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[squamous]

Discover has a very interesting article up about the brainpower of the octopus. I have heard this kind of talk about octopuses - octopi? - before. They're like superheroes with all of their strange undersea powers - clouds of ink, color changing, jar opening.

"Spoiler", here is my favorite part of the article:

'Some have been caught sneaking from their tanks at night into other exhibits, gobbling up fish, then sneaking back to their tanks, damp trails along walls and floors giving them away.'

I don't think I want to work nights at the aquarium anymore!

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[dahliablue.livejournal.com]

I actually saw an amazing feat by a small octopus once. I was at a an aquarium fish shop in the saltwater fish section. They had a lot of the expensive fish in clear acrylic tanks that were connected, but had dividers. So, each fish had its own cubicle, so to speak. I was enamored by the octopus because he was so small and beautiful. As I continued to watch him, I realized he was trying to squeeze his way past the divider to get into the next cube where a puffer was. I thought, "Surely he'll pop. He can't fit through that". He worked at it and, sure enough, he got as flat as a pancake and squeezed through this tiny space into the puffer's area. I figured he might not be friendly with the puffer, so I went to tell the store manager. He said the octopus was a master escape artist and they were always finding him in different tanks or on top of the tank! It was fascinating to see. :)
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[squamous.livejournal.com]

That's pretty wild... I'd like to see it. It's one thing to talk about but I'm sure it's still startling to behold.