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Who wants a copy? SecretsOfTheOctopus.com
Sending out autographed copies of secrets of the octopus with a blue ringed (or red) octopus plush and stickers! (my helper peeking out!) hehe

Blue-Lined Octopus Mating: Venomous Sex, Paralysis, and Avoiding Cannibalism Discover how blue-lined octopuses use venom during mating to survive sexual cannibalism. Nature’s riskiest love story, explained!

🚨 New Research: Male Blue-lined octopuses inject neurotoxin into female's heart so she won't eat him while mating.
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Hold my crab! 🐙🦀🐙
Comic by: @dannastaaf.bsky.social
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Octopus Expert Reacts to Viral Octopus Riding a Shark (and More) Why was an octopus riding a shark? Octopus Expert Warren Carlyle explains the viral video and the cling-or-be-consumed strategy behind it.

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Octopus Expert Reacts to Viral Octopus Riding a Shark (and More) Why was an octopus riding a shark? Octopus Expert Warren Carlyle explains the viral video and the cling-or-be-consumed strategy behind it.

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Octopus Expert Reacts to Viral Octopus Riding a Shark (and More) Why was an octopus riding a shark? Octopus Expert Warren Carlyle explains the viral video and the cling-or-be-consumed strategy behind it.

That octopus riding a shark clip?
Turns out the octopus was doing something way smarter than anyone gave them credit for. 🐙🧠👉 octonation.com/octopus-expe...

She cannot keep up with technology — she writes like 2-3 books a year lol

Photo: SS Julian holding a copy of Octopolis next to an iron sculpture of an octopus

Photo: SS Julian and Octonation founder Warren Carlyle in front of an iron sculpture of an octopus

Photo: SS Julian holding a copy of Octopolis and a plus octopus next to a building with a large metal sculpture of an octopus on the roof

Had a great time in Austin this past weekend. Thanks to all the octopuses and for @octonation.bsky.social for the warm welcome.

AdoptAnOctopus.com 🐙💙💙💙

Did you know octopuses come equipped with their own built-in “chainsaw”? YUP! Mother Nature really outdid herself on this one! Read latest blog here: octonation.com/octopus-teet...

What fascinates you most about this species? The fact that her feeding tentacles fall off when she broods her eggs is wild! Learn more here:
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Yoink!

Octopus Teeth: The Tiny Chainsaw Inside an Octopus’ Mouth Octopus teeth are tiny chainsaws. YUP!—Mother Nature really outdid herself on this one! These eight-armed wonders and their relatives have one ribbon-like tongue loaded with microscopic teeth called a...

First Octo-Blog post of the year, and it's wonderfully weird! What fact fascinated you the most?
Octopus Teeth: The Tiny Chainsaw Inside an Octopus’ Mouth
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🐙🎉 Best of 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣4️⃣ Countdown!
Caption this video! 

🎥: @MasterReefGuides | @lost.in.a.circle

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OctoNation Gift Card Dear fellow octopus geek, your last-minute shopper here. We've been working round the clock on stocking up our shelves for you and we're psyched to say, We Got This! So we hope this card will do one t...

👀 Lookin’ for a last minute gift? Give the gift of octopuses! 🐙💙💙💙

a large octopus is sitting on a rock in the ocean ALT: a large octopus is sitting on a rock in the ocean

🐙 We often get asked if we’re trying to ‘save the octopus.’ Our reply? The octopus doesn’t need saving—we do. Octopuses have stood the test of time. Human civilizations? Well… 😅

Research has shown that they are unresponsive to light suggesting that their eyes aren't functional— upon further inspection it was found that their eyes lack an iris & are covered by thin semi-translucent skin!

Coconut Octopus?: Present 👋x8

Okay what i think @bsky.app needs is octopus species glamour shots, yearbook style-- yes?

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@octonation.bsky.social has been sharing Octopolis with the nation!

@octopolis.bsky.social is so pumped that his comic keeps selling out on OctoNation!!! Clearly, The world is ready for a cephalopod takeover 🤣
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Imagine life 30 football fields deep in total darkness! At 2,650+ meters, Vulcanoctopus thrive near hydrothermal vents, where water superheats above 100°C under crushing pressure. 🥵 They hide in tubeworm colonies or cracks, calling the rocky, alien-like seabed home sweet home! 🐙✨

🎥: @SchmidtOcean

We must indOCTrinate everywhere
🐙💙💙💙 keep up the gr8 work.

"horrifying but educational drawings" -- I spit out my coffee, thanks @cephalopodsdaily.bsky.social (& @dannastaaf.bsky.social!)

🐙 Octopus? WHUT Octopus!? 👀
🧑‍🎨: Gabe Pyle gabepyle.com

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[Comic] How the Octopus Lost its Shell Today, we are showcasing our first-ever octopus comic book: "How The Octopus Lost Its Shell" from Danna Staaf and Sam Julian!

🐙 [comic] How the octopus lost its shell 🐚
Writing: @dannastaaf.bsky.social
Art: @octopolis.bsky.social

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Rarely Spotted Octopus Creates Underground Tunnels! Squishy gopher? Nope, it's a Smoothskin Octopus, the elusive deep-sea marvel now found close to shore! Known for its incredibly smooth skin, this nocturnal burrower creates intricate underground shelt...

🚫 If you look now for photos of the smoothskin octopus, you won’t find much! 🐙🔍

this species is the squishy ground hog of the octopus world creating intricate tunnels deep beneath the sea floor! 🕳️🐙💨

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