The red cuttle is not always red - this series of shots shows the one individual as it changes colour from dark red to lighter mauve. This is one of three cuttle species in Australia; the yellow lining around the eye is diagnostic of the species.Camera settings including strobe are identical for all three shots.
Summary[edit] Description: English: Dorsal surface of a cuttlebone, the buoyancy organ and internal shell of a cuttlefish (Outside). It may be the sepion of Kisslip cuttlefish (Sepia lycidas) because of its outline and thickened inner cone of the ventral side (identified by User:Kingfiser). 日本語: カミナリイカの甲 (背側)。腹側の写真における内円錐の特徴により、カミナリイカ Sepia lycidasのものであると同定できる(User:Kingfiserによる同定)。 Ventral side of the cuttlebone. Date: 24 June 2012. Source: Own work. Author: Mariko GODA.
Cuttlefish swim and hover using their fluttering side fins, but when they need to make a quick escape they use a water jet below their bodies - you can see these two fighter planes in the photo as they make a quick escape!
The red cuttle is not always red - this series of shots shows the one individual as it changes colour from dark red to lighter mauve. This is one of three cuttle species in Australia; the yellow lining around the eye is diagnostic of the species.
Summary[edit] Description: English: Giant cuttlefish Sepia apama at the point at Second Valley, South Australia. Date: 22 January 2014, 10:38:34. Source: Own work. Author: Peter Southwood. Camera location 35° 30′ 34.02″ S, 138° 12′ 52.16″ E: View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap - Google Earth: -35.509450; 138.214490.