Octo-labra

 

"Octo-labra" has eight fabulous tentacles, four of which hold standard tapers.Captured in the finest pewter.

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Octopi just wanna have fun

In this photo provided by the New England Aquarium, Truman the octopus is seen squeezed inside an acrylic cube at the New England Aquarium in Boston, Thursday, March 5, 2009. Truman squeezed his flexible frame into the acrylic box while trying to snag a tasty lunch of crabs. He spent about 30 minutes in the box before slithering out, delighting staff and guests who witnessed the spectacle. In California, the Heal the Bay Santa Monica Pier Aquarium is facing up to $20,000 in damages as a result of a mischievous octopus that flooded the building. A 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 of seawater into nearby exhibits and offices. At the Dunedin Aquarium in New Zealand, Sid the octopus, mysteriously vanished from his tank. Five days later, he was spotted by a staff member making a dash for the door. Sid had been hiding out in a drain, which pumps fresh sea water into the aquarium. He was persuaded back into his tank. He was hungry but otherwise OK. The aquarium's senior aquarist, Matthew Crane, says Sid has done his time and will be freed. Photo #1 credit: AP Photo/New England Aquarium

The Odd, Odd Octopus

There can't be too many creatures more odd or more fascinating than the octopus. Mental Floss has a very interesting post about this unusual creature, written by the always very knowledgeable Miss Cellania.

Video: Oktopodi - Another love story

A marvelous animation from Gobelins School of Animation in France. Watch video (via mighty wombat)

Octopus jewelry

Like this beautiful bracelet, all of the octopus jewelry at the OctopusME! Store! has been made from REAL Sushi Grade Octopus and is SOLID Sterling silver with no Octopus remains in the jewelry. wow via Truemors

Wild Octopuses Have Complex Lives

Marine biologists studying wild octopuses have found a kinky and violent society of jealous murders and gender-bending tricks. The new study was conducted by researchers from the University of California, Berkeley, who journeyed off the coast of Indonesia. They found that wild octopuses are far from the shy, unromantic loners their captive brethren appear to be. The scientists saw picky, macho males carefully select a mate, then guard their newly domesticated digs so jealously that they would occasionally use their 8-to-10-inch tentacles to strangle a romantic rival to death. Source: National Geographic

It's understandable

Louis the Giant Pacific Octopus at Newquay's Blue Reef Aquarium is so attached to the Christmas present that was dropped into his aquarium tank, he fights his keepers whenever they try to take the toy from him. Louis can dismantle and assemble his Mr Potato Head and has even learned to dig out food hidden in a secret box at the back of it. Source

Octopus unearths 900-year-old hidden treasure

It is a story that combines all the great mysteries and exciting discoveries of the sea – an octopus hauled onto a fishing boat with valuable ancient pottery attached to its suckers. The discovery is being hailed as one of the great undersea treasure discoveries of modern times. Officials at the National Maritime Museum in Seoul say the pottery dates back to 12th century, when the Koryo Dynasty ruled the Korean peninsula. The adventure began when Korean fisherman Kim Yong-Chul cast out a long line, felt a familiar tug and hauled up his first octopus of the day. He was puzzled by several blue objects attached to its suckers and thought at first they were shells. But when he examined them, he realized they were pieces of pottery. Not realizing he was on the point of making an incredible discovery, he cast out his line again and again, bringing in more octopus with shards of pottery attached. Although other ships have been found and pottery recovered, this is the first time a family of octopus have found a wreck for the museum.