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Histioteuthis heteropsis, known as the strawberry squid, is a species of small cock-eyed squid. [2] The scientific nomenclature of these squid stems from their set of differently sized eyes, one being small and blue and the other being large and yellow.
Beak of Histioteuthis bonnellii. Histioteuthis is a genus of squid in the family Histioteuthidae.It goes by the common name cock-eyed squid, because in all species the right eye is normal-sized, round, blue and sunken; whereas the left eye is at least twice the diameter of the right eye, tubular, yellow-green, faces upward, and bulges out of the head.
The striped pyjama squid is a predatory animal that feeds on fish, shrimp and crustaceans. During the day, Sepioloidea lineolata will bury itself in the sand to where only the top of its head and its yellow eye are visible. Throughout the day, the squid continues to flick sand particles over its body in order to remain hidden.
Officials are warning of “bleeding eyes” virus, a.k.a. Marburg virus, after deaths in Rwanda. Here doctors share symptoms, treatments, and prevention.
Public health officials across the world are monitoring the spread of a deadly virus ominously known as "bleeding eye disease". But what exactly is it? At least 66 people have been infected and 15 ...
The study of cephalopods is a branch of malacology known as teuthology. Cephalopods became dominant during the Ordovician period, represented by primitive nautiloids . The class now contains two, only distantly related, extant subclasses: Coleoidea , which includes octopuses , squid , and cuttlefish ; and Nautiloidea , represented by Nautilus ...
A warning has been issued to travelers over the spread of three diseases, including the Marburg virus. It’s a close cousin of Ebola that’s been dubbed the “bleeding eye” virus due to one ...
Shellfish allergy is among the most common food allergies."Shellfish" is a colloquial and fisheries term for aquatic invertebrates used as food, including various species of molluscs such as clams, mussels, oysters and scallops, crustaceans such as shrimp, lobsters and crabs, and cephalopods such as squid and octopus.