. Elements of zoölogy : a textbook. Zoology. MOLLUSCA : CEPHALOPODA. 395 which they cloud the water, and thus conceal themselves whenever they wish to escape from an enemy. The word Cephalopod comes from the Greek ~kephale, head, and pous a foot, and is given to these Mollusks because their locomotive organs are attached to the head, as just described. These animals have a most wonderful power of changing their colors—the hues of some kinds varying almost every moment. They swim by ejecting water from their " funnel," and by means of their arms, and they crawl on the bottom with the
. Elements of zoölogy : a textbook. Zoology. MOLLUSCA : CEPHALOPODA. 395 which they cloud the water, and thus conceal themselves whenever they wish to escape from an enemy. The word Cephalopod comes from the Greek ~kephale, head, and pous a foot, and is given to these Mollusks because their locomotive organs are attached to the head, as just described. These animals have a most wonderful power of changing their colors—the hues of some kinds varying almost every moment. They swim by ejecting water from their " funnel," and by means of their arms, and they crawl on the bottom with the head downwards. They are very voracious, eagerly devouring fishes and other FIG. FIG. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Tenney, Sanborn, 1827-1877. New York : Scribner
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