36 HOMES UNDER THE SEA. 



some living prey, stretches out an arm and attaches some 

 of its two thousand suckers. 



The fisherman then gives a sharp pull, when the crea- 

 ture attaches another arm. At last, the Cuttle twines 

 all its arms round its supposed prey and attaches all the 

 suckers that can be brought to bear. Then the fisherman 

 rapidly draws up the line, jerks the Cuttle out of the 

 water before it can loosen its hold, stabs it at the junction 

 of the arms and kills it. 



I have no doubt that if a good marksman on board 

 the Aledon had known where to aim, he could have killed 

 the gigantic Cuttle with a single bullet. 



