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Bora Zivkovic is the Blog Editor at Scientific American, chronobiologist, biology teacher, organizer of ScienceOnline conferences and editor of Open Laboratory anthologies of best science writing on the Web. Follow on Twitter @boraz.
Bora Zivkovic is the Blog Editor at Scientific American, chronobiologist, biology teacher, organizer of ScienceOnline conferences and editor of Open Laboratory anthologies of best science writing on the Web. Follow on Twitter @boraz.
Video of the Week #45 June 1st, 2012:
From: How Octopuses Make Themselves Invisible by Katherine Harmon at Octopus Chronicles
Source: David Gallo at TED
Video by Woods Hole Marine Biology Laboratory senior scientist Roger Hanlon. The clip reveals how entirely the octopus was camouflaged before it was startled into jetting away.
About the Author: Bora Zivkovic is the Blog Editor at Scientific American, chronobiologist, biology teacher, organizer of ScienceOnline conferences and editor of Open Laboratory anthologies of best science writing on the Web. Follow on Twitter @boraz.
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Also amazing how certain octopi have been observed to use hydrothermal vents to “cook” their captured prey.
Link to thisSort of reminds me of how my paycheck used to vanish when confronted with all the household expenses.
Link to thisWhat type of octopus is it?
Link to thisI don’t know its name but, I vote to name it “unum dolor polypus”.
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