#sepiidae

A broadclub cuttlefish (Ascarosepion latimanus) off the coast of Padar Island, Indonesia

the cuddlefish- i mean, the cuttlefish! 🫂🦑

wanted to draw something new so i ended up drawing a cuttlefish!

To the flamboyant cuttlefish, the whole ocean floor is a runway! They are named both for their striking coloration and the way they will often 'strut' across the bottom of the ocean. Both of these traits are meant to ward off predators, as they are the only venomous cuttlefish and their flesh is highly poisonous.

Broadclub Cuttlefish (Sepia latimanus), family Sepiidae, found in the Indo-Pacific region

These images, of the same individual, were taken just seconds apart from each other.

Broadclub cuttlefish (Sepia latimanus) off the coast of Komodo National Park in Indonesia

I feel like it’s worth mentioning that “six or none” came from Kristen Perry and she also had a huge hand in the sylvari aesthetic redesign