Friday Cephalopod: Octophotography!
You’d think with all those arms they’d have at least one free to focus and set the exposure. This is a picture taken by an octopus who stole a divers’ camera.
The diver chased it and got the camera back. Otherwise, we’d be waiting for the octopus to get online and upload the pictures to youtube.
anuran:
February 22nd, 2013 at 10:41 am
What a wicked octopus it was, to be sure
Trebuchet:
February 22nd, 2013 at 10:49 am
There’s something about cephalopod intelligence that scares me a bit. We’re probably fortunate they’re so short-lived. Just think about the potential of octopusses armed (see what I did there?) with spearguns!
A gripe: How come my spellchecker doesn’t know the word “cephalopod”?
sisu:
February 22nd, 2013 at 10:54 am
I love that video!!
Artor:
February 22nd, 2013 at 10:57 am
That was cool! I wonder why Mr. Octopus was so interested in the camera? Did he think it was a tasty conch? Does it make some vibration while running that piqued the octopus’ curiosity?
Bronze Dog:
February 22nd, 2013 at 10:58 am
I get the impression that PZ is disappointed in the lack of sex tapes that would have resulted.
weldonribeye:
February 22nd, 2013 at 11:01 am
You sure that’s not photooctography?
socalcommie:
February 22nd, 2013 at 11:37 am
No! It’s phoctography :)
cicely:
February 22nd, 2013 at 11:38 am
There is no way I would be up for taking a camera from the octopus’ mouth!
It could probably have my speargun for keepsies, too.
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lynxreign:
February 22nd, 2013 at 12:40 pm
Yeah, I loved this the first time you posted it a few years ago.
I ended up getting all the music by the band doing the accompanying song “Octopus, I Love You” by Dalmatian Rex and the Eigentones. It is all free on their website, look them up!
erikthebassist:
February 22nd, 2013 at 2:07 pm
Clearly this octupus adores Spears, Brittney Spears that is, thus his disgust for the Paparazzi.
shadow:
February 22nd, 2013 at 4:16 pm
Cephaloporn?
dancaban:
February 23rd, 2013 at 8:59 am
Hahaha! Always love it when Nature strikes back in unexpected ways. Just wish that scene in Crocodile Dundee about the kangaroo with a gun was real.
Ichthyic:
February 23rd, 2013 at 2:52 pm
I wonder if you would say that same thing to Bindi Irwin.