Oktapodi: Animated Short Film

Check out this very cute short film!


Oktapodi is a 2007 French computer-animated short film that originated as a Graduate Student Project from Gobelins L'Ecole de L'Image. The short is about a pair of love struck octopuses who through a series of comical events are separated and find each other. Oktapodi was directed by Julien Bocabeille, François-Xavier Chanioux, Olivier Delabarre, Thierry Marchand, Quentin Marmier, and Emud Mokhberi. Music was composed by Kenny Wood.

Oktapodi was well received, winning a number of awards, as well as an Oscar nomination for Best Short Film (Animated) for the 81st Academy Awards.

Species: Octopus Wolfi, The World's Smallest Octopus

Female Octopus Wolfi.
Facts about the Octopus Wolfi:

• The world's smallest known octopus is the Octopus Wolfi. It was discovered and officially classified in 1913.
  
  
• The Octopus Wolfi measures only 1.5 cm in length!
  
  
• These tiny octopuses are found in the Indo-Pacific Ocean
  
  
• A full grown Octopus Wolfi weighs less than a gram.
  
  
• There is still a lot to be learned about the octopus Wolfi, although it has been noted that the males have fringe-like rims on their suckers, an uncommon trait.

Octopus Necklace on Etsy.com

Check out this cute black octopus necklace. I love that it's black - haven't seen many items like this, and of course, black goes with everything. It's made by Etsy.com seller, LanieBeth. She has lots of cute stuff, including an octopus print that this necklace was based on.



Product Description:
This is an octopus based off my print, also sold in my store. Originally he is holding balloons but the string for the balloons is too thin to cut. So here he is lonely! Give him a loving home and pair him up with some other cute necklaces. He is 1 1/2" tall and 3" wide. Comes on a 14" silver chain. Thanks for looking, dolls.

Pictures of Blue Ringed Octopus

Who doesn't love a little Blue Ringed Octopus action? Here are some cool pictures I found of the pint-sized killers:







For more information on the Blue-Ringed Octopus, visit our earlier post, Species: Blue-Ringed Octopus.

Octopus Shower Caddy.

If you're an octopus lover like myself, you want to see those little eight armed cuties around your house, office, car, computer, heck - just about anywhere. Well, here's one for the bathroom. Check out this nifty octopus shower caddy I found on UpToYouTornoto.com:



Octopus Shower Caddy Product Description:
Not enough hands? Then hook the indispensable octopus in your shower. This octopus can be fastened to the bathtub armature while the rest of his arms are free to hold shampoo bottles, shower gels and other accessories. One hangs up the bottles simply in the flexible loops at the end of each of the arms. Available in blue and black. Specify preferred colour during checkout in comment area.

Cool, huh?