Giant Octopus Building Art!
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By , on April 13th, 2013 4 comments   Cephalopods, Pictures and Movies   , , , ,  

In honor of their new “Giant Pacific Octopus” exhibit, Bristol Aquarium has commissioned some pretty badass building art. Thanks to Justin Dowling (the artist) for bringing this to our attention. Your work is totally awesome! Take a look at the images below – it took me a good 10 minutes to figure out this is . . . → Read More: Giant Octopus Building Art!

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Cloaking Klingon Cephalopods
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By , on January 20th, 2013 2 comments   Adaptations, Cephalopods   , , , , ,  

The Klingon Bird of Preys were first introduced in Star Trek III: The Search for Spock. Two classes existed, the B’rel-class and the K’Vort-class, roughly scout and light cruiser classes. They were formidable ships, not only because of their lovable Klingon crews, forward torpedo launchers, and disruptor cannons, but because of their cloaking abilities*. . . . → Read More: Cloaking Klingon Cephalopods

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Sunday song: Little Octopus Climbing Over Rock
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By , on January 20th, 2013 One comment   Cephalopods, Music   , ,  

The Deeplings have been fans of Parry Gripp ever since his smash hit “Lazy Harp Seal Has No Job.” Now, Parry brings us “Little Octopus Climbing Over Rock.” It will make your Sunday happy! Via io9 & Laelaps.  

Grumpy Octopus Coffee Cup Cozy
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By , on January 1st, 2013 Leave a comment   Uncategorized   , , ,  

  Who wants to crochet these for us in DSN giant squid red? Grumpy Octopus Coffee Cup Cozy via Neatorama.  

Guest post: The stunning deep-water biodiversity of the Bear Seamount
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By , on September 6th, 2012 9 comments   Cephalopods, Expeditions, Fish, Life At Sea, New Research, New Species, Organisms, Seamount   , , , , ,  

I’m delighted to present this guest post from Dr. Michelle Staudinger, a post-doc at the University of Missouri Columbia and stationed at the National Climate Change and Wildlife Science Center in Reston Virginia. Michelle was a grad student at Stony Brook University while I was an Assistant Prof there another life ago. Thanks Michelle for . . . → Read More: Guest post: The stunning deep-water biodiversity of the Bear Seamount

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TGIF: One does not simply walk into the lower intertidal
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By , on May 4th, 2012 5 comments   Cephalopods, Pictures and Movies   , ,  

The always epic Alex Warneke (a.k.a. A-Pain) made us a little nerd-gift based on the gull-vs-octopus battle. Happy Friday!

Puny Seagull vs. Badass Octopus
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By , on April 30th, 2012 4 comments   Cephalopods, Weird   , , ,  

I just HAD to post this on DSN in case y’all missed Miriam’s links on Twitter. If you’re still on the fence in the vertebrates vs. invertebrates debate, this story will surely convince you of the winner (invertebrates, of course). The folks over at BirdFellow witnessed an incredible sight: an octopus EATING a seagull in . . . → Read More: Puny Seagull vs. Badass Octopus

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TGIF – Octopus Sends Dead Crab as Warning to Humanity
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By , on November 25th, 2011 11 comments   Cephalopods, Pictures and Movies   ,  

Hat Tip to the Pharyngula.

El Pulpo Mechanico
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By , on September 9th, 2011 2 comments   Art, Cephalopods   , ,  

This steampunk octopus justifies the entire existence of Burning Man.

TGIF: Do you want this octopus to have fewer legs?
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By , on August 26th, 2011 One comment   Pictures and Movies   , ,  

Via GRP and Robot Nine

 
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