I could have sworn I already posted this. Here it is http://www.big-boys.com/articles/octopus1.html is it real?? 
Octopus camouflage video
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vernplum
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Yes - it is completely real.
Octopuses, squid and cuttlefish (the last two are called 'sotong' here...) belong to the family called Cephalapods which is a sub class of molluscs. They are unique in many ways, one of which is that their skin contains millions of tiny melanin (pigment) sacs called chromatophores which are surrounded by little rings of muscle. The animal can contract and expand these muscles at will, showing different mixtures of colour - kind of like the Red, Green, Blue pixels that you have on a TV or monitor. By varying these it can change colour. Some of these species are so skilled that they can show half their body in a mating display (pulsating multi-coloured rainbow effects) while from the other side they appear camouflaged from any predator against the background. On top of this, octopuses can raises and lower erector muscles in the skin and change the shape and texture of its surface. In that video you see the octopus causing his skin to raise many small ridges so that it resembles the flora behind it.
Of course, none of this has anything to do with music, but they are fascinating creatures. 8)
Octopuses, squid and cuttlefish (the last two are called 'sotong' here...) belong to the family called Cephalapods which is a sub class of molluscs. They are unique in many ways, one of which is that their skin contains millions of tiny melanin (pigment) sacs called chromatophores which are surrounded by little rings of muscle. The animal can contract and expand these muscles at will, showing different mixtures of colour - kind of like the Red, Green, Blue pixels that you have on a TV or monitor. By varying these it can change colour. Some of these species are so skilled that they can show half their body in a mating display (pulsating multi-coloured rainbow effects) while from the other side they appear camouflaged from any predator against the background. On top of this, octopuses can raises and lower erector muscles in the skin and change the shape and texture of its surface. In that video you see the octopus causing his skin to raise many small ridges so that it resembles the flora behind it.
Of course, none of this has anything to do with music, but they are fascinating creatures. 8)
vernplum
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Other fascinating Cephalapod trivia:
-Octopuses have 2 hearts
-The Atlantic Giant Squid (Architeuthis Dux) is the largest invertebrate known to man, and has the largest eyes of any species on Earth (> 30 cms)
- The Blue ringed Octopus is the most venemous creature on the planet despite its 2cm body size. There are only a few known human fatalaties (about 4) of which 1 of those was in Singapore.
- Octopuses are the most intelligent invertebrates known and have shown capacity for learning and problem solving.
-Octopuses have 2 hearts
-The Atlantic Giant Squid (Architeuthis Dux) is the largest invertebrate known to man, and has the largest eyes of any species on Earth (> 30 cms)
- The Blue ringed Octopus is the most venemous creature on the planet despite its 2cm body size. There are only a few known human fatalaties (about 4) of which 1 of those was in Singapore.
- Octopuses are the most intelligent invertebrates known and have shown capacity for learning and problem solving.
vernplum
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Oh yeah - if you thought Octopuses were weird, you haven't seen argonauts - these fellas are totally alien:
http://www.seabean.com/ThingsThatFloat/PaperNautilus/
http://www.seabean.com/ThingsThatFloat/PaperNautilus/
vernplum
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My work is something to do with computers.
I nearly studied marine biology at university (in the end I chose genetic engineering).
I have always been fascinated by these animals since I saw a show on TV about mythological creatures - in that the presenter, David Attenborough talked about a sea monster called The Kraken - an octopus so big it could bring ships down and pull them to the bottom of the sea. I was like "WOW! THAT'S SO COOOOOLLLL!!!!" and ran off to get all kinds of books on giant squids and stuff...
I nearly studied marine biology at university (in the end I chose genetic engineering).
I have always been fascinated by these animals since I saw a show on TV about mythological creatures - in that the presenter, David Attenborough talked about a sea monster called The Kraken - an octopus so big it could bring ships down and pull them to the bottom of the sea. I was like "WOW! THAT'S SO COOOOOLLLL!!!!" and ran off to get all kinds of books on giant squids and stuff...
live33
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Fascinating!... I'm always amazed by mother nature... how things can evolve... The nautilus' shell is another very interesting work of nature... there's a certain "formula" to it, a ratio more like it, like many other things in nature including the portions of your face... can't recall what the formula's like... vern, can enlightened us? something like 1/3 or something...
input_output
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issit 1:2:3 or sumthin??
cant recall. saw it on discovery long time ago. been trying to look up on net but not sure wat to search for
hehe
cant recall. saw it on discovery long time ago. been trying to look up on net but not sure wat to search for
hehe
