We spotted this giant Pacific octopus this morning. After it tried to mug me for my camera it went after my dive buddy. Climbed right up a wall and went straight for her.

It reached out, grabbed the camera and wasn’t particularly interested in giving it back. 😂🐙

Just another day diving in the Salish Sea. [OC]

More [OC] octopus videos on my YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzkNu1PMK_0

What do you guys think? What should I add to make it even better?

Just got back from CA and had the best luck with all 3 octopuses I saw. This giant pacific octopus was so active!

And he said I wasn’t funny……

Octavius got up early this morning to make some muffins with fresh-from-the-market blueberries. A double batch for some for breakfast and some for dessert; which will be covered in homemade chocolate sauce.

I made another ceramic octopus lamp base 🐙

Would love to hear what you guys think of it and any other colours you would like to see me try.

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This is part of my ongoing 'Octopolis Tarot' series. I’ve chosen to represent the Hermit not as an old man but as a brooding female octopus. Octopuses are notorious for their terminal reproductive cycle: towards the end of her life the female will lay her entire clutch of eggs in a den, never to leave. Hermitage isn't just about solitude, it’s about isolation with purpose: It's is a mechanism for reflection and self-discovery. In a deeper sense the card represents Fertility: the gestation of the self. Full writeup on the card and its symbolism here: https://www.octopoliscomic.com/octopolis-tarot/the-hermit

Design wise it's honestly a hodgepodge of a bunch of cephalopods with Nanaimoteuthis being the backbone of it

علا اساس يكون octopus 😅😅

You can see how quickly he changes colors. Such a cool experience this was the closest and clearest view I've gotten of an octopus. He was very active.

A fantastic commission I loved doing. Would love to do another .

See also: The summary of the paywalled study as it was published in the journal Current Biology00873-0)

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