. The animal creation: a popular introduction to zoology. Zoology. CEPHALOPODA. 297 conical fleshy tentacles, of various length in different species, but of great strength, capable of being bent in every direction, and, moreover, armed with suckers or adhesive disks, whereby they become firmly fixed to any object embraced in tlieir snake-like folds. By means of these ^ feet,'' or tentacles, the animal is enabled to seize upon its prey, to walk, and even to swim. It swims back- wards, and walks equally Avell in any direction, carrying its head close to the ground and its body upwards. The water
. The animal creation: a popular introduction to zoology. Zoology. CEPHALOPODA. 297 conical fleshy tentacles, of various length in different species, but of great strength, capable of being bent in every direction, and, moreover, armed with suckers or adhesive disks, whereby they become firmly fixed to any object embraced in tlieir snake-like folds. By means of these ^ feet,'' or tentacles, the animal is enabled to seize upon its prey, to walk, and even to swim. It swims back- wards, and walks equally Avell in any direction, carrying its head close to the ground and its body upwards. The water taken in for the purpose of respira- /^, tion is forcibly ejected through a fleshy funnel situated in the front of its neck. The mouth is situated in the centre of the circle of feet, and is furnished with two horny jaws, resem- bling in their shape the beak of a pai-rot. With- in the mouth is a tongue, studded with liorny spines, whereby the food is passed into the throat. These animals are provided with a peculiar inky fluid of intense blackness, which they are able to eject in great abundance through the siphonal tube, thus darkening the surrounding water to a consider- able distance; and their skin is endowed witli a capability of changing its colour more remarkable than even that of the chameleon. The Cephalopods are cruel and voracious, and from 0 3. Fig. 237.— 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 Jones, Thomas Rymer, 1810-1880. London : Society for Promoting Knowledge
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