Brighton Sea Life Centre with the intent of entertaining and stimulating the ever-curious, brilliant mind of their resident [...]
It may seem like a pretty niche market, but with all the Steampunk trends rapidly gaining popularity over the past few years, one could imagine this would end up being pretty sought-after. In this fine, betentacled collection, OctopusME! marries the natural textures and shapes of these [...]
So how do you know how old an octopus is? Well, chop off one of its arms and count the rings! I kid, that's no way to age a live cephalopod - though it's actually not too far off from Scientists are actually utilizing a fairly simple scale - weight. For years, population studies have been [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGuhcNB5xPc This studly little algae octopus (Abdopus aculeatus) was on the prowl for a hot date when he stumbled upon a female's den. He reaches out a hopeful arm and cops a heavily suctioned feel, hormones raging and amped to make his next move. He continues to [...]
I love the chance to photograph octopuses. In my last post I showed some images taken in the Mediterranean, featuring the Common Octpopus (Octopus vulgaris). I realize, to my shame, I am not entirely sure which species I'm looking at in this series of images, though I suspect the first [...]
Real life Vibranium, Octopus brains and the Power of the Sun. This week we catch up with the little progress Jeremy has made in plumbing his big tank and rubber-banding mushrooms, Peter is ready to take on this algae with a plan that still has a few kinks in the details but has all the makings for [...]
I think we all know just how adept at mimicry cuttlefish are. Several species have been documented mimicking animals and even plants, but until recently I had never seen one mimic a hermit crab. I came across this specimen (I believe it to be Sepia pharaonis) on a night dive. At first I [...]
When Ringo Starr penned the Beatles’ 1969 song, reporters said he was inspired by a story, told to him by a fisherman, about octopus gathering shells and rocks to create ‘gardens’. I’ve never been particularly fond of the Beatles, but I do rather like octopus. Here are a few of these [...]
