202 Dwellers of the Sea and Shore 



that clouds the water and disconcerts or confuses its 

 enemies. 



Although the name "devilfish" is by many indis- 

 criminately applied to the squid, the octopus, and the 

 cuttlefish — and even to many creatures outside of this 

 group — its use in literature seems to be restricted to 

 the octopus; at least this appears to be the devilfish 



EGGS OF THE SQUID, ATTACHED TO A CLUMP OF RED SEAWEED. EACH OF THE 

 CYLINDRICAL OBJECTS IS COMPOSED OF A GROUP OF EGGS NUMBERING MANY 

 HUNDREDS. 



described in the majority of stories; which is strange. 

 For they have neither the aggressiveness nor the huge 

 proportions attained by the squids. It has been ex- 

 tremely infrequent that octopi have been found with 

 tentacles over ten feet long. And even when large 

 individuals are caught they show no disposition t :) fight 



