Friday Cephalopod: Watch out! It’s above you!

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   Cuttlefish

   25 November 2011 at 6:47 pm (UTC -5) Link to this comment

   Stunning shot. And it makes very clear the selection pressures for transparency in some cephalopod species! Quite a scary shadow, unless you are something big with sharp teeth.

   http://freethoughtblogs.com/cuttlefish/2011/11/10/am-i-making-myself-clear/

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   Caine, Fleur du Mal

   25 November 2011 at 6:58 pm (UTC -5) Link to this comment

   Magnificent!

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   Glen Davidson

   25 November 2011 at 7:14 pm (UTC -5) Link to this comment

   Dare you to poke it!

   Glen Davidson

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   Dhorvath, OM

   25 November 2011 at 7:19 pm (UTC -5) Link to this comment

   That settles it, the portal is neither in the sky, nor in the deep, but just above you wherever you may be.

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   scarina

   25 November 2011 at 7:50 pm (UTC -5) Link to this comment

   Death from above…

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   vltava

   25 November 2011 at 8:49 pm (UTC -5) Link to this comment

   It’s coming right for us!

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   chrisstein

   26 November 2011 at 1:59 am (UTC -5) Link to this comment

   An octopus table.
   http://boingboing.net/2011/11/25/octopus-table.html
   Now if PZ had been good old St Nick might have brought one for him. Instead he will get a lump of coal. Shame on him.

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   Thor

   26 November 2011 at 5:36 am (UTC -5) Link to this comment

   I don’t comment here much but I read the site almost daily. No offence to the cephalopod lovers out there, but if I saw that when I was underwater I would freak the hell out!! I think it’s something to do with the number of appendages, and the lack of, um… solidity.

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   littlejohn

   26 November 2011 at 8:12 am (UTC -5) Link to this comment

   I realize you’re not a fan of HuffPo, but have you seen the Octopus Crawling on Land yet?

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    Lee Phelan

    26 November 2011 at 9:22 am (UTC -5) Link to this comment

    Beautiful shot. Has everyone read the Orion Magazine article(s) discussing the intelligence evidencing behavior of the octopus? http://www.orionmagazine.org/index.php/articles/article/6474

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    Monado

    26 November 2011 at 10:15 am (UTC -5) Link to this comment

    PZ posted on the damp octopus slurping around on the seaweed.

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    Darwin Harmless

    26 November 2011 at 11:00 am (UTC -5) Link to this comment

    The largest octopus in the world inhabit Puget Sound off the coast of B.C. in Canada. Divers catch them by pulling them over their heads and then letting out some air to blow them to the surface. Harmless animals, no matter the size. Wouldn’t freak me for a minute to see one over my head.

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    Sili

    26 November 2011 at 11:48 am (UTC -5) Link to this comment

    I wanted to say that, scarina.