Attribution: Miguel Cabanellas (Mediterranean Institute for Advanced Studies).With a refined and tenacious tactic of predation, the European squid (Loligo vulgaris) has captured a bream (Sparus aurata) launching its tentacles and applying a lethal bite in the prey column. The image captures the moment when the squid seizes the prey with his arms. Highly Commended in the BMC Ecology Image Competition 2012:BMC Ecology 2013, 13:6 doi:10.1186/1472-6785-13-6www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6785/13/6
Two stages in the development of Loligo vulgaris Lam.; a,a, first and a2,a2 second pairs of arms; br, branchiae, seen through m, mantle; e, e, eyes; f, fins; fu, funnel; v.s, vitelline sac.