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The Duality Of The Modern Octopus
A cute octopus moves the tin can it adapted as its home away from a nosy diver.
But, lest we’re tempted to underestimate the cephalopod, here – in the interests of balance – is a photo sequence of one turning the tables on a hungry gull and devouring it whole.
You Have 15 Seconds To Spot The Hidden Octopus
Footage captured by Roger Hanlon, senior scientist at the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, who studies camouflage in cephalopods–squid, cuttlefish and octopus.
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Poseidon: Take A Seat
This is the Octopus Chair, designed by Spanish painter and sculptor, Maximo Riera.
It’s the first in a planned series of animal chairs, and the artist describes it as a ‘base and a point of departure for the pieces to come’.
Cephalopodtacular.
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I Don’t Even Know Who You Are Any More
The Mimic Octopus is the Zelig of all cephalopods. It can, at the drop of a tentacle, disguise itself as any one of 15 lethal species.
“Having studied many octopus species in the wild, I am never surprised by the color and shape change capacities of these animals,” said Mark Norman of the Melbourne Museum in Australia. “However, this animal stood out as it was the only one we’ve encountered that goes beyond camouflage to take on the guise of dangerous animals.”
It’s even more impressive than the Transformer Owl.
And the Transformer Owl is very impressive.
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