Friday, July 30, 2010

Too much for this little chick

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And yes, believe it or not, the name for a juvenile cephalopod (or squid, anyway) is the same as with those feathered land-dwelling things. Though, this little one may have picked prey that’s a wee bit too much for him/her to eat alone:

Tiny cephalopod chick on fingertip
Tiny cephalopod chick on fingertip
[source: Daily Squee]

So little, it even has an undescended tentacle. Aww.

(via Pharyngula)