blessed to have touched the sun
I'm a grown woman and I can do whatever I want.
( Spectators)

earth-song: Octopus prime by *serdarsuer

earth-song:

Octopus prime by *serdarsuer



via: alongthereef
source: oceanportal
oceanportal: This incredible image of a larval octopus—which can fit on the tip of your finger—was taken soon after it was collected on a research cruise, preserving its beautiful coloring. After larval (baby) octopuses hatch from eggs, they float in the currents as zooplankton until they grow large enough to defend themselves. Few will survive to this stage, instead becoming food for larger organisms. CREDIT: Cedric Guigand, Univ. of Miami, RSMAS/Marine Photobank

oceanportal:

This incredible image of a larval octopus—which can fit on the tip of your finger—was taken soon after it was collected on a research cruise, preserving its beautiful coloring.

After larval (baby) octopuses hatch from eggs, they float in the currents as zooplankton until they grow large enough to defend themselves. Few will survive to this stage, instead becoming food for larger organisms.

CREDIT: Cedric Guigand, Univ. of Miami, RSMAS/Marine Photobank


rhamphotheca:

Angry Pacific Giant Octopus Escapes Boat Through Impossible Hole

Video shot by Chance Miller. Filmed near the Chiswell Islands, Alaska. 

(credit: millerslandingak.com)


paganlovefest: Hatrobot - Shipwreck waiting to happen

paganlovefest:

Hatrobot - Shipwreck waiting to happen



via: dendroica
source: modosaurus
modosaurus: Competition by Stacey Lynn Freeman

modosaurus:

Competition by Stacey Lynn Freeman


shipwreckedinsc: [_]3

shipwreckedinsc:

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animalkingd0m: Falling Mimic by Christian Loader

animalkingd0m:

Falling Mimic by Christian Loader



via: animalplanet
source: cineraria
cineraria: Octopus changes colour outside the water - YouTube

cineraria:

Octopus changes colour outside the water - YouTube


rhamphotheca: Baby Boom at American Zoos:  Pacific Giant Octopus The giant Pacific octopus at the National Aquarium is just a baby, but as an adult it could weigh up to 90 pounds. Aquarium staff members are providing enrichment to encourage cognitive development. One such brainteaser involves providing the octopus with a container in which food has been hidden. The octopus learns how to open the container and, with its 1,800 suction cups, finds the tasty fishy morsels. (via: Discovery News)             (photo: National Aquarium) ohhh my gosh this is a baby octopus

rhamphotheca:

Baby Boom at American Zoos:  Pacific Giant Octopus

The giant Pacific octopus at the National Aquarium is just a baby, but as an adult it could weigh up to 90 pounds.

Aquarium staff members are providing enrichment to encourage cognitive development. One such brainteaser involves providing the octopus with a container in which food has been hidden. The octopus learns how to open the container and, with its 1,800 suction cups, finds the tasty fishy morsels.

(via: Discovery News)             (photo: National Aquarium)

ohhh my gosh this is a baby octopus


animalkingd0m: Paralarve Planktonic Octopus by Андрей Шпатак

animalkingd0m:

Paralarve Planktonic Octopus by Андрей Шпатак


cephalopodsgonewild: by George Grall via National Aquarium

cephalopodsgonewild:

by George Grall via National Aquarium



via: untamedlens
source: earthlynation
earthlynation: (source)

earthlynation:

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getawildlife: Octopus dance (by Morten Brekkevold)

getawildlife:

Octopus dance (by Morten Brekkevold)


earthlynation: octopus source

earthlynation:

octopus

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naturelover-x: rhamphotheca: How the Blue-Ringed Octopus Flashes Its Colors by Gisela Telis Don’t mess with the blue-ringed octopus. The golf ball-sized cephalopod, which lives in the Pacific Ocean along shallow shores, carries a neurotoxin that can kill an adult human within minutes. But before it bites, releasing its venomous saliva through its beak, the octopus sends out a warning—a flash of bright blue rings—that seems to suddenly iridesce all over its body. A study published today inThe Journal of Experimental Biology reveals how the creature puts on its colorful show: by flexing its muscles. It turns out that the blue-green rings are always there, but pouches of skin conceal their iridescence when the octopus is relaxed. When the octopus gets agitated, it releases one set of muscles and tenses another to get the pouches out of the way and reveal its iridescence. The blue-ringed octopus’s brawny approach is unique—all other cephalopods use sacs of pigment, called chromatophores, to change their colors. (via: Science NOW)                (image: Roy Caldwell) ..

naturelover-x:

rhamphotheca:

How the Blue-Ringed Octopus Flashes Its Colors

by Gisela Telis

Don’t mess with the blue-ringed octopus. The golf ball-sized cephalopod, which lives in the Pacific Ocean along shallow shores, carries a neurotoxin that can kill an adult human within minutes. But before it bites, releasing its venomous saliva through its beak, the octopus sends out a warning—a flash of bright blue rings—that seems to suddenly iridesce all over its body.

A study published today inThe Journal of Experimental Biology reveals how the creature puts on its colorful show: by flexing its muscles. It turns out that the blue-green rings are always there, but pouches of skin conceal their iridescence when the octopus is relaxed. When the octopus gets agitated, it releases one set of muscles and tenses another to get the pouches out of the way and reveal its iridescence. The blue-ringed octopus’s brawny approach is unique—all other cephalopods use sacs of pigment, called chromatophores, to change their colors.

(via: Science NOW)                (image: Roy Caldwell)

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