THE COMMON CUDDLEFISH
belongs to a class of the most highly developed mollusks, Cephalopoda. Equipped with strong tentacles and sharp eyes that can see in all directions, the Cuddlefish is a match for prey and predators alike. It can even shoot backwards using an advanced jet propulsion system. The common cuddlefish is often found in shallow sea waters with a sandy bed. It hides during the day, changing color to match its surroundings, and hunt at night.It eats fish, crabs, and shrimp. The cuddlefish's tentacles shoot out and grab its prey which is drawn into the mouth and broken down with its beak-like jaws. The common cuddlefish has really cool ways of fooling its prey/predators. While it hunts, it is constantly changing color to blend in with the enviroment it is in. When a predator is nearby, it releases a stream of ink that conseals its enemy. The cuddlefish is found in the North Sea, English Channel, Atlantic Ocean, and Mediterranean Sea. Th cuddlefish's length can get up to 1 foot or 1/3 of a meter.
DID YOU KNOW?...
A cuddlefish can color 26 cubic yards of water with its ink in a few minutes.
The ink produced by a cuddlefish has been used by artists for centuries to make a brown pigment called "Sepia"
A cuddlefish can regrow a lost tentacle.
A lot of badly mangled cuddlefish often wash ashore, but nobody knows why. |
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