Today is Squid/Cuttlefish Day, as it is October 10th--Squids and Cuttlefish have 8 arms and 2 tentacles! NEAT!
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/10/cephalopod-awesomeness/?pid=5048
Taken from http://cephalopodday.tumblr.com/about:
*Cephalopods are represented in the fossil record dating back 500 million years.
*There are about 800 species of living cephalopods known to science, with many more as yet to be discovered.
*Since ancient times, cephalopods have been a recurring motif in myth, arts and literature and they remain a subject of popular culture today.
*Cephalopod are an important fishery with catches steadily increasing over the last 30 years, from about 1 million metric tonnes in 1970 to more than 3 million tonnes in 2001.
*There are no species of cephalopod currently listed on the UN endangered species (with one, possibly mythic, exception). However, this is more a testament to how little we know about these animals than a true indication of their conservation needs.
Be sure to discuss your favorite cephalopod fact, your favorite species, cutest pictures, and anything else you can think of!!
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/10/cephalopod-awesomeness/?pid=5048
Taken from http://cephalopodday.tumblr.com/about:
*Cephalopods are represented in the fossil record dating back 500 million years.
*There are about 800 species of living cephalopods known to science, with many more as yet to be discovered.
*Since ancient times, cephalopods have been a recurring motif in myth, arts and literature and they remain a subject of popular culture today.
*Cephalopod are an important fishery with catches steadily increasing over the last 30 years, from about 1 million metric tonnes in 1970 to more than 3 million tonnes in 2001.
*There are no species of cephalopod currently listed on the UN endangered species (with one, possibly mythic, exception). However, this is more a testament to how little we know about these animals than a true indication of their conservation needs.
Be sure to discuss your favorite cephalopod fact, your favorite species, cutest pictures, and anything else you can think of!!
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