The saddest cuttlefish ever

by Meg on August 24, 2007

I really really really need a "cuddle"!

Barooooooooooooo!

Cuddle_moi

Kristina W., the eyelids say it all… :(

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08.24.07 at 9:30 pm

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1 DKN 08.24.07 at 9:31 pm

Ahn! He’s feelin’ bleen. :(

2 zeldapie 08.24.07 at 9:31 pm

*sniff
So sad.

3 kel13123 08.24.07 at 9:31 pm

do not be sad mr. cuttlefish…i will cuttle you all day long…

4 iittybittykittycommittee 08.24.07 at 9:32 pm

oh will someone please give him a hug !

5 renee 08.24.07 at 9:35 pm

I’m so happy to see I cephalopod (sp?) on here. i thought I was the only one who thought they were cute.

6 Khadija 08.24.07 at 9:42 pm

cuddlefish

7 hee 08.24.07 at 9:43 pm

Cute…and possibly tasty…

8 Melody Ann 08.24.07 at 9:44 pm

I’m pretty much in love with cephaolpods. I want to take this wittle guy home and love him forevers!

Also, I’m no expert, but I’m pretty sure that’s actually a Caribbean Reef Squid. Anybody know?

9 eikoleigh 08.24.07 at 9:53 pm

Oh, so CUTE….

Why so sad….? :-(

He needs a cuddle!

10 berthaslave 08.24.07 at 9:58 pm

mebbe he’s just kinda tired?

b/c before i start huggin, how big is this fella/lady, exactly? i don’t wanna squeesh him and don’t want him to squeesh me!

11 NYgirly 08.24.07 at 10:05 pm

*looks at cuttlefishy*
*whips out a crusty french loaf and some dijon*
*sees cuttlefishy’s sad widdle eyelids*
sigh
*puts crusty loaf and moostard away*

12 Carrie 08.24.07 at 10:05 pm

So adorable!!! *cuddles*

Cuttlefish are usually about as long as your hand, they’re like mini-squids crossed with chameleons with uber color-chaing powers :D

13 Renee in Texas 08.24.07 at 10:16 pm

OMG! Doesn’t anyone else think he/she looks like Snuffleupagus???? Too Cute!!!

14 Alexis 08.24.07 at 10:24 pm

Yes, Renee in Texas. Yes.

I’m not in the habit of finding sea creatures cute, but this one sure is…

15 rebs 08.24.07 at 10:26 pm

Please don’t cry, Cuttlie McCuttlesons!!! I’ll cuddle you!!!

You’re right, Renee, he does sort of remind me of Snuffleupagus!

16 Leah B 08.24.07 at 10:39 pm

I think this bebeh is upset by the person, talking this picture. Cute cuddle can I cuddle him/or her

17 heather 08.24.07 at 10:39 pm

Awwww, we thinks he needs a hugs too!!! we invites him to come to our bloggie and we will snuggle him lots, after a little likkin and maybe a bit of bitey time…hehehe

~napoleon,hunter&belle~
http://petspics.blogspot.com/

18 Karena 08.24.07 at 10:40 pm

No, that’s definitely a cuttlefish.

They actually have a very wide range as far as size goes. Some are smaller than your hand, some are longer than your arm.

And while I think the picture is adorable, that’s not his eyelid. Their pupils are just shaped that way.

19 Rxl 08.24.07 at 10:52 pm

Don’t be a buzzkill, Karena!

hims jus sad cuz hims gots no one to cuddle wif.

20 hey-h 08.24.07 at 10:54 pm

Yayayay! A mollusc on CO! You’ve made my day, Meg.

21 claudia 08.24.07 at 10:55 pm

hahaha this is awesome! My four year old son, who just melted alongside me watching the howly pup just went “Awww, I want it!”

22 Malle Babbe 08.24.07 at 11:03 pm

I have to second Carrie here; cuttlefish have amazing color switching abilities. We’re talking animated hypnotic patterns swirling over their skin. Maybe if someone give him a cuddle he’d do little heart-shapes all over…

He’d be like a cuddlier version of Cthulu.

23 Heavenly 08.24.07 at 11:07 pm

Awwww…. Reminds me of my little stuffed friend, Inky.

24 Kipling 08.24.07 at 11:08 pm

OMG, its EEYORE, swimming!

