#octopoda

[cryptonature]

I bet octopuses think bones are horrific.

I bet all their cosmic horror stories involve rigid-limbs

and hinged joints.

#octopoda #octopus #cosmic horror #cephalopod

[taxonomytournament]

Taxonomy Tournament: Cephalopod Finale!

Octopoda. This order is made up of octopuses, predatory marine creatures with eight limbs. Their soft body allows them to squeeze trhough small spaces. They are capable of camouflage and are among the most intelligent animals.

Nautilida. This order is made up of nautilis, which have a unique planispiral shell, and move via jet propulsion. They're morphologically veyr similar to their ancient relatives, and are often called living fossils.

#animals #biology #polls #poll tournament #zoology #octopus #octopi #octopuses #molluscs #cephalopods #spiralia #nautilis #Octopoda #Nautilida #0x15v0x2a

[snototter]

The eye and siphon of an East Pacific red octopus (Octopus rubescens) photographed in Montana de Oro State Park, California, USA

by marlin harms

#east pacific red octopus #octopi #cephalopods #octopus rubesens #octopus #octopodidae #octopoda #cephalopoda #mollusca #wildlife: california #wildlife: usa #wildlife: north america #details

[uncharismatic-fauna]

Uncharismatic Fact of the Day

How many arms does the seven-arm octopus have? Despite it's name, this species (like all octopi) has eight! The eighth 'arm' is actually modified appendage called a hectocotylus that males use to fertilize the eggs of females. The hectocotylus is typically keept coiled in a sac under the males' right eye, making it easy to overlook when counting their arms.

(Image: A female seven-arm octopus (Haliphron atlanticus) by the Schmidt Ocean Institute)

If you send me proof that you’ve made a donation to UNRWA or another organization benefiting Palestinians, I’ll make art of any animal of your choosing.

#Seven-arm octopus #Octopoda #Alloposidae #octopus #octopi #cephalopods #mollusks #invertebrates #uncharismatic facts

[life-on-our-planet]

“Dancing at a depth of around 1,600 meters (5,250 feet), this elegant octopus measures an estimated 1.3 m (4.2 ft) long and entertained our watch team for more than five minutes... Little is known about Cirroteuthid octopuses other than that they often swim or drift near the seabed at depths of over 2,000 m (6,600 ft) where light does not penetrate the cold waters.” ©EVNautilus

#ev nautilus #ocean #Pacific Ocean #baker island #octopus #octopoda #cirroteuthidae

[1000-directions]

good stuff 4-3-24

work was BAD today but i had a moment where i recognized "i am uniquely capable of solving this shitty problem and helping these families. it's good that i'm here" and it was still BAD but reframing it like that really helped

went over to my friend's after work and we ordered chinese food and talked about our relationships and it was so so so so nice to see her and catch up

my person came over to spend the night and they walked into my apartment and immediately started hanging up my octopus tapestry that fell down a few years ago and that i haven't been able to rehang by myself and i've been sad about it for a long time but they just hung it up without me even asking 😭😭 they keep doing little things to like take care of me and help me, things that it would be hard for me to ask for. i love them so much.

SHE IS RISEN

#good stuff 2k24 #food cw #see steph date #octopoda #underwater animals are the best animals

[thoughtlessarse]

Heat stress from global heating could lead to impaired vision and increased deaths of pregnant mothers and their unborn young, Australian researchers say Octopuses could lose vision and struggle to survive due to heat stress by the end of the century if ocean temperatures continue to rise at the projected rate, a new study has found. While previous research has suggested octopuses are highly adaptable, the latest research found heat stress from global heating could result in impaired eyesight and increased deaths of pregnant mothers and their unborn young. The researchers said loss of vision would have significant ramifications for octopuses as they are highly reliant on sight for survival. About 70% of the octopus brain is dedicated to vision, and it plays a crucial role in communication and detecting predators and prey. Researchers exposed unborn octopuses and their mothers to three different temperatures: a control of 19C, 22C to mimic current summer temperatures, and 25C to match projected possible summer temperatures in 2100. Octopuses exposed to 25C were found to produce significantly fewer proteins responsible for vision than those at other temperatures. “One of them is a structural protein found in high abundance in animal eye lenses to preserve lens transparency and optical clarity, and another is responsible for the regeneration of visual pigments in the photoreceptors of the eyes,” Dr Qiaz Hua, a recent PhD graduate from the University of Adelaide’s School of Biological Sciences and the study’s lead author, said.

