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Dj Quiva

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Date: Aug 9, 2008

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See more at: http://uglyoverload.blogspot.com Octopus with a Rasta Hat What kind of octopus wears a rasta hat? And why can't I be that diver? Come on, you cephalopodophiles, identify this one for me. There are between 650-700 species of cephalopods in the world, roughly a third of which are octopi (octopuses, octopodes). Can you at least narrow it down? Fractal Octopi These creatures are rare, but every so often an octopus with extra tentacles is discovered. These octopi typically have the usual eight tentacles branching off their trunk. But then the tentacles branch out themselves, and continue to branch out, until you have something like the last specimen: an 84-limbed beast. These creatures seem to hold their own in the wild. The first photo is of one that lived and even bred in captivity. Morgan has already disabused us of the notion of octopi being uber-intelligent. Rather, they use that abundance of neurons to control their many tentacles. I imagine those same neurons were working over time to coordinate all these extra limbs. source: PinkTentacle.com -- Edited by Jollyjo on Monday 13th of July 2009 12:23:01 PM __________________

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