25 fish eye no miko 08.24.07 at 11:17 pm

Actually, several types of cephalopods can change their coloring, for camouflage purposes or for mating. Ah, widdle cuttlyfishie!

26 BunRab 08.24.07 at 11:41 pm

Cuttlefish are my absolute favorite invertebrates. They are so much fun to watch, hanging out with each other in a large tank, occasionally having cuttlefish arguments after which the loser goes off and sulks in a corner…

27 BunRab 08.24.07 at 11:44 pm

If it has that little ballet tutu all around the body, it’s a cuttlefish; squid don’t have tutus.

28 jen 08.24.07 at 11:51 pm

nooobody knows the trouble i’ve seen….

29 Pai 08.24.07 at 11:51 pm

I’m so happy to see I cephalopod (sp?) on here. i thought I was the only one who thought they were cute.

OMG! Squids and ‘cephies in general are my favorite animals, actually! It’s awesome to see their cuteness appreciated by others! =D

30 Boo-Urns 08.25.07 at 12:27 am

I love little cuttles, they’re so sweet and wierd, even if they are ferocious predators.

Their colour changing ability is truly amazing, check out this video, particularly about 2:20 in when it starts pulsing its colours. They really are like aliens on Earth and this little one clearly needs a cuddle.

Don’t bite my with your beak though!

31 Boo-Urns 08.25.07 at 12:28 am

Oops, forgot the link to the video.

Crazy cuttlefish:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4sUohLs-Ek

32 Shannon 08.25.07 at 12:34 am

Add me and hubby to the cuddle-fish club. We love ‘em. And jellies too. Some of fave aquarium denizens!

33 Des 08.25.07 at 12:55 am

I LIKE HIM!

34 sara 08.25.07 at 1:19 am

(Singin da blues…)

Swim looooooooowwww
Sweet cuddlefish
Comin ‘fo to carry you home

Swim looooooooowwww
Sweet cuddlefish
Comin ‘fo to carry you home….

35 Kar 08.25.07 at 1:23 am

How do you cuddle with a cuttlefish?

I imagine holding hands is a little complicated.

36 Sycia 08.25.07 at 1:34 am

I’ve always thought cuttlefish were the cutest cephlapods around… :’( Poor lonely baby…

37 Trudi HB 08.25.07 at 2:10 am

looks a little loney down on the reef.. maybe another will come along to keep him company

38 thepetmuseum 08.25.07 at 2:31 am

Awwwww. He is a sad little squiddly thing indeed.

39 Shannon Johnson 08.25.07 at 3:13 am

poor cuttlefish. He needs a hug.

40 Courtney 08.25.07 at 3:36 am

Awww, I love cuttlefish. They always look a little sad… well, except when they turn red and look mad. They have good angry eyes. :)

41 tia 08.25.07 at 4:41 am

hee! I’ve always loved cuttlefish

42 al 08.25.07 at 4:57 am

aw, poor cutie. yay for cephs on cuteoverload though!

43 poyo 08.25.07 at 5:24 am

He might actually truly want a cuddle. I remember seeing a documentary where a cuttlefish in a tank was playing with and sucking on the zookeeper’s hand. They love attention, it was super cute to watch. Ever since then I’ve had a soft spot for the squishy little guys.

44 sabrina 08.25.07 at 5:24 am

Wow I’ve never wanted to cuddle a booger more in my life. That is what that thing is right? jk

45 nikki gee 08.25.07 at 6:00 am

aw! so cuttley!

(ps: what happened to the cuteoverload.com address? :/ i dunno if its just me, but that domain went to an ad, and it took me a google search to find the blog this time.)

46 musicchick2 08.25.07 at 6:52 am

Here’s a video from Nova showing the cuttlefish-ees camouflage ability. Pretty cool! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2x-8v1mxpR0

47 musicchick2 08.25.07 at 7:01 am

And some more! It’s from PBS… it HAS to be good! ;-)
http://www.pbs.org/search/search_results.html?q=cuttlefish+&btnG.x=0&btnG.y=0

48 musicchick2 08.25.07 at 7:08 am

Sorry… this is the last link! There are several really cool videos here. Call the kids to come & watch too!
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/camo/change.html

49 teeno bassino 08.25.07 at 7:33 am

i love cuttlefish!!!!!!1 i freakin love them! theyre so cute all the livelong day! and they always look sad. cuddlefish. *hugs* i luv u guys!!!!

