Cuttlefish afternoon

You might remember a post I made almost 2 years ago, I think. The munchkins and I were out for a walk on the beach when two cuttlefish swam up to the shoreline and looked at Munchkin #2. The cuttlefish then turned blue and began to 'glow' a bit. How I wished at the time I had my camera!

Well, today we were out snorkeling and enjoying the beach as a family. I'm in shallow water shooting video of schools of young fish when the husband starts hollering cuttlefish. I pop up out of the water and toss the husband the camera. The cuttlefish (a smaller one this time) had come up to the edge of the beach to have a closer look at Munchkin #2. While the husband managed the camera, I was able to approach this particular cuttlefish. When my pink fin got a little to close for its comfort, it began to 'glow' blue.

I have always been fascinated by these creatures. They are a relative of the squid and the octopus.
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Family: Sepiida
Order: Sepiidae
Genus: Sepia
species: no clue, sorry

http://marinebio.org/species.asp?id=540 Nice link to more info.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/camo/ Wonderful show from American public television on these awesome creatures.

We all always feel so blessed to be able to spend time with amazing animals in their own environment. This particular cuttlefish, other than the blue 'glow', didn't seem to mind us hanging out with it. It was an amazing moment.