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An Octopus Pretending to be Seaweed (Thanks, BocasResearchStation!)
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Gotta lil' typo in the header there, Cory.
This video from the TED conference by David Gallo is far far more impressive, especially the very end: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NQUqR_YpsA&NR=1
I think someone needs to put the octopus from the video for this entry into a tank with the octopus shown in this video and see what happens. (Second video courtesy UC Berkeley News.)
Well, I for one welcome...
What, too soon?
That made me sleepy.
Agree, seems like interesting hiding behavior, not camouflage.
Much more camo is Dr. Christine Huffard's discovery of octopuses that hold up some of their tentacles, in imitation of nearby algae structure as it walks on just two legs, which you can see here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynLHkhVV7Gg
Or, the octo that wraps itself in some legs to look like a coconut:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wgla5smg64
Very cute... but it would have been more impressive and a WTF??!!? moment if it was "seaweed pretending to be Octopus"
just saying :))
the audio creeped me out a bit... like i just got a call from a perv, couldn't they put some nice music there?
Am I the only one wondering where the octopus is heading?
I guess if you're an octopus your choices of a Halloween costume are somewhat limited.
I have weed in the sea on occasion.
Has anyone had this happen to them while diving?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYkAROuuxko