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Cephalopods Daily
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Friendly Octopuses (Octopus laqueus) are able to get along with each other better than other octopus species. They aren't as gregarious the larger Pacific striped octopus, but they are able tolerate living in close proximity to other octopuses, although they prefer to live on their own. #OCTOtober

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Cephalopods Daily
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The glass octopus (Vitreledonella richardi) has a body that is almost completely transparent. They live water column instead of on the sea floor, so this helps them avoid being seen by predators. The only parts of its body that are opaque are its eyes, digestive tract and chromatophores #OCTOtober

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D.
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I did see some cephalopods in the mix of all that street art, (and of course added some of my own too) (And yeah, fine, I added a really stupid stag beetle, because I read the whole London Biodiversity report before going over, and I couldn't resist doing a little environmental education)

Heir
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"And your name is...?" *Squints at paper* "Huh? What kind of name is that?" "Octopodidae? It's a family name."

Heir
@heir.bsky.social

CAN YOU EVEN IMAGINE how useful it would be to be a mech pilot with 8 arms? Eight arms that think on their own, commanded by a central planning system. Eight arms covered in suckers that can give command outputs to the mech and covered in receptors than can receive information from the mech.

Heir
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Oh, your mech is offline and you're vulnerable in a squishy body instead of protected by the metal of the mech? Good thing you can fit through any opening bigger than your beak and camouflage both your color and texture for stealth, mimicry, and intimidation.

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Monterey Bay Aquarium
@montereybayaquarium.org

This Pride Month, we’re celebrating the beauty of diversity above and below the surface. Environmental advocacy and the LGBTQ+ rights movement share a common purpose: protecting vulnerable communities, caring for the spaces we all call home, and creating a world where we all can flourish.

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Birch Aquarium
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“I would like to see the baby … octopus.” 🐙 We interrupt your scrolling for a few more photos of our teeny-tiny Red Octopuses! Now that they’ve “settled” in, these little ones are exploring their surroundings behind the scenes.