#cutllefish

2021.12.17 Shinhwa’s Eric Instagram Update:

My next door neighbor gave me another precious cuttlefish~ This calls for soju #Cuttlefish #TGIF

T/N: 불금 (fire Friday) is a slang word for 불타는 금요일. It's the equivalent of  'TGIF' (Thank God It's Friday)

Comments & Replies:

OP: I guess you prefer soju~~~ (than beer and wine) MunEric: I don’t sell soju~~~ T/N: Clever play on words in his reply! "Soju-drinker/someone who prefers soju" sounds the same as "you sell soju."

OP: Oppa!! I suddenly(?) got a job at a sake company. Originally, I worked in very different field...ㅋㅋ I got a new job at a late stage of career, the power of Shinchang(?)  Oppa, I really want to give you some good sake. There's also drink that goes well with cuttlefish!!!! MunEric: I will remember that. OP: Wow it's an honor!!! Let me know any time!!!!

Source: MunEric Translation: EricMun.tumblr

Two articles about his cuttlefish sashimi post trended 😊

From Paloma Gonzalez-Bellido, a lecturer in neuroscience at University of Cambridge:

The biggest surprise for us was to see that these skin spikes, called papillae, can hold their shape in the extended position for more than an hour, without neural signals controlling them

During the study, they discovered a motor nerve dedicated exclusively to papillary and skin tension control that originates not in the brain, but in a peripheral nerve center called the stellate ganglion.

Interestingly, this neural circuit is similar to the one for iridescence in the squid (which does not have papillae/spikes). This could suggest a common ancestor and raises interesting questions about the evolution of neural functions in different species.

A little preview: (see here and here for full quality gifs)