(via DOGHOUSE | Dear the Oatmeal, I see your Mantis Shrimp post, and I raise you my favorite animal…)
squid @ The Knit Art House in Crochetville (by julia-reynolds)
Sneaky octopus at the fabulous Blue & White exhibit at the MFA.
(via movie poster - mlkshk)
There be Monsters (by Erik Charlton)
![“Almost as fast as you can say “go-go-gadget arm,” an octopus can stretch its arm more than twice its normal length—without the help of any cyborg attachments. What’s more, according to new research, female common octopuses (Octopus vulgaris) are able to stretch their arms even more than the males—on average, three times resting length. This striking sex difference was a surprise to the team of scientists studying these animals as inspiration for a new breed of robots.” (via Female Octopus Arms Reach Farther, Robot Research Group Finds [Video] | Octopus Chronicles, Scientific American Blog Network)](http://25.media.tumblr.com/1e25538cc1b93dd7de413ef18d62c655/tumblr_ml3b8ai5v71qmqbj6o1_400.jpg)
“Almost as fast as you can say “go-go-gadget arm,” an octopus can stretch its arm more than twice its normal length—without the help of any cyborg attachments. What’s more, according to new research, female common octopuses (Octopus vulgaris) are able to stretch their arms even more than the males—on average, three times resting length. This striking sex difference was a surprise to the team of scientists studying these animals as inspiration for a new breed of robots.” (via Female Octopus Arms Reach Farther, Robot Research Group Finds [Video] | Octopus Chronicles, Scientific American Blog Network)
![Today, we try to catch a glimpse cirrate octopus Opisthoteuthis calypso, which seems to fly along the deep ocean floor under the power of its winglike fins. (via Unusual Octopods: A Flapjack Devilfish Octopus [Video] | Octopus Chronicles, Scientific American Blog Network)](http://24.media.tumblr.com/59b3646821d6c2f0c6af86b162898f67/tumblr_mkg11vmv5B1qmqbj6o1_400.jpg)
Today, we try to catch a glimpse cirrate octopus Opisthoteuthis calypso, which seems to fly along the deep ocean floor under the power of its winglike fins. (via Unusual Octopods: A Flapjack Devilfish Octopus [Video] | Octopus Chronicles, Scientific American Blog Network)
