Apr 7, 2007

Not in the Wild, Thanks

I would love to see a tremoctopus in the wild. Of course, if I saw one floating over head I would assume it was some sort of netherworld creature come to claim my soul.

Or, if I had my head on straight, I would know that she had deployed her webbing to defend herself against a predator. Maybe a shark. Maybe I don't want to see one in the wild.

Photo source: UWPRESS.com
















Photo source: UWPRESS.com
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9 comments:

  1. AnonymousApril 07, 2007

    God, those are just so pretty! Thanks for posting more pictures of them.

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  2. AnonymousApril 07, 2007

    Don't care what anyone says, these things are gorgeous...

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  3. Denita TwoDragonsApril 07, 2007

    I want to learn how to scuba so I can dive with these beauties!

    --TwoDragons

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  4. AnonymousApril 07, 2007

    From Wikipedia:
    "The male blanket octopus spends his existence drifting along waiting to meet with a female. If the male meets a female, he fills one of his tentacles with sperm and tears it from his body. He gives this sperm-filled tentacle to the female which she then uses to fertilize her eggs. Afterwards, the female leaves the male who floats away and dies."

    That doesn't sound like fun :(

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  5. Jack RuttanApril 09, 2007

    They should sell ad space on that mantle. Then they could afford bodyguards.

    I'm sure the tentacle and death thing is blissful if you're an octopus. :)

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  6. Raging WombatApril 09, 2007

    Ad space on tremoctopus webbing. I love it. I imagine it's hard to market deep sea creatures, though. Studies show that most are illiterate and don't have deep bank accounts to tap.

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  7. AnonymousApril 10, 2007

    Somehow they are beautiful, but something in that webbing is... just wrong. And that is so disgusting.

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  8. ArachnophileApril 11, 2007

    YAY! More super-'pus. I love those capes. Those are gorgeous shots. I so need to get my diving certif.

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  9. Jack RuttanApril 12, 2007

    Of course they've got deep bank accounts. What other kind?

    My validation word is hineee, which is the first one that sounds like something.

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