Showing posts with label Octopus. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Octopus. Show all posts

Thursday, October 21, 2010

Saturday, February 28, 2009

Don't mess with octopi

For one dexterous octopus, an attempt at a great escape turned into a great flood Thursday at the Santa Monica Pier Aquarium in California. The female California two-spotted octopus swam to the top of her tank, disassembled a valve with her powerful arm, and released at least 200 gallons (757 liters) of seawater into nearby exhibits and offices.
Makes me think of this wonderful animated short, Oktapodi.

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Makes me laugh every time.

More on the intelligence of octopi:

Thursday, July 05, 2007

It's a rare new species

So the first thing we need to know is... how does it taste?

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What appears to be a half-squid, half-octopus specimen found off Keahole Point on the Big Island remains unidentified today and could possibly be a new species, said local biologists.

The specimen was found caught in a filter in one of Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii Authority's deep-sea water pipelines last week. The pipeline, which runs 3,000 feet deep, sucks up cold, deep-sea water for the tenants of the natural energy lab.

Thursday, December 07, 2006

Being spineless is extemely useful

because you can fit through small spaces to escape.

Kinda like being a Congressperson....