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Flamboyant Cuttlefishby *MegLyman

Traditional Art / Paintings / Animals

Metasepia pfefferi, or the Flamboyant Cuttlefish, is one cool little cephalopod. It usually dresses in drab browns, but when threatened, it lights up like a carnival. Not only does it sport a cool color scheme, it also has a poisonous bite (probably related to color, right?), AND it sort of walks along the muddy bottoms of the Indo-Pacific using its fourth arms. And they're tiny, rarely exceeding 3 inches. CUTENESS

6x8" Gouache on Gessoboard

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~EmceePhoto Apr 1, 2012

Nice! Though, its bite isn't poisonous - it's actually the muscle that is poisonous, if consumed. Crazy cool animals, though, cuttlefish.

*hezoo Jan 9, 2012 Traditional Artist

Woaaah the colors are awesome! You really focused on all the details! This animal was fun to draw because it has a lot of spots and patterns on the skin to create a cool texture!