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... cuttlefishes the eggs are fertilized before the heavy capsule is formed . Egg laying in octopods is accomplished by the female individually fixing the eggs singly or in festoons by a short stalk or thread . In loliginids the eggs in ...
... cuttlefishes the eggs are fertilized before the heavy capsule is formed . Egg laying in octopods is accomplished by the female individually fixing the eggs singly or in festoons by a short stalk or thread . In loliginids the eggs in ...
Page 320
... cuttlefishes display considerable skill and cunning in hunting , stalking patiently , or luring prey within reach of their arms or tentacles . Both cuttle- fishes and octopuses may use the tips of their arms as wormlike lures to attract ...
... cuttlefishes display considerable skill and cunning in hunting , stalking patiently , or luring prey within reach of their arms or tentacles . Both cuttle- fishes and octopuses may use the tips of their arms as wormlike lures to attract ...
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... cuttlefishes , the Sepiidae are littoral , whereas the Sepiolidae dwell on or near the bottom , down to considerable depths . Among the squids the Myopsida are coastal forms , whereas the Oegopsida are oceanic , living from the surface ...
... cuttlefishes , the Sepiidae are littoral , whereas the Sepiolidae dwell on or near the bottom , down to considerable depths . Among the squids the Myopsida are coastal forms , whereas the Oegopsida are oceanic , living from the surface ...
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