Presenting.... the cuttlefish crew!
I thought it was about time I introduced you to my buddies in the lab. The are the liveliest bunch of senior citizens you'd ever encounter. Just ask brids_owlwoman. They must be well over 80 in human years. But they seem to be in good spirits.
Without further ado, and in alphabetical order so as to show no favoritism...
Dotty is the smaller male in the tank. But he doesn't let that influence his self-confidence. He still likes to strut his stuff in front of the ladies. The ladies however aren't having it. They're old and have been there and done that and would prefer not to have to do it again. But leave it to a guy to not get the hint.
Lambda is the dominant male in the tank and is also the largest cuttlefish in the tank. He spends most of his time showing off his massive self by just sitting there. Although he will become ornery and start displaying if he needs to defend his territory (which means keeping Dotty away from his women). It's interesting to note that the females have also started displaying in a similar stereotypically male fashion. They are really not interested in mating anymore, and any matings that do occur are usually because Dotty or Lambda launch sneak attacks and wrestle the females into position.
Lula, or who I sometimes call Lulabelle for some reason, is probably the smallest female in the tank, but not by much. She holds her own though and at one point I questioned whether or not she was female because her behavior was often very stereotypically male, even towards the other females. The mystery was solved however when I saw her mating with one of the males.
Poco is one of the largest females in the tank and for some reason always gets picked on by the males. Probably because she is always picking on the drain pipe and thus, has her back turned a great deal. She is a very aggressive female towards the other cuttlefish in the tank. And by aggressive, I don't mean violent, I mean she frequently will display aggressive body postures, which usually males do. But she is very skittish towards people. She doesn't even like to be looked at for very long.
And finally, Tad is the other largest female in the tank. She also gets picked on a great deal and has the battlescars to prove it, poor thing. I think I've seen her chosen the most frequently by the males, although no one else working in the lab this semester really knows them by name so they wouldn't know who else is mating with whom.
Without further ado, and in alphabetical order so as to show no favoritism...
Dotty is the smaller male in the tank. But he doesn't let that influence his self-confidence. He still likes to strut his stuff in front of the ladies. The ladies however aren't having it. They're old and have been there and done that and would prefer not to have to do it again. But leave it to a guy to not get the hint.
Lambda is the dominant male in the tank and is also the largest cuttlefish in the tank. He spends most of his time showing off his massive self by just sitting there. Although he will become ornery and start displaying if he needs to defend his territory (which means keeping Dotty away from his women). It's interesting to note that the females have also started displaying in a similar stereotypically male fashion. They are really not interested in mating anymore, and any matings that do occur are usually because Dotty or Lambda launch sneak attacks and wrestle the females into position.
Lula, or who I sometimes call Lulabelle for some reason, is probably the smallest female in the tank, but not by much. She holds her own though and at one point I questioned whether or not she was female because her behavior was often very stereotypically male, even towards the other females. The mystery was solved however when I saw her mating with one of the males.
Poco is one of the largest females in the tank and for some reason always gets picked on by the males. Probably because she is always picking on the drain pipe and thus, has her back turned a great deal. She is a very aggressive female towards the other cuttlefish in the tank. And by aggressive, I don't mean violent, I mean she frequently will display aggressive body postures, which usually males do. But she is very skittish towards people. She doesn't even like to be looked at for very long.
And finally, Tad is the other largest female in the tank. She also gets picked on a great deal and has the battlescars to prove it, poor thing. I think I've seen her chosen the most frequently by the males, although no one else working in the lab this semester really knows them by name so they wouldn't know who else is mating with whom.