Squidtoons

Squidtoons — page 3 — Contents Anatomy of the Weedy Seadragon 8 Gimme Babies or Gimme Death 10 Anatomy of the Coho Salmon 38 The Life Cycle of the Sockeye Salmon 40 Anatomy of the Osedax 44 Anatomy of the Market Squid 46 Market Squid Embryos Can Handle Stress Yo 48 Anatomy of the Bluefin Tuna 56 Anatomy of the California Grunion 58 6 Ways to Check If You Are a Lobster 60 Anatomy of the Horseshoe Crab 66 Anatomy of the Yeti Crab 68 You Are What You Eat 70 Anatomy of the Tuna Crab 72 The Fallacy of Sharks 74 Anatomy of the Giant Manta Ray 85 Anatomy of the Swell Shark 86

Squidtoons — page 4 — Sharktunes 88 Anatomy of the Moon Jelly 93 Anatomy of the Velella velella 94 Poisonous vs Venomous 96 Anatomy of the Green Sea Turtle 98 Anatomy of the Narwhal 100 Regurgitated Gold 102 Anatomy of the Leptocephalus 108 Anatomy of the Coral Polyp 110 Sea Lions vs Seals 112 Anatomy of the Coccolithophore 116 Anatomy of the California Mantis Shrimp 118 Glossary 120 List of Sources 122 About Squidtoons 126 Acknowledgments 127

Squidtoons — page 5 — Anatomy OF THE Weedy Seadragon dragon ever adorable Mouth the most insert zooplankton here Tube Snout why the long face Eyes can move independently Gill Slit unique circular opening Dorsal Fins the motor Pectoral Fins the steering rods Camouflaging Pattern connect the dots Anal Fin helps with balancing Tail males hold eggs here 8 Appendages used for camouflage not swimming

Squidtoons — page 6 — Leaving the Kids with Dad After fertilization the female seadragon attaches her eggs to the male seadragon’s tail Here he guards them until they hatch Once the babies hatch they will swim away and forge their own paths Going with the Flow Seadragons are poor swimmers and they often drift in the current like uprooted seaweed They also like to cling to clumps of seaweed and hunt for small crustaceans hiding in the foliage EEEKKK 9

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