https://nerds-of-a-feather.github.io/tags/cuttlefish/Cuttlefish - Tag -Hugo -- gohugo.ioenAalok Varma and Anagha VarmaSun, 05 Jul 2026 15:51:18 -0400https://nerds-of-a-feather.github.io/library/ceph-appreciation-01/Sun, 05 Jul 2026 15:51:18 -0400Aalok Varma and Anagha Varmahttps://nerds-of-a-feather.github.io/library/ceph-appreciation-01/<p>As a scientist who is working on cephalopods, I couldn’t help but have a cephalopod appreciation post as one of the first few entries of my blog. Cephalopods – often shortened to ceph(s) – include the soft-bodied (coleoid) squids, octopuses, and cuttlefish, as well as the shelled (nautiloid) nautilus. These are fascinating and weird creatures, starting right from their name: the “cephalo” part means ‘head’ and the “pod” part means ‘foot’, so the word ‘cephalopod’ is just a fancy way of saying ‘head-foot’, which is rather apt because every cephalopod is basically just a head with 8 legs (which scientists call ‘arms’) and no torso.</p>