Octopuses are described as the brains of the operation as they team with fish such as long-barbel goatfish, yellow goldsaddle goatfish and blacktip grouper. This is fascinating because octopuses normally work alone.
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Of course, being octopuses, they're not only the brains, but also punch the prey too.
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Click the caption to be taken to the research article from September 2024.
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.
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Article from The Gaurdian
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Ink disperses in the water to form a dark background which makes the male cuttlefish appear brighter and more colourful for stronger appeal to females. This information was first published by Arata Nakayama at the University of Tokyo in February of this year.
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At least 50 new deep-sea species have been discovered between Easter Island and Chile during a 40 day exploration with more expected to be found after further laboratory testing.
This includes a type of 'wrinkle coral' that is the deepest residing photosynthesis-dependent animal. Coral can't photosynthesise, but has a symbiotic relationship with algae called zooxanthellae.
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Episode 2 features octopuses that use shells for protection from predators. The other episodes are well worth a watch. (Available on BBC iPlayer).
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Hi! I'm Finch.
Octopuses are amazing :]
I would like that to be your opinion, too, which is why I'm collecting all the information I’ve ever learned on these alien-like creatures and putting it on a website. They’re one of the most understudied beings on Earth so finding new facts about them after reading so many websites and watching a borderline insane number of documentaries is very exciting. This blog contains lots of Google’s facts on octopuses, and any random pieces of information I could get my hands on.
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