Animal of the week | Cuttlefish wouldn't cause road rage – floats elegantly without leaving a mark

Winter is at its most beautiful and that means it's time for the charger rage again. This year, in the south, people walking on ski slopes have been particularly targeted. On the other hand, I guess there should be paths in the park for people other than skiers.

Let's replace it outdoorsmen with leotard-clad sepias. Cuttlefish doesn't walk the runway. It also does not ski, but elegantly hovers a few centimeters above the surface, leaving no trace.

Therefore, there is no octopus race, even if there are several cuttlefish breeding in the same area. Of course, cuttlefish do not have legs in the traditional sense. He's a cephalopod.

Cuttlefish have a kind of fins, which with these octopuses have developed into a skirt-like fringe on the sides of the animal's body, or mantle.

Seen from the side, a cuttlefish swimming in place seems to be floating under the influence of some anti-gravity force, its fins vibrating.

Progressing in this way is much more elegant than scrambling on two wooden sticks.

However, cuttlefish are not quite as agile as their cousins ​​cod and squid. It is more of a short-distance skitter and grabs its prey lightning fast with its tentacles.

Latu career the person walking on it has sunk down in life. Sepia is different. It is physically unable to dive very deep.

Cuttlefish, unlike other octopuses, have an internal support skeleton called the whale scale. It is a type of gas-filled lime box that allows the animal to regulate its buoyancy.

At a depth of several hundred meters, this structure can no longer withstand the pressure, so cuttlefish thrive in shallower waters.

The cuttlefish's “bone” is a remnant of an ancient mollusc from which octopuses have evolved. So this protomollusc had a shell, which cuttlefish have molded into such an internal structure.

Cuttlefish is able to change its color and blend into its background skillfully. Thus, when you encounter it on an outdoor trail, it would not suddenly rush out of the forest in an eye-searingly bright outfit.