[Coral-List] My Octopus Teacher
Melbourne Briscoe
mel at briscoe.com
Tue Oct 13 16:56:59 UTC 2020
Just to clarify a possible bit of confusion: there are no cuttlefish listed
in the Humann series for the Tropical Western Atlantic.
- Mel B.
On Tue, Oct 13, 2020 at 11:50 AM Charles Delbeek via Coral-List <
coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov> wrote:
> When I worked at the Waikiki Aquarium we would frequently receive reports
> from the public that they had seen "cuttlefish" while snorkelling or diving
> around Oahu. These reports coincided with the reappearance of Sepiateuthis
> lessoniana, the common Reef Squid, in numbers around Oahu in 2001.
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> On Tue, Oct 13, 2020 at 5:22 AM Richard Aronson via Coral-List <
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> > You are correct, Doug. They are squid: Sepioteuthis sepioidea.
> >
> > They look like cuttlefish and they have a name that goes to their
> > cuttlefish-like appearance, but they are not cuttlefish and they do not
> > have cuttlebones.
> >
> > Here is the link to the entry in Wikipedia:
> > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caribbean_reef_squid.
> >
> > Best,
> >
> > Rich
> >
> > Richard B. Aronson, Ph.D.
> > Professor and Head
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> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Coral-List <coral-list-bounces at coral.aoml.noaa.gov> On Behalf Of
> > Douglas Fenner via Coral-List
> > Sent: Sunday, October 11, 2020 6:11 PM
> > To: Alina Szmant <alina at cisme-instruments.com>
> > Cc: coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov
> > Subject: Re: [Coral-List] My Octopus Teacher
> >
> > I didn't know the Caribbean had cuttlefish, never saw them. My old 1992
> > copyright copy of Humann's Reef Creature Identification doesn't have it.
> > Been a long time since I studied the Caribbean. I stand corrected.
> > Cheers, Doug
> >
> > On Sun, Oct 11, 2020 at 10:58 AM Alina Szmant <
> alina at cisme-instruments.com
> > >
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Hi Doug:
> > >
> > > Thanks but I know the difference between squid and cuttlefish. Plus I
> > > looked it up after the dive since I don’t know the species of
> cuttlefish.
> > > In the Humann series the common name was Caribbean reef cuttlefish,
> and
> > > yes thay are quite broad compared to squid. We always saw lots of
> them
> > on
> > > night dives during coral spawning. They go after the small fishes
> eating
> > > the spawn.
> > >
> > > Best,
> > >
> > > Alina
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > -------- Original message --------
> > > From: Douglas Fenner <douglasfennertassi at gmail.com>
> > > Date: 10/11/20 4:19 PM (GMT-05:00)
> > > To: Alina Szmant <alina at cisme-instruments.com>,
> > > coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov
> > > Subject: Re: [Coral-List] My Octopus Teacher
> > >
> > > I think those would have been squid. They are very similar to
> cuttlefish
> > > and both very similar to octopus except they swim all the time and
> have 8
> > > arms plus 2 tentacles which they can shoot out to catch prey.
> Cuttlefish
> > > tend to be wider than squid, and they have a relatively large internal
> > > calcareous remnant of a shell, often provided for with parakeets,
> instead
> > > of the thin, flexible remnant in squid. But all 3 are built very
> > similarly
> > > and are smart and have all the little spots in their skin and can
> change
> > > colors very quickly, and have camera eyes with a lens, etc.
> > >
> > > On Sun, Oct 11, 2020 at 2:48 AM Alina Szmant <
> > alina at cisme-instruments.com>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > >> In respect for these incredible octopus creatures and also reef
> > >> cuttlefish, I gave up eating them many years ago.
> > >>
> > >> One day diving off of Curaçao, I swam up the forereef slope to a 10 m
> > >> terrace, and there was a school of cuttlefish, about 10 to 12 of
> > them. As
> > >> I swam towards them, video camera in hand, they formed a semi-circle
> > facing
> > >> me about 10 m away. In the center of the semi-circle, closer to me,
> was
> > >> what I assume was their commander-in-chief. We looked at each other
> > (maybe
> > >> s/he liked the reflection in my large camera lens) as I slowly swam
> > towards
> > >> them. This lasted several minutes. The spell was broken when my class
> > of
> > >> students came up behind me and the cuttlefish gently swam away. I
> > haven't
> > >> eaten one of these creatures since.
> > >>
> > >> My conscience, moral compass, my health and the environment have all
> > >> benefited from my transition to veganism.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> -------- Original message --------
> > >> From: Douglas Fenner via Coral-List <coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov>
> > >> Date: 10/11/20 8:19 AM (GMT-05:00)
> > >> To: coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov
> > >> Subject: Re: [Coral-List] My Octopus Teacher
> > >>
> > >> A couple of reviews:
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> >
> https://www.newscientist.com/article/2253789-my-octopus-teacher-review-the-strange-lives-of-cephalopods-up-close/
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> >
> https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/topics/wildlife/2020/09/octopus-scientists-love-my-octopus-teacher-just-as-much-as-you-do/
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> I haven't seen it yet myself. Cheers, Doug
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> On Sat, Oct 10, 2020 at 5:03 PM Patti Nicoll via Coral-List <
> > >> coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov> wrote:
> > >>
> > >> > Definitely well worth a viewing - so well done!
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> > >> > Date: Fri, 9 Oct 2020 18:12:26 +0000
> > >> > From: Alina Szmant <alina at cisme-instruments.com>
> > >> > To: "sealab at earthlink.net" <sealab at earthlink.net>
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> > >> > Hi All:
> > >> >
> > >> > In addition, to what Steve circulated, I'd like to put in a plug
> for a
> > >> new
> > >> > Netflix Documentary that blew me away: My Octopus Teacher. Here is
> > link
> > >> to
> > >> > YouTube trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3s0LTDhqe5A. Most
> > >> > definitely worth watching. Totally amazing day by day life history
> of
> > >> the
> > >> > life of an octopus as told by a well-known documentarian.
> > >> >
> > >> > Alina
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> > >> > From: Coral-List <coral-list-bounces at coral.aoml.noaa.gov> On Behalf
> > Of
> > >> > Steve via Coral-List
> > >> > Sent: Thursday, October 8, 2020 10:26 AM
> > >> > To: coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov
> > >> > Subject: [Coral-List] Octopus Study
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> > As a coral reef explorer I?ve always found octopuses to be one of
> the
> > >> > reef?s most captivating residents. I?ve interacted with many over
> the
> > >> years
> > >> > and even once was the recipient of a well deserved cephalopod bite.
> > >> >
> > >> > Here, just in time for World Octopus Day, an article references a
> new
> > >> > study that explores the possibility that octopuses may have multiple
> > >> brains.
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >>
> >
> https://www.jpost.com/health-science/could-octopuses-have-more-than-one-brain-hu-study-644885
> > >> >
> > >> > Regards,
> > >> >
> > >> > Steve
> > >> >
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