ll have those up soon enough.
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“ オニボラ
学名：Ellochelon vaigiensis
分類：ボラ目 ボラ科
“[memo（アクア・トトの解説より引用）]
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![remoteregion-aqua:
“ オニボラ
学名：Ellochelon vaigiensis
分類：ボラ目 ボラ科
“[memo（アクア・トトの解説より引用）]
” ”
アクア・トトぎふ 1F マンスリー水槽『せつぶんすいそう』（2013年2月）
”](https://66.media.tumblr.com/3fdb0f49a8fd12eb4ebb47b7d77da50a/tumblr_p3jzyx9eds1uvyqo2o2_500.jpg)
![remoteregion-aqua:
“ オニボラ
学名：Ellochelon vaigiensis
分類：ボラ目 ボラ科
“[memo（アクア・トトの解説より引用）]
” ”
アクア・トトぎふ 1F マンスリー水槽『せつぶんすいそう』（2013年2月）
”](https://66.media.tumblr.com/aa44e249b50345cdbd036660ea944f46/tumblr_p3jzyx9eds1uvyqo2o3_500.jpg)
![remoteregion-aqua:
“ オニボラ
学名：Ellochelon vaigiensis
分類：ボラ目 ボラ科
“[memo（アクア・トトの解説より引用）]
” ”
アクア・トトぎふ 1F マンスリー水槽『せつぶんすいそう』（2013年2月）
”](https://66.media.tumblr.com/2628e257d251d598365734959fe6a3e0/tumblr_p3jzyx9eds1uvyqo2o1_500.jpg)
![remoteregion-aqua:
“ オニボラ
学名：Ellochelon vaigiensis
分類：ボラ目 ボラ科
“[memo（アクア・トトの解説より引用）]
” ”
アクア・トトぎふ 1F マンスリー水槽『せつぶんすいそう』（2013年2月）
”](https://66.media.tumblr.com/f013cc3c96a6d716c3c65bec3faaa83e/tumblr_p3jzyx9eds1uvyqo2o5_500.jpg)
