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Those Crafty Cephalopods...

An octopus flooded the Santa Monica Pier Aquarium (note the link on the 2nd page to a video showing an octopus climbing through a very small hole- really cool if you haven't seen ... on a behind the scenes tour.  Apparently their octopus had, several times, at night, climbed out of her tank and into the tank ...

Blog Post - Mrs. H. - Mar 2 2009 - 10:48pm - 0 attachments

Unraveling The Mysteries Of Camouflage

... focusing on the cephalopods, which include squid, octopus, and cuttlefish. Remarkably, these soft-bellied mollusks are able to ... general principles of camouflage." Pictured are Octopus burryi clinging to a calcareous alga that is swinging in the surge. The ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 15 2009 - 2:58pm - 0 attachments

Dogs get jealous...

... educator leading our squid dissection shared that their octopus is trained to climb into a laundry basket [so she can be weighed], and ... Potato Head- they hide food in the backside flap, and the octopus has figured out how to open it and get the food.) For my science ...

Blog Post - Mrs. H. - Dec 15 2008 - 10:49am - 0 attachments

Sushi Selection Criteria: What Choices Are Good For You AND The Environment?

... ebi (shrimp), unagi (freshwater eel), tako (octopus), farmed sake (salmon), and Japanese farmed hamachi ... longline) Tai /red snapper Tako /octopus Toro /bigeye or yellowfin tuna belly (longline) ...

Article - Kimberly Crandell - Oct 23 2008 - 1:55am - 0 attachments

How Good Is The Memory Of An Octopus?

Think an octopus is just an invertebrate mollusk with a brain that contains fewer nerve ... a previous study, Hochner discovered that an area in the octopus brain that was known to be important for learning and memory showed a ... he tested these hypotheses and ideas in the brain of the octopus. He blocked the ability of the brain to use LTP during learning by ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 17 2008 - 9:46am - 0 attachments

Even The Deep Oceanic Food Web Is Being Polluted

... cockatoo squid, "vampire squid", and the large jelly-like octopus Haliphron atlanticus. Twenty-two specimens were analyzed for a ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 14 2008 - 11:40pm - 0 attachments

Female Entrepreneurs Are Recession Survivors, Says Business Link In London

... contact Helen Ablett, Kellie Reed or Susanna Loughnane at Octopus Communications for Business Link in London on +44(0)845-37-00-655 or ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Jun 11 2008 - 6:32am - 0 attachments

ZyXEL Offers Gamers Unreal Opportunity At I33

... MEDIA CONTACTS: James Warnette / Shaun Wynne-Jones, Octopus Communications for ZyXEL Communications UK Ltd, T: +44(0)845-370-0655, ... MEDIA CONTACTS: James Warnette / Shaun Wynne-Jones, Octopus Communications for ZyXEL Communications UK Ltd, T: +44(0)845-370-0655, ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Mar 13 2008 - 10:30am - 0 attachments

Discovery: Bacterium That Transforms Light Into Chemical Energy

... the new bacterium in three hot springs--Mushroom Spring, Octopus Spring, and Green Finger Pool--not far from the Old Faithful Geyser. ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 27 2007 - 12:08am - 0 attachments