On 14 Feb 2014, at 20:47, meekerdb wrote:
On 2/14/2014 7:12 AM, Platonist Guitar Cowboy wrote:
Some members of the list have expressed fondness or interest for
cuttlefish, which is why I post this link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgdVVU8tBTQ
The documentary is a bit sensational/over the top at times, but I'm
not bothered as I just care about the footage. They used to be
prominent at a beach I had access to as a kid and they've been a
favorite member of our fauna to me ever since.
I don't think I have to spell out in too much detail why this might
be relevant or fun and refer to: it thinks itself into different
form, skin structure, color etc. Why are our bodies, nervous
systems, and skin so dull in comparison?
We're all worm and slug descendants on some level right? Why did we
pass up such useful and amazing features? Stupid nature/
evolution... I want that feature.
No, really: I want that! Can anybody hook me up? PGC
I find cuttlefish fascinating. They are social, relatively
intelligent, can communicate, able to grasp and manipulate things.
It seems like they were all set to become the dominant large life
form (instead of humans).
A mystery: they don't live a long time. Usually "intelligence" go with
a rather long life, but cuttlefishes live one or two years.
Hard for them to dominate, also, as they have few protections, no
shelter, and are edible for many predators, including humans. They
survive by hiding and fooling. They can hunt with hypnosis (as you can
see in the video).
Bruno
http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/~marchal/
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