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Thursday, December 25, 2008
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Octopus Greeting Cards on Etsy.com
I just found a new "favorite seller" on Etsy.com - SmackofJellyfish. In my hunt for great octopus stationary, I came across her shop, which features a stellar collection of greeting cards, and yes, there is an octopus option.
Product Description
Show someone the depth of your love with this lovely little card. "If you were an octopus..." it reads on the outside; the inside continues: "I would grow eight arms to hold you."
Great earth tones and a charcoal sketch of an octopus adorn the front of the card. The back includes fantastic facts about the smartest known invertebrate!
This card is 4.875" square, and comes with a 5" square envelope.
There are more to come in this series of love card
Product Description
Show someone the depth of your love with this lovely little card. "If you were an octopus..." it reads on the outside; the inside continues: "I would grow eight arms to hold you."
Great earth tones and a charcoal sketch of an octopus adorn the front of the card. The back includes fantastic facts about the smartest known invertebrate!
This card is 4.875" square, and comes with a 5" square envelope.
There are more to come in this series of love card
Sunday, December 21, 2008
Giant Pacific Octopus Tried to Eat Sub
This is an oldie, but goodie!
From: Dailyrecod.co.uk, January 16, 2006
Written by: Cara Page
Giant octopus tries to devour a submarine
A GIANT octopus almost ate a submarine when the £75,000 craft invaded its territory.
The 18-foot sea monster wrapped its tentacles around the remote-controlled sub's cable and hauled itself towards it.
Then it grabbed the vehicle and tried to bite through its metal skin.
The sub's amazed controllers used its thrusters to fire sand and grit from the seabed at the octopus, forcing it to let go.
And when they got the vehicle to the surface, they found two pieces of tentacle, each as thick as a man's arm, still attached to it.
The 80lb octopus pounced as the ROV (remotely operated vehicle) tried to move a cable on the seabed.
Chris Tarmy, whose company supplied the sub, said yesterday: "The octopus was obviously irritated by the ROV. It was a terrifying sight as it came galloping along the cable to attack.
"These creatures have terrific jaws and the sub's surface pilot was very worried that we could have lost it. But as the octopus engulfed the ROV with its tentacles, the pilot slammed its thrusters into reverse.
"Luckily, after a bit of a battle, the octopus let go.
"When we got the ROV back to the surface, it had these two big bits of tentacle stuck to it."
The 110lb, four-foot sub, supplied by Hampshire firm Seaeye, was working off Vancouver Island in Canada when it was attacked.
It suffered no major damage and experts say the octopus's lost tentacles will grow back.
The Giant Pacific Octopus can grow as big as 600lb. The creature is known for its intelligence and can unscrew jars to get at food.
Chris joked: "Perhaps the octopus" fancied the ROV. I suppose it can get lonely down there."
From: Dailyrecod.co.uk, January 16, 2006
Written by: Cara Page
Giant octopus tries to devour a submarine
A GIANT octopus almost ate a submarine when the £75,000 craft invaded its territory.
The 18-foot sea monster wrapped its tentacles around the remote-controlled sub's cable and hauled itself towards it.
Then it grabbed the vehicle and tried to bite through its metal skin.
The sub's amazed controllers used its thrusters to fire sand and grit from the seabed at the octopus, forcing it to let go.
And when they got the vehicle to the surface, they found two pieces of tentacle, each as thick as a man's arm, still attached to it.
The 80lb octopus pounced as the ROV (remotely operated vehicle) tried to move a cable on the seabed.
Chris Tarmy, whose company supplied the sub, said yesterday: "The octopus was obviously irritated by the ROV. It was a terrifying sight as it came galloping along the cable to attack.
"These creatures have terrific jaws and the sub's surface pilot was very worried that we could have lost it. But as the octopus engulfed the ROV with its tentacles, the pilot slammed its thrusters into reverse.
"Luckily, after a bit of a battle, the octopus let go.
"When we got the ROV back to the surface, it had these two big bits of tentacle stuck to it."
The 110lb, four-foot sub, supplied by Hampshire firm Seaeye, was working off Vancouver Island in Canada when it was attacked.
It suffered no major damage and experts say the octopus's lost tentacles will grow back.
The Giant Pacific Octopus can grow as big as 600lb. The creature is known for its intelligence and can unscrew jars to get at food.
Chris joked: "Perhaps the octopus" fancied the ROV. I suppose it can get lonely down there."
Friday, December 19, 2008
Octopus Cups for your Kitchen or Bathroom
Now that I own a home, I have been spending an inordinate amount of time online looking for cool octopus housewares. I came across these little gems on one of my favroite sites, UncommonGoods.com.
Item description: A modern interpretation of the classic mint julep cup, these whimsical black and white cups feature a bas relief octopi on each side. With a flared shape and detailed designs at the top and bottom, these sweet and sturdy stoneware cups are quite roomy as drinking glasses and will also be wonderful for holding toothbrushes, flowers, pencils or coins. Available in black or white. Designed in Brooklyn. Made in China. Sold individually. $20 each.
Item description: A modern interpretation of the classic mint julep cup, these whimsical black and white cups feature a bas relief octopi on each side. With a flared shape and detailed designs at the top and bottom, these sweet and sturdy stoneware cups are quite roomy as drinking glasses and will also be wonderful for holding toothbrushes, flowers, pencils or coins. Available in black or white. Designed in Brooklyn. Made in China. Sold individually. $20 each.
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Giant Pacific Octopus vs. Mr. Potato Head Video
Video description: By providing simple objects, like Mr. Potato Head and a plastic container, the octopus can practice a wide range of natural behaviors, such as foraging for food and investigating new items that look, smell, or feel different.
Check out our earlier post on the Giant Pacific Octopus to learn more about this fascinating species.
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