Comments on: Eight Awesome Octopuses! http://www.indiesquidkid.com/2009/10/10/eight-awesome-octopuses/ The continuing adventures of a hopelessly obsessed collector of squid paraphernalia, cephalopod ephemera and other tentacled miscellanea. Thu, 10 Mar 2011 16:04:21 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Rick McWilliams http://www.indiesquidkid.com/2009/10/10/eight-awesome-octopuses/comment-page-1/#comment-708 Rick McWilliams Thu, 11 Feb 2010 04:19:39 +0000 http://www.indiesquidkid.com/?p=964#comment-708 The argonata pictured has serious damage to the shell. The shells that I have seen washed up on the beach almost never have extensive damage. The creature when it is alive and not afraid covers the entire shell with a very thin membrane that allows dramatic color changes. It is also normal for the tentacles to very neatly and completely cover the aperture of the shell when swimming. I have observed the argonauta to be very rapid and accurate swimmers, sometimes swimming in formation. I have found very little information on the lifetime and habits of these creatures. Do you know any good references? The argonata pictured has serious damage to the shell. The shells that I have seen washed up on the beach almost never have extensive damage. The creature when it is alive and not afraid covers the entire shell with a very thin membrane that allows dramatic color changes. It is also normal for the tentacles to very neatly and completely cover the aperture of the shell when swimming. I have observed the argonauta to be very rapid and accurate swimmers, sometimes swimming in formation. I have found very little information on the lifetime and habits of these creatures. Do you know any good references?

]]> By: Indie Squid Kid http://www.indiesquidkid.com/2009/10/10/eight-awesome-octopuses/comment-page-1/#comment-390 Indie Squid Kid Wed, 14 Oct 2009 20:53:46 +0000 http://www.indiesquidkid.com/?p=964#comment-390 Thanks! I plan to eventually do "Ten Terrific Squids" (or something like that), and considering how long this octopus post took me to assemble, I'd better get started now! Isn't the blanket octopus cool? It seems to me that that little trick they do with the Portuguese Man 'o War tentacles should qualify as tool use! Thanks! I plan to eventually do “Ten Terrific Squids” (or something like that), and considering how long this octopus post took me to assemble, I’d better get started now!

Isn’t the blanket octopus cool? It seems to me that that little trick they do with the Portuguese Man ‘o War tentacles should qualify as tool use!

]]> By: minitotoro http://www.indiesquidkid.com/2009/10/10/eight-awesome-octopuses/comment-page-1/#comment-388 minitotoro Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:45:45 +0000 http://www.indiesquidkid.com/?p=964#comment-388 Excellent post, sir. That blanket octopus is fascinating! Excellent post, sir. That blanket octopus is fascinating!

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