Disco Cuttlefish

Stobie was a 13 metre long mechanised parade float which featured blinking eyes, waving tentacles and an elaborate sound, light and dance show.

[2] Stobie also played a pre-recorded soundtrack of disco hits including a megamix of "Stayin' Alive", "Billie Jean", "You Should Be Dancing" and "Le Freak".

[2] Adelaide Fringe director Greg Clarke claimed responsibility for suggesting the adoption of a giant Australian cuttlefish as a festival mascot.

[5] The concept was realised by a team of South Australian artists and technicians accredited as follows: A ute provided the scaffold around which the cuttlefish was constructed.

[9] Scientists believe the Whyalla aggregation of Giant Australian cuttlefish may represent a separate and new species, and this population collapse, if continued, may lead to extinction as soon as 2016.