Dwellers of the sea and shore . dwellersofseasho00crow Year: 1935 Curious Creatures 207 Internal calcareous shell secreted by the cuttlefish. Cuttlefishes are abundant in tropical waters; I have seen their white shells so thickly strewn on East African beaches that it was all but impossible to keep one's eyes open in the dazzling glare. The animals are harmless and inoffensive to man, and never attain the size of the octopus. Yet, so firmly established is the fear of devil- fishes in general that the most venturesome of a mis- informed public will shrink from bathing in waters
Dwellers of the sea and shore . dwellersofseasho00crow Year: 1935 Curious Creatures 207 Internal calcareous shell secreted by the cuttlefish. Cuttlefishes are abundant in tropical waters; I have seen their white shells so thickly strewn on East African beaches that it was all but impossible to keep one's eyes open in the dazzling glare. The animals are harmless and inoffensive to man, and never attain the size of the octopus. Yet, so firmly established is the fear of devil- fishes in general that the most venturesome of a mis- informed public will shrink from bathing in waters that are known to be frequented by these cephalopods. Indeed, the universal prejudice against the larger cephalopods is maintained in more restricted environ- ments. In an actual test made in a marine laboratory where an octopus with arms a foot long was confined, scores of visitors who passed the tank were asked to
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