6,000 #octopuses in #onespot #Wow
Largest known gathering ever found.
A time-lapse camera developed by #MBARIengineers allowed them to monitor nesting octopus at the #OctopusGarden for more than six months.
Octopuses off #California's coast gather in herds around hidden deep-sea vents to mate and lay eggs.
https://www.businessinsider.in/science/news/photos-show-6000-octopuses-in-one-spot-its-the-largest-known-gathering-ever-found-and-a-mystery-that-scientists-only-just-solved-/articleshow/103308560.cms

Thousands of #Octopuses Gather at This Mysterious Spot. Now, We Know Why.
The "#OctopusGarden" is the location of the largest gathering of octopuses anywhere on Earth, and new research has an explanation. An estimated 20,000 Muusoctopus robustus octopuses, also known as pearl octopuses, occupy this 823-acre site where they find an oasis of warm water that accelerates the growth of #octopus embryos, providing a boost to their survival, reports a new study. https://www.vice.com/en/article/88xmdz/thousands-of-octopuses-gather-at-this-mysterious-spot-now-we-know-why

Not now, conspiratorial deep sea octopuses
https://mastodon.social/@nellgreenfieldboyce/110940677575700320
nellgreenfieldboyce@mastodon.social - 🐙 🐙 🐙 🐙 ⛰️
Why do thousands of deep-sea octopuses congregate two miles below the surface, at the base of an underwater mountain off California? Researchers now think they know the secret behind this real-life octopus garden, the largest known gathering of deep-sea octopuses on Earth....

https://www.npr.org/2023/08/23/1195028955/heres-why-6-000-octopuses-like-to-be-under-the-sea-at-an-octopus-garden

#science #octopuses #ocean #marinebiology #conservation #nature #beatles

#Octopuses #sleep—and possibly #dream—just like #humans
The #cephalopods experience an apparent sleep state with #REM-like activity. https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/07/octopuses-sleep-and-possibly-dream-just-like-humans/

@anna_lillith
Almost 1 million signatures. Let's hope they pay some attention.

I saw the articles about the octopus battery farm a couple of weeks ago, it's horrific.

#animals #octopuses

#Octopuses are intelligent, sentient and fascinating #animals. Let’s avoid creating more animal suffering for unsustainable and short-term human profit.

2/2

https://secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/ban_octopus_farming_loc/?copy

@Jennifer_Pinkley @nettlejelly No way! I've been meaning to get hold of that for a while now. You've made me remember another one too - also fiction - called Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
#Boostodon #Octopuses #SFF

@fkamiah17 @nettlejelly those look great, thanks for the recommendations! I read a fabulous fiction book about octopuses a couple months ago, near future science fiction. The Mountain in the Sea by Ray Nayler. #Bookstodon #Octopuses #SFF

@nettlejelly There are a couple of really good books about octopuses that I read 🔽🐙❤
#Octopuses #Bookstodon #NonFiction #Oceans

#Octopuses changing skin pattern while asleep may show they dream, research shows 👇🐙🌊

https://amp.theguardian.com/global/2023/jun/28/octopuses-changing-skin-pattern-while-asleep-may-show-they-dream-research-shows

#Octopuses changing skin pattern while asleep may show they dream, research shows https://www.theguardian.com/global/2023/jun/28/octopuses-changing-skin-pattern-while-asleep-may-show-they-dream-research-shows?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Factory farming “the closest we will come to meeting an intelligent alien”?

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jun/25/a-symbol-of-what-humans-shouldnt-be-doing-the-new-world-of-octopus-farming #octopuses #wildlife

#Octopuses Can Rewire Their 'Brains' by Editing Their Own #RNA on The Fly

https://www.sciencealert.com/octopuses-can-rewire-their-brains-by-editing-their-own-rna-on-the-fly

"#Octopuses are considered one of the smartest #invertebrate animals on the planet, with sophisticated #brains and complex #Nervous systems. In other animals, such big brains typically need to be treated with care."

Whether water's warm or cold, octopuses tweak #RNA in brain to keep head clear : NPR
https://www.npr.org/2023/06/08/1181009210/octopuses-tweak-the-rna-in-their-brains-to-adjust-to-warmer-and-cooler-waters

Octopuses Can Rewire Their 'Brains' by Editing Their Own RNA on The Fly

https://www.sciencealert.com/octopuses-can-rewire-their-brains-by-editing-their-own-rna-on-the-fly

They are so mysteriously wonderful creatures.

#ScienceAlert #Octopuses #RNA #Brains

Octopuses edit their own genetic code to adapt to colder water | New Scientist
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2377527-octopuses-edit-their-own-genetic-code-to-adapt-to-colder-water/

#Octopus
#Octopuses
#ColdWater
#DNA
#Cephalopod
#Cephalopods
#Proteins

Referenced link: https://phys.org/news/2023-06-octopuses-rna-rapidly-temperature-protein.html
Discuss on https://discu.eu/q/https://phys.org/news/2023-06-octopuses-rna-rapidly-temperature-protein.html

Originally posted by Phys.org / @physorg_com: http://nitter.platypush.tech/physorg_com/status/1666822442042658818#m

Study: #Octopuses use #RNAediting to rapidly respond to temperature changes by altering protein function @mblscience @CellCellPress https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0092867423005238 https://phys.org/news/2023-06-octopuses-rna-rapidly-temperature-protein.html

#Octopuses and #Squid are masters of #RNA editing while leaving #DNA intact : Sci News

94