"Never does Nature say one thing and wisdom another." -Juvenal

Monday, December 04, 2006

Watch "Octopus escaping through a 1 inch hole" on Google Video

Another great video showing the ingenuity of the octopus.

Octopus escaping through a 1 inch hole

39 sec - 21-Nov-2006
Average rating:   (100 ratings)
Description: Octopuses have an amazing ability to squeeze through tiny crevices, cracks and holes. My fall BIOS independent studies student, Raymond Deckel is investigating just how small a hole Octopus macropus can fit through as well as how long it takes them to squeeze through different sizes of holes. CAABS intern Rowena Day, NSF-REU intern Jared Kibele as well as teaching assistant Abel Valdivia help wrangle the 232 g octopus, Ray times it's escape through a 1 inch hole while I shot video clips for later analysis. Location: Whalebone Bay, St. George's, Bermuda. Dr. James B. Wood - BIOS The Cephalopod Page

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Watch "Octopus Eats Shark" on Google Video

This is an amazing video of a Giant Pacific octopus attacking and killing a small shark in a public aquarium.

Octopus Eats Shark

2 min 24 sec - 24-Oct-2005
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Description: Sharks arent that bad

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