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#world #ocean warming #octopuses #octopoda #octopus eyesight #at risk #climate crisis

[oh-both3r]

Micrographs of radulae of recent cephalopods a) Radula of Nautilus pompilius (Nautilidae, Nautiloidea). UMUT unregistered specimen. From off Suva, Fiji. b) Radula of Japetella diaphana (Octopoda, Amphitretidae). c) Radula of Loligo pealei (Loliginidae, Coleoidea). d) Radula of Dosidicus gigas (Humboldt squid, Ommastrephinae, Coleoidea)

From Isabelle Kruta, Neil H. Landman and Kazushige Tanabe's "Ammonoid Radula" via ResearchGate

#radulae #cephalopods #molluscs #nautilidae #octopoda #loliginidae #humboldt squid

[awesomecreatures]

Opisthoteuthis californiana

Flapjack octopus vs. dumbo octopus: The Opisthoteuthis californiana octopuses are known for flattening out their body, while the dumbo octopuses are known for their ear-like fins that are flappy.

Flapjack octopus adaptations: The eyes of the flapjack octopus is round, outstanding, and bovine-like, while their fins are ear-like. This offers the whole creature the form of a staring face, sufficient to startle its enemies, specifically the dangerous predators. The very length of these Opisthoteuthis califeorniana octopuses allows them quick cover inside crevices or beneath rocks if attacked.

They had been located across California at depths of 1148 ft (350 m). They've also been sighted in parts of Japan, including 1738-1837 ft (530–560 m) off Kashima Nada, the Bering Sea, the Sea of Okhotsk, central Honshū within the northwestern areas of the Pacific Ocean, to southern parts of California within the northeastern parts of the Pacific Ocean

#Mollusca #Cephalopoda #Octopoda #Opisthoteuthidae #Opisthoteuthis #cute animals #flapjack octopus

[translucent-serendipity]

Acabo de dibujar un pequeño Grimpoteuthis. Aquí la refe: 🐙

#drawing #cuánto tiempo sin usar esta etiqueta 🥺 #personal #dumbo octopus #octopoda #cephalopoda #mollusca

[taxonome]

A dumbo octopus uses his ear-like fins to slowly swim away (image credit NOAA Okeanos Explorer)

I just... How do we live in the same world as an octopus that looks like a bunny and moves like a horse

#dumbo octopus #taxonomy #animalia #mollusca #cephalopoda #octopoda #opisthoteuthidae #grimpoteuthis #op #ocean

[taxonomytournament]

Taxonomy Tournament: Cephalopods

Octopoda. This order is made up of octopuses, predatory marine creatures with eight limbs. Their soft body allows them to squeeze trhough small spaces. They are capable of camouflage and are among the most intelligent animals.

Oegopsida. This order is made up of squid that have no tentacle pockets in their heads, and may have hooks on their tentacles. Members include the glass squid and the giant squid.

#animals #biology #polls #poll tournament #zoology #octopus #octopi #octopuses #molluscs #cephalopods #spiralia #squid #giant squid #Octopoda #Oegopsida #0x16v0x69

[snototter]

A coconut octopus (Amphioctopus marginatus) in Sulawesi, Indonesia

by Bernard Dupont

#coconut octopus #octopi #cephalopods #molluscs #amphioctopus marginatus #amphioctopus #octopodidae #octopoda #cephalopoda #mollusca #wildlife: indonesia

[sei5517]

#タコ #蛸 #Octopus #Octopoda #エイヒレ #Eihire #レバー #Liver #Foie #ザンギ #Zangi #アジフライ #deepfriedhorsemackerel #ご飯 #Cookedrice #食肉 #Meat #meatlovers #Viande https://www.instagram.com/p/Cn1jeqrycfs/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#タコ #蛸 #octopus #octopoda #エイヒレ #eihire #レバー #liver #foie #ザンギ #zangi #アジフライ #deepfriedhorsemackerel #ご飯 #cookedrice #食肉 #meat #meatlovers #viande

[thefugitivesaint]

''The Cephalopoda of the Hawaiian Islands'' by Samuel Stillman Berry, 1914 Source

#cephalopoda #molluscs #the order Octopoda #Samuel Stillman Berry #natural history #zoology #marine biology

[1000-directions]

good stuff 9-16-22

it’s FRIDAY!!!!! it’s the WEEKEND!!!!!!!!! i don’t have to WORK tomorrow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

after work, i bought more CRAFTS and also...genuinely the weirdest, most terrifying, best halloween decoration i have ever seen in my life????

i picked up delicious food on the way home from work and now i just get to chill out and craft and watch lizzo’s watch out for the big grrrls and relax!

[image description: my hand holding a small white octopus figurine with a head that looks like an angry skull, all colored as if to resemble a skeleton. end id.]

#good stuff 2k22 #little victories #food cw #octopoda #underwater animals are the best animals