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starspirit discovered 21 months ago- Feast your eyes on the beauty of bonelessness. Octopuses can squeeze through what appear to be impossibly small holes and cracks--but just how small? To find out, Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences student Raymond Decker, along with advisor James B. Wood, is conducting experiments with local octopuses, including this 8-ounce (232-gram) Octopus macropus filmed sliding through a one-inch (2.5-centimeter) opening in an acrylic box in November 2006 (Bermuda Islands map). Though they may look uncomfortable to us bone-filled viewers, such maneuvers are routine for octopuses, Wood said in an email. "Octopuses typically live in lairs with restrictive openings to protect them from predators," he said, "and every time they enter or leave their 'house,' they squeeze through small holes or crevices." These undersea Houdinis' other escape skills include jet power (the animals suck in water and shoot it out a special tube) and an ink spray, which can leave octopuses' archenemies (including eels, seals, whales, dolphins, and sharks) in the dark.
- rckpprscssr rated 4 months ago
- Pretty amazing octohoudinipus action.
- vvk rated 20 months ago
- Octopus -- Houdini of the Seas
From the page:
"Octopuses can squeeze through what appear to be impossibly small holes and cracks - but just how small?
To find out, Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences student Raymond Deckel, along with advisor James B. Wood, is conducting experiments with local octopuses, including this video of a 8-ounce (232-gram) Octopus macropus sliding through a one-inch (2.5-centimeter) opening in an acrylic box in November 2006."
But if you think that getting out of a tiny hole is just the trapped octopus's "survival instinct", read the following news story...
"An octopus in a German zoo has learned to open jars of shrimps, by copying staff - and is now showing off her skills to visitors."
Next thing you know octopuses will be programming code on computers !
Come to think of it, having so many hands could be darn useful.
I could hack away at the keyboard, turn up the speakers to listen to the latest chartbuster song, adjust my chair, and take a sip from my coffee mug -- all at the same time!
Whoa, now that would be fun! ;-) - Octopus -- Houdini of the Seas
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