| Show X v that blinds enemies with light A cuttlefish that confounds its ene with light instead of darkness dark la Is the interesting creature described by prof H E newton harvey student of what Is popularly known as cold light who devolco eight months montha to research lit in the marine laboratories of naples and messina nn italy Oid ordinary inary squid or that live near the surface pursuers pur by throwing out a cloud of black fluid na as a kind of submarine smoke sc screen scheer reer professor explained this abysmal form which lives at depths of probably ten thou feet where no light ever penetrates tins only a rudimentary lk jk site which in stend ot of tile usual ink inky belill contains n R when disturbed 1 it t discharges discharger a JL jet t ot of tills this lu minous and thus blind s ltd IM enemy with light afi ht instead of darkness J professor Is of the opinion that this sea squid is a descendant of living aril mats but that us as it evolved in darkness it found that this reversal vereal re of its ances ancestral iral mode of defense was useful in insuring Us its survival |
