Victory Through Air Power is a WWII propaganda film made by Disney in 1943. This clip of the film’s final sequence shows American forces, represented by an eagle, fighting (and defeating) Imperial Japan, which is depicted as a giant evil octopus.
(via Vulgar Army)
via sacredsquid, via thedailywhat:
Well This Is Something You Don’t See Every Day of the Day: Who lives in an abandoned rice cooker guarded by a large crab 1256m below the sea surface?
Kraki the Octopus.
[fark.]
Maybe the crab and octopus are going to raise the babies together? More likely that crab is going to end up being Kraki’s lunch…you know, with a little rice!
I’ve previously addressed the issue of the proper pluralization of “octopus,” but it’s good to see independent confirmation from no less than the editorial staff of Mirriam-Webster!
Sighted by Able.
Mimic Octopus at Aer_Parang, originally uploaded by Stephen Childs.
The fascinating Thaumoctopus mimicus, filmed at Aer Parang (Indonesia?).
And here I didn’t think it would be possible to top Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus…
(via Deep-Sea News)
(via Southern Fried Science)
While I was wrapped up with Plush Week, the rest of the ceph-blogging community was talking about Paul, the so-called psychic octopus that has been accurately “predicting” the outcome of Germany’s matches in the World Cup. Now, I have to admit that I have paid very little attention to the most popular sporting event in the world. This is not because of some snooty American prejudice against football, I just don’t really care for sports.
Anyway, I have two thoughts on the matter:
1. I’m a skeptic, but if anything was going to have psychic powers, it would totally be an octopus.
2. Paul is a weird-ass name for a German octopus.
We interrupt Plush Week to bring you this awesome video by the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI). I’m virtually certain that the first few are Humbolt Squid (Docidicus gigas), but can anyone identify the rest?
(Tip o’ the tentacles to Pharyngula and Deep-Sea News)
UPDATE!
In the comments, Linda Kuhnz from MBARI comes to the rescue. She says…
The squids featured in this video were filmed in Monterey Bay (except for the Piglet Squid, which was filmed in the Gulf of California) at depths ranging from 980 to 3,150 feet.
A) Black-eyed Squid (Gonatus)
B) Humboldt Squid (Doscidicus gigas)
C) Swordtail Squid (Chiroteuthis)
D) Market Squid (Doryteuthis opalescens)
E) Cockatoo Squid (Galiteuthis)
F) Swordtail Squid (Chiroteuthis)
G) Octopus Squid (Octopoteuthis)
H) Piglet Squid (Heliocranchia)
I) Swordtail Squid (Chiroteuthis)
I’m on the wrong coast to be able to attend, but if anyone is going to be in the Seattle area this weekend and needs something fun to do, you might want to check this out!
Start: Jun 13 2010 – 1:00pm
End: Jun 13 2010 – 3:00pm
Event Description: Artists, scientists, and enthusiasts of all ages come together to celebrate the intelligence and wonder of the cephalopods: octopus, cuttlefish, chambered nautilus, and squid. We’ll share some of our favorite scientific facts, enjoy cephalopod-inspired music, poetry, art, film, fashion, and more - then sit back to watch a cephalopod nature documentary to see these amazing creatures in action. All ages, $5 suggested donation, free stickers!
For more information, contact songsforsquid@gmail.com
Location:
Northwest Film Forum
1515 12th Ave (between Pike & Pine on Capitol Hill)
Seattle, WA
(Via Artist Trust)
I find it a little hard to believe that The Goonies is 25 years old. I am also surprised that I never knew about this deleted scene wherein our heroic band of foul-mouthed adolescents get attacked by a giant octopus!
In this clip, the song used to defeat the octopus is “Eight Arms to Hold You” by Goon Squad. Here’s the original video, full of stop-motiony goodness. It’s a classic tale of Octopus Meets Girl, Octopus Helps Girl Win Band Audition.
(via io9)
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