How do you confuse a cuttlefish? any others?

[sch]

Originally Posted by greekbird

??
loads of sympathy coming your way!

yup agreed, definite shame - come to think of it, I've never seen them 'oop norf' either.

Get yourself down to Portland or the Mulberries, we see them most dives we do - mind you I'm used to spotting them now, since they tend to be quite well camouflaged!

Simon

[jimbob]

Spotted one the other evening off Seaford head.
I think it had bedded down for the night. It looked decidedly grumpy and spiky.
Tried the waggly fingers trick but I don't think it was in the mood.
Is it true raised tentacles and a white rectangle meant it wanted to be left alone?
can't say I blame it anybody drifting into my bedroom, shining torches and wriggling their fingers at me wouldn't be too popular.

[sch]

Originally Posted by jimbob

Spotted one the other evening off Seaford head.
I think it had bedded down for the night. It looked decidedly grumpy and spiky.
Tried the waggly fingers trick but I don't think it was in the mood.
Is it true raised tentacles and a white rectangle meant it wanted to be left alone?
can't say I blame it anybody drifting into my bedroom, shining torches and wriggling their fingers at me wouldn't be too popular.

Nice pic - my feeling is that the raised tentacles is a warning/territorial display thing but I could be wrong

Simon

[jimbob]

The white rectangle was amazing, Cuttlefish must have set squares.
With it's camouflage/skin texture we were really lucky to spot it, if we
hadn't stopped to look at a lobster and hovered over the cuttlefish
we would have missed it. What do cuttlefish do at night? This one
seemed to have picked a spot and blended in.

[Finless]

Originally Posted by Brian of Aquanauts

So how do you confuse a cuttlefish?

Surround it by budgerigars?