Paul the Octopus, that is.

He lived, supposedly, for two and a half years. There is confusion over this, and it is an extraordinary age for an octopus, especially this species -- equivalent, perhaps, to a human living well into his second century.

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On a forum that focuses on octopuses and squid, one member suggested that because the squid's food passes through his brain, the 600 kilograms size being described was probably an upper limit. He wroteOn a final note, just a thought: the feeding habits of squid are limited by the diameter of its oesophagus, limited in turn by the "need" for it to ( Read more... )

You know that I am an aficionado of cephalopods, and octopuses in particular. Suddenly one of these fascinating creatures became the subject of dinner-table gossip, and famous enough to get his own entry in Wikipedia, for picking World Cup winners successfully. And he's received death threats from losing countries, with the additional wrinkle of ( Read more... )

I was delighted to receive this bit of artwork to be used as a cover for my first novel of the Octans series, Age of Octans:
( Graphic below! )

Octopuses are color blind. It says so right here in the paper:
Evidence that Octopus is Color Blind

( Poor discrimination )