Gaku’s Ethereal Food Carvings
Japanese artist Gaku carves fruits and vegetables, etching intricate patterns on their skins.
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(A note: The size of his octopus form varies depending on how much ink he has inside him. It also affects the length of his tentacles in both forms. But this is a good ref for his usual measurements on a normal day.)
This juvenile glass squid (Bathothauma lyromma) haunts the waters with stalked, bulbous eyes and two short arms. Like many glass squids, members of this species contain light-emitting organs on their lower surfaces, which are used to fool predators and obscure the silhouette of their eyes.
Photo: Solvin Zankl
Octopus hunts down stone fish, one of the most venomous animals in the ocean
Footage of the incredible moment an octopus bravely hunts down an extremely venomous stone fish off the coast of Egpyt.The video, filmed by a diver in June this year, shows the large octopus chasing down the creature, apparently unconcerned by its lethal stings.
The filmer later wrote online: “Why does the stone fish not use its incredibly poisonous stings?
“Maybe the octopus is immune to this lethal predator or he is intelligent to a point that he knows how to catch the stone fish, avoiding the dangerous stings.”
“morning”
A kelpie emerges from its watery sanctum to hunt
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Cannibalism Amongst Deep Sea Squid
Cannibalism is not so unusual in the deep sea, especially for squid, but until recently the diet of Gonatus squid was largely unknown. By using ROVs to make observations of these squid in their natural habitat, scientists now know a great deal more about their feeding behavior.
A recent paper by Henk-Jan Hoving and Bruce Robison reveals that the diet of the two similar Gonatus squid species—Gonatus onyx (bttm image) and Gonatus berryi (top) — have a higher than expected incidence of cannibalism.
Hoving is a former MBARI postdoctoral fellow and is now with the Helmholtz Center for Ocean Research Kiel, Germany; Robison is an MBARI senior scientist and midwater ecologist.
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