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The Firefly Squid
« on: April 12, 2008, 04:57:09 PM »



Squid, octopus and cuttlefish belong to a large group of marine invertebrates called cephalopods. The word means foot-headed, and it is an appropriate name for these creatures because their tentacle feet sprout from above their eyes and brain. They are found all over, and sometimes in the stomachs of whales that has just finished lunch.

 
Hotaru-ika squid from the Toyama coast

There are more than 500 varieties of squid and cuttlefish, of which two dozen are commonly eaten around the world. About half the total global squid haul is caught and consumed in Japan. To supplement the native catch an additional 200,000 tons are imported, mostly from Australia and New Zealand, making up one-third of the Japanese market.

The Japanese word ika does not distinguish between squid and cuttlefish. The flesh of the two is similar; the anatomy differing in the shape and composition of the inner shell. In squid, this hard plastic-like shell is called a pen. Cuttlefish have a more substantial inner shell, referred to as a bone. This cuttlebone has several commercial uses, while the squid's pen is generally thrown out.

Ika is generally written with phonetic kana characters, most likely because of the unusual kanji characters it has been assigned. It is written "thieving crow," because the bird has been known to swoop down and grab squid as they float lazily on the ocean's surface or hang on the massive drying racks used to make the jerky-like surume-ika.

The largest cephalopod is the giant squid, which can grow up to 17 meters. One of the smallest (3-5 cm) is the "sparkling enop" squid — called, fittingly, in Japanese hotaru-ika (firefly squid). The phenomenal sight of millions of little hotaru-ika in Toyama Bay occurs just before the cherry blossoms every year. From the deep waters off the coast, they come near the surface to mate and, in the process, they glow, illuminating the sea like a field of lightning bugs. Tourists from all over sign up for evening-boat rides to see the performance, which can only be witnessed along this portion of Japan's western coast in the spring of each year. Just as the nanohana marks the arrival of spring, the diminutive hotaru-ika signals the changing of the seasons.










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Re: The Firefly Squid
« Reply #1 on: April 12, 2008, 05:32:53 PM »
mura man di ko nahan eat nila..they are too beautiful sa dark water..hehe:)

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Re: The Firefly Squid
« Reply #3 on: April 12, 2008, 07:48:30 PM »

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« Reply #4 on: April 12, 2008, 07:50:47 PM »
nokos sa piliw ang tawag namo ana, lami na sya
lapwa an pwidi sad kilawun.

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Re: The Firefly Squid
« Reply #5 on: April 12, 2008, 07:51:16 PM »
Pabukalan ra ni sya ug tubig human ituslo sa tuyo with wasabi,lami na.Di na palabihan ug luto kay di na makita jod sa sobra kagamay.

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Re: The Firefly Squid
« Reply #6 on: April 12, 2008, 07:52:01 PM »
nokos sa piliw ang tawag namo ana, lami na sya
lapwa an pwidi sad kilawun.

Wa ko kita sa Bohol ani Brwon,per sakto ka lapwaan ug kilawon lami na. ;D

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« Reply #7 on: April 12, 2008, 07:57:00 PM »
nokos sa piliw ang tawag namo ana, lami na sya
lapwa an pwidi sad kilawun.

Wa ko kita sa Bohol ani Brwon,per sakto ka lapwaan ug kilawon lami na. ;D

seasonal ning nukusa orChs, it brings back memories of my late uncle kay
mahilig to sya mamasul pag abot nya sa bay lotu on dajun nya pag human
panawgun mi arun mokaon, tam is kaajo ang ata aning nokusa.

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Re: The Firefly Squid
« Reply #8 on: April 12, 2008, 07:59:16 PM »
Yes Brown,seasonal as in.This 3 weeks lang ni siya makuha dire unya next year na pod.Aguy,tym pa hungit sa ko. ;D

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« Reply #9 on: April 12, 2008, 08:01:27 PM »
sigi lang Aya san padajun sa paghungit kay
pirting lami a raba na tawun, pag human
imni ug pepsi nga bugnaw, he, he

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Re: The Firefly Squid
« Reply #10 on: April 12, 2008, 08:21:25 PM »
Hahaha lami unta ug pesi nga naay bahal Brown.

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« Reply #11 on: April 12, 2008, 08:29:00 PM »
Hahaha lami unta ug pesi nga naay bahal Brown.

hahaha palahubog gyud

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« Reply #12 on: April 12, 2008, 08:30:43 PM »
Oist excuse me Vitz,dili jod ko palahubog.Palainom ra ko no? hahaha

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« Reply #13 on: April 13, 2008, 12:27:07 PM »
lami bitaw pod na sabwon na, labi na jud ug naay tangad.  daghan na sa amoa dapita kay naay silingan namo nga kugi kaajong manubid.  unja ibaligya sa silingan dayon ang kuha sa sinubiran.

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« Reply #14 on: April 13, 2008, 12:48:30 PM »
nokos sa piliw ang tawag namo ana, lami na sya
lapwa an pwidi sad kilawun.

Wa ko kita sa Bohol ani Brwon,per sakto ka lapwaan ug kilawon lami na. ;D

seasonal ning nukusa orChs, it brings back memories of my late uncle kay
mahilig to sya mamasul pag abot nya sa bay lotu on dajun nya pag human
panawgun mi arun mokaon, tam is kaajo ang ata aning nokusa.

Aya san ug Boyet, nakakita nko ing-ani klase na nokos sa Manga kana jud bag o pang kuha gikan sa dagat mag change2x pa na iyang color.  Kadali ra jud bitaw ni lutuon kay mawala ang lasa kon dugayon. 

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Re: The Firefly Squid
« Reply #15 on: April 13, 2008, 12:52:53 PM »
Wee mao ba Grazie san?Hala kalami oy,kanus a kaha ang season ani sa ato no?Aguy ang ukos nga kinilaw na pod akong trip.Hay,saon na lang ni.

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« Reply #16 on: April 13, 2008, 01:01:39 PM »
I didn't know naa diay season2x aning nokus, Aya san!  Mas ganahan ko ana isugba kadali lang kay sa kilawon oi kay mura'g buhi pa man na tawon! :)

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« Reply #17 on: April 13, 2008, 01:40:06 PM »
Isugba o kilawon,sus wala jod koy ugam bahin ug nokos.Yummy giahapon,hahaha palakaon jod .

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« Reply #18 on: April 13, 2008, 02:59:41 PM »
kalami anang inyong gipanghisgutan oi.ibuwad  para lami  gyud

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