50 teeno bassino 08.25.07 at 7:37 am

plus thay are very emotional guys. if any mollusk has heart, its these guys. beware though, they may rule the world one day, dont be deceived by those pouty eyes….

51 Subhangi 08.25.07 at 7:42 am

Poor leetle dude.

Or maybe he’s just sleepy?

52 Khonsu 08.25.07 at 8:06 am

This proves that cephalopods are quite adorable. Cheers for posting an unorthodox cute thing here! Cephalopods are arguably smarter than more commonly cute animals like cats and dogs, and so I find them twice as endearing because of their unique looks.

Baby cephalopods are, obviously, even more endearing, of course. Their stubby baby tentacles just sort of wiggle about.

53 OMG It's Carrie 08.25.07 at 8:53 am

i’m not sure i ever thought i’d say awwwwwww about a cuttlefish, but uh
awwwwwwwww how sweet

54 OMG It's Carrie 08.25.07 at 8:53 am

i’m not sure i ever thought i’d say awwwwwww about a cuttlefish, but uh
awwwwwwwww how sweet

55 OMG It's Carrie 08.25.07 at 8:53 am

i’m not sure i ever thought i’d say awwwwwww about a cuttlefish, but uh
awwwwwwwww how sweet

56 OMG It's Carrie 08.25.07 at 8:53 am

i’m not sure i ever thought i’d say awwwwwww about a cuttlefish, but uh
awwwwwwwww how sweet

57 OMG It's Carrie 08.25.07 at 8:53 am

i’m not sure i ever thought i’d say awwwwwww about a cuttlefish, but uh
awwwwwwwww how sweet

58 OMG It's Carrie 08.25.07 at 8:53 am

i’m not sure i ever thought i’d say awwwwwww about a cuttlefish, but uh
awwwwwwwww how sweet

59 Lucy's Mommeh 08.25.07 at 11:02 am

is possible he is sad cuz part of him might end up in a bird cage?

60 Lucy's Mommeh 08.25.07 at 11:02 am

is possible he is sad cuz part of him might end up in a bird cage?

61 Lucy's Mommeh 08.25.07 at 11:02 am

is possible he is sad cuz part of him might end up in a bird cage?

62 Lucy's Mommeh 08.25.07 at 11:02 am

is possible he is sad cuz part of him might end up in a bird cage?

63 Lucy's Mommeh 08.25.07 at 11:02 am

is possible he is sad cuz part of him might end up in a bird cage?

64 Lucy's Mommeh 08.25.07 at 11:02 am

is possible he is sad cuz part of him might end up in a bird cage?

65 gooeyctr 08.25.07 at 11:23 am

Cuddly looks rather like the Snuffleupagus!

66 Metz 08.25.07 at 12:04 pm

He looks like he’s just swam up to the bar and put one “arm” on it, “Gimme a cold one Billy, Oy! What a day, what a day I’ve had!”
*giant sigh, takes a sip*
“I was on a date with that cutie from down reef and a thug squid decided to pick on me. Man he made me so mad! Of course I went red on him and scared him off but, when I turned back to my girl she was staring at me like she’d seen a ghost.”
*wipes tear from eye & takes a huge gulp*
“S-she said we couldn’t see each other any more, on account of our red’s clash! Then she swam away, outta my life forever!”
*drops head on bar and sobs*

67 Yitzysmommie 08.25.07 at 12:50 pm

OK, here’s a first – never thought I’d find a cuttlefish Qte….and yes, he does look like Snuffy.

68 Khadija 08.25.07 at 1:04 pm

God’s creation is wonderful beautiful!!
Subhan Allah

69 kootz 08.25.07 at 1:28 pm

aww.. dats so cute!

70 Theresa 08.25.07 at 2:53 pm

Scungilli,
Scungilli,
Calamari,
Calamari!

71 Melissa Maples 08.25.07 at 3:17 pm

Aw, I never thought I would want to cuddle something from the sea!

