海中乌鲗鱼，有八足，能集攒口，缩口藏腹，腹含墨，值渔艇至，即喷墨以自蔽。渔视水黑，辄取网获之。
——《谭概》
The Cuttlefish
The
cuttlefish has four pairs of legs which it can draw into its beak, and it can
hide its beak under its belly. As an added precaution against danger, it emits
a jet of ink to screen itself and it does this when it meets a fishing boat. Whereupon
the fisherman casts his net on the inky spot and takes it out of the water.
Tan Gai （杨宪益、戴乃迭 译） |
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