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Translucent pelagic Octopus by Luko GR on Flickr.

The Old Ones Remember

In addition to their unparalleled powers of camouflage, octopuses are equipped with incredible powers of the mind.

Octopuses have evolved a brain and central nervous system comparable to that of vertebrates, endowing these creatures with the ability to learn through observation, and form long-term memories of their experiences. 

The remarkable mental faculties of octopuses, the most advanced among all invertebrates, has made them ideal subjects for research on neurobiology. Scientists continue to call upon the knowledge of the Old Ones study these amazing cephalopods to discover more about the processes of learning and memory.

image source: Portland Aquarium website

reference: Hochner et al. 2006.

Octopus Photobomb

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Mineminemine!

Octopus chases crab. [video]

Common Octopus (Octopus vulgaris) by mistermacrophotos on Flickr

From the photographer: We had to shoot some reference footage of an octopus for a project and the friendly staff at “The Blue Planet”, in Copenhagen let us film their octopus. It unsuccesfully tried to steal our Gopro. Despite the tricky light and fast moving mollusc I managed to catch a decent still (IMHO).

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Common Octopus by Joachim S. Müller

Octopus hiding in a tube…

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"Living Island" Myah Bailey

I am the Night. I am Octobat!

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veined oct by Jason isley

An adorable octopus hanging out with his curly-wurly tentacles …Image: NEPTUNE Canada

Prowling coral colonies, the Caribbean reef octopus (Octopus briareus) is built to blend in. This camouflage artist flashes through skin textures and shades of blue, green, red and brown—allowing it to sneak up and envelop prey in a gauzy web of tentacles. Get up close in our Tentacles exhibition