Aliens in Our Oceans: Cephalopods
Web Resources for OBIS Unit - created by Faye Josephson

General Cephalopod Information: http://is.dal.ca/~ceph/TCP/evolution.html

• Raising Cuttlefish, & 3 other articles: http://is.dal.ca/~ceph/TCP/cuttle1.html
• Chromatophores: http://is.dal.ca/~ceph/TCP/chroma1.html and http://is.dal.ca/~ceph/TCP/chroma2.htmland http://is.dal.ca/~ceph/TCP/chroma3.html
• Environmental Enrichment for captive Octopus: http://www.enrichment.org/articles/83octopus.pdf

NRCC National Resource Center for Cephalopods: www.nrcc.utmb.edu then click on “Learning Resources for Teachers & Students” and “Other on-line Resources”

• Obtaining Live Cephalopods: www.nrcc.utmb.edu/LiveAnimRes.htm
• Cephalopod Husbandry: www.nrcc.utmb.edu/cephhusbguid.htm
• Tour NRCC facilities with John Forsythe: Clever commentary. www.jimbolouislabs.com/visiting_the_nrcc.htm
• Another tour of the facilities and view Dr. James Woods’ toy cephalopod collection: www.tonmo.com/articles/nrcc.php

TONMO: Everything Ceph www.tonmo.com.Start with “Ceph Articles”, then explore Ceph Articles. Lots to see here.

• Basic Cuttlefish info: www.tonmo.com/articles/basiccuttlefish.php
• Cephalopod Myths& Norse folktales www.tonmo.com/articles/midgard.php
• Octopus Ink: www.tonmo.com/articles/octopusink.php

Habitat and behavior of selected cephalopods (Sri Lanka) including taxonomy, measurement, drawings and descriptions. www.fao.org/docrep/t0726e/t0726e0c.htm#cephalopods

Octopus Antics: www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/pfk/pages/show_article.php?article_id=7

Giant Squid: www.mnh.si.edu/cephs(several links)

Text & video of Mystery Squid: www.mnh.si.edu/cephs/vetal01/vetal01.html

Cuttlefish Capital of the world: www.cuttlefishcapital.com.au/

Man & Mollusc: www.manandmollusc.net

Models of Cephalopods/other resources: www.leaveonlybubbles.com