72 NYgirly 08.25.07 at 3:40 pm

*looks longingly at cuttlefishy*
*looks in other direction, also longingly, at da moostard*

sigh

hope they put up another cutie pic before i do something i shouldn’t be doing o_0

73 Emma 08.25.07 at 5:36 pm

ENH! He needs a huggy! Poor sad little cuttlefishy… *sniffles*
“lonely… I’m mr. lonely…”

74 OMG It's Carrie 08.25.07 at 5:44 pm

are they good to eat? I wouldn’t eat one..but I just wondered.

75 OMG It's Carrie 08.25.07 at 5:44 pm

are they good to eat? I wouldn’t eat one..but I just wondered.

76 OMG It's Carrie 08.25.07 at 5:44 pm

are they good to eat? I wouldn’t eat one..but I just wondered.

77 OMG It's Carrie 08.25.07 at 5:44 pm

are they good to eat? I wouldn’t eat one..but I just wondered.

78 OMG It's Carrie 08.25.07 at 5:44 pm

are they good to eat? I wouldn’t eat one..but I just wondered.

79 OMG It's Carrie 08.25.07 at 5:44 pm

are they good to eat? I wouldn’t eat one..but I just wondered.

80 NYgirly 08.25.07 at 6:11 pm

I dont’ know if anyone eats cuttlefish, I would think maybe within some island cultures that derive most of their diet from the sea.

*drapes cuttlefishy on cracker*

He does look awfully cute on there tho ^^

81 zosterops 08.25.07 at 7:21 pm

for all those hungry ones out there, they are very very boring to aet, since all they taste of is the garlich they get roasted in. since they have a life span of only a couple of years dont go turning them into sushi any sooner please. they are way too smart for that.

82 Deckard Canine 08.25.07 at 10:16 pm

I’ve seen “Baby Cuttlefish” on at least one restaurant’s menu. I eat seafood, but I could never order something that sounds so cute. Now I see that it actually looks cute, too.

83 kitty 08.25.07 at 11:44 pm

awww i never thought a fish could be so cute!

84 NYgirly 08.26.07 at 12:08 am

I tink Meg and Theo have been away all day at the All-You-Can-Eat Cuttlefish Cookout :/

85 hee 08.26.07 at 1:57 am

zosterops–you can get dried cuttlefish (much in the manner of beef jerky)in Asian grocery stores, they are seasoned and delicious!

86 Beth Curran 08.26.07 at 2:09 am

If you think this is cute, the Nova “Kings of Camouflage” episode about cuttlefish is a must-have. The kids and I were just hypnotized by it and waited for months with baited breath (ouch!) for the DVD to come out.

87 Theo 08.26.07 at 2:17 am

NYGirl — not exactly… dunno about Meg but we’re doing a birthday party right now. (The teens are currently downstairs doing whatever it is that teens do downstairs.)

;)

88 Metz 08.26.07 at 2:31 am

Party on dude!
*air guitar motions*

Now that I’m thinking music I could totally see this little guy at a piano in a piano bar! LOL
He’d be his own mood lighting too!

89 Blaise 08.26.07 at 2:59 am

Teho, when I was a teen we made out downstairs! o.O

90 Theo 08.26.07 at 3:16 am

Um yes, thank you, TMI TMI TMI. (We checked. They weren’t.)

91 NYgirly 08.26.07 at 3:19 am

*draws quasi-cute stick figure*
*posts it on CO out of desperation*
*hyperventilates outta relief*

92 blair 08.26.07 at 6:57 am

i don’t think he’s sad

i think he’s just zoned-out on the cuttlesofa watching spongebob squarepants

93 Jill-e-b 08.26.07 at 8:09 am

Whatever he is, Scuttleupagus is much cuter than I ever thought a fish-type creature could be (especially as I have a phobia of fishes). He looks sort of like a little aquatic mammoth.
Cheer up, Snuffy! You’re much too cute to be so sad.

94 equus 08.26.07 at 1:15 pm

aw! must give him a hug! *hopes he isn’t scared of human hugger*

p.s. I’m sorry i used to feed your ancestors to my crickets. Never again.

95 Annie 08.26.07 at 3:37 pm

This brings to mind that song…
Nobody knows what its like to be the bad man
to be the sad man
behind blue eyes.

96 Yitzysmommie 08.26.07 at 5:28 pm

YooHoo Theo – did ya’ll survive the teen part-ay?

97 zosterops 08.26.07 at 5:29 pm

hee – I`m sure they are delicious. that was not the point though ; )

98 NYgirly 08.26.07 at 5:32 pm

Meg and Theo have teenagers?

LOL ^^

(or EEK depending on your perspective ;)

99 moggyfan 08.26.07 at 5:33 pm

we can has kitteh pikshur soon pls? kthx

100 NYgirly 08.26.07 at 5:55 pm

Theo (far right) in an early embarassing Internet pic?:

http://img5.allocine.fr/acmedia/medias/nmedia/18/63/90/41/18736511.jpg

101 dorid 08.26.07 at 5:58 pm

eyelids?

um… http://theradula.blogspot.com/2007/07/cuttlefish-eyes.html

cuttlefish ARE cute… even WITHOUT eyelids ;)

102 NYgirly 08.26.07 at 6:03 pm

Is Dr. Zoidberg (http://www.clubfuturama.de/images/zoidbergbio.gif) a cuttlefishy all growed up?

103 NYgirly 08.26.07 at 6:07 pm

**try cut-n-pasting that url into a new browser window**

104 Less 08.26.07 at 6:45 pm

Man…how I feel really bad for all that calamari I’ve eaten. :P

105 David Marjanović 08.26.07 at 7:27 pm

if any mollusk has heart, its these guys.

“A” heart? Hah! Three. Two just for the gills.

And no eyelids. Sorry, people.

106 darkshines 08.26.07 at 9:02 pm

Aw, I love cephalopods….

107 octochan 08.27.07 at 1:45 am

EEEEE! my fave animal of all time! once I learn how to take care of aquatic pets more difficult than goldfish, I’m getting one of these!

108 Sara N 08.27.07 at 3:51 am

That’s one cute cephalopod!

109 K. Signal Eingang 08.27.07 at 5:51 pm

It’s a li’l baby Navigator from Dune.

110 zer0 08.27.07 at 7:11 pm

It’s Cutethulhu!

111 Kara 08.27.07 at 8:45 pm

This wins a cuttlefish prize!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UT_ia2zdR88

112 Keight 08.27.07 at 9:56 pm

>>EEEEE! my fave animal of all time! once I learn how to take care of aquatic pets more difficult than goldfish, I’m getting one of these!

Octochan – they’re REALLY hard to take care of. You can’t have them in a regular (square) aquarium b/c they bump into the walls a lot, and they’re incredibly sensitive to water quality. If you don’t have any experience at all with maintaining a salt water tank, this should NOT be your first saltwater pet. You don’t want to set up a whole salt tank ($$$) and then get a couple of these guys ($$$! And some are endangered!) only to have them die. Or eat each other (yep, they do). It would be sad for them and for you. I don’t recommend them as pets, cute as they are.

My hubby did his grad school research on them. He got good at taking care of them, but they had special tanks and specially filtered salt water straight from the actual ocean, and still they sometimes died for no reason. Yes, and ate each other a lot.

But one glorious summer they actually managed to put a female in with the big male that he did NOT eat and kill (5 females later…) and got a hundred weeny babies no bigger than your THUMB. So cute you could die. I wanted one!! He wouldn’t gimme!!! Hee.

113 Keight 08.27.07 at 10:00 pm

(oh – I mentioned them bumping into walls when they get startled as bad b/c they get something called “butt burn” and all their skin starts peeling off. :o ( And they can get bad infections that way. booo…)

114 Mad Molly Malone 08.27.07 at 11:37 pm

The Cutekren will destroy the Pearl with Squee-ings and Rule 24 and you along with it!
To zer0: Squee-a! Squee-a! Cutethuhu Fhtagn!
Cutethuhu riseth from R’Lyeh and he sayeth: “Baroooo!”

115 Mad Molly Malone 08.27.07 at 11:38 pm

Yes, I am pirate-obsessed.
You should know that by now.

116 octochan 08.28.07 at 12:03 am

thankies for the infos, Keight, but yesh, I know I won’t be getting any for quite a while. My plan is to keep goldfish, then tropical freshwater fish, saltwater fish, two-spot octopus, and then cuttlefish. I lurk at tonmo.com, too.

117 Evolving Squid 08.29.07 at 8:03 pm

You do realize it’s sitting there, plotting the overthrow of the hairless apes?

118 jenn 09.02.07 at 10:13 pm

And now we know the origin of MR. SNUFFLEUPAGUS.

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