The Octopus is one badass mofo
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This video is awesome:
http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/stories/2012/0 ... video.html
top 12 weird facts:
An octopus has three hearts, nine brains, and blue blood. Two hearts pump blood to the gills, while a third circulates it to the rest of the body. The nervous system includes a central brain and a large ganglion at the base of each arm which controls movement. Octopus blood contains the copper-rich protein hemocyanin, which is more efficient than hemoglobin for oxygen transport at very low temperatures and low oxygen concentrations.
1. A 50-pound octopus can squeeze through a hole only 2 inches in diameter. If their beak fits, they can get through.
2. Octopus are about 90 percent muscle.
3. You can tell a male octopus from a female octopus by looking at the tip of its third arm on the right (starting between the eyes and going clockwise). Males have a special tip on this arm that has no suckers on the last few inches. This specialized tip is visible even in immature octopus. To mate, the male inserts this special arm into the female's body cavity. A captured male will try to protect this arm.
4. Female octopus can wait until months after mating to fertilize the eggs.
5. An average female giant Pacific octopus in Alaska can lay 90,000 eggs.
6. Fishermen like to cut off the tip of an octopus' arm and use it for halibut bait because it continues to wiggle even after being cut off.
7. Octopus frequently lose an arm to predators, but they grow back.
8. Giant Pacific octopus are cannibals. They will happily kill and eat smaller octopus.
9. All species of octopus have venom. The venom of the Giant Pacific octopus is not dangerous to humans, but Australia's blue-ringed octopus is known as one of the most poisonous marine animals—its venom is deadly to humans.
10. Octopus actually have shells similar to clams and snails. There is a pair of small, spike-shaped structures called stylets inside the octopus' body that are a vestigial shell—meaning it really has no function.
11. It is tempting to use "octopi" as the plural of "octopus", but DON'T DO IT. “Octopi” would be a proper Latin plural, but the word “octopus” has a Greek, rather than a Latin, root. The correct use is to use the word “octopus” to refer to one or several individuals of a single species; use the plural “octopuses” only when talking about multiple species.
http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/stories/2012/0 ... video.html
top 12 weird facts:
An octopus has three hearts, nine brains, and blue blood. Two hearts pump blood to the gills, while a third circulates it to the rest of the body. The nervous system includes a central brain and a large ganglion at the base of each arm which controls movement. Octopus blood contains the copper-rich protein hemocyanin, which is more efficient than hemoglobin for oxygen transport at very low temperatures and low oxygen concentrations.
1. A 50-pound octopus can squeeze through a hole only 2 inches in diameter. If their beak fits, they can get through.
2. Octopus are about 90 percent muscle.
3. You can tell a male octopus from a female octopus by looking at the tip of its third arm on the right (starting between the eyes and going clockwise). Males have a special tip on this arm that has no suckers on the last few inches. This specialized tip is visible even in immature octopus. To mate, the male inserts this special arm into the female's body cavity. A captured male will try to protect this arm.
4. Female octopus can wait until months after mating to fertilize the eggs.
5. An average female giant Pacific octopus in Alaska can lay 90,000 eggs.
6. Fishermen like to cut off the tip of an octopus' arm and use it for halibut bait because it continues to wiggle even after being cut off.
7. Octopus frequently lose an arm to predators, but they grow back.
8. Giant Pacific octopus are cannibals. They will happily kill and eat smaller octopus.
9. All species of octopus have venom. The venom of the Giant Pacific octopus is not dangerous to humans, but Australia's blue-ringed octopus is known as one of the most poisonous marine animals—its venom is deadly to humans.
10. Octopus actually have shells similar to clams and snails. There is a pair of small, spike-shaped structures called stylets inside the octopus' body that are a vestigial shell—meaning it really has no function.
11. It is tempting to use "octopi" as the plural of "octopus", but DON'T DO IT. “Octopi” would be a proper Latin plural, but the word “octopus” has a Greek, rather than a Latin, root. The correct use is to use the word “octopus” to refer to one or several individuals of a single species; use the plural “octopuses” only when talking about multiple species.
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It's about 5 inches long and it will fuck you up.
There's alot of dangerous animals in Australia but this little bastard is the king. If I'm ever on the rocks I always have good shoes on and be on the lookout for them.
If they sting you, you have about 4 minutes before you become paralysed and unable to breath.
Snakes, Spiders, Croc's meh. This little fucker tops them all.
Skip to the 5 minute mark in the video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmAV3svW0QM
but theyre so pretty....
WOOWOO AUSTRALIA!!!!
take a good look
this could be the day
hold my hand
lie beside me
i just need to say
Ouzopus
i miss you Brady
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Fascinating, graceful creatures.
So... if a male octopus loses his "special" arm... does that one grow back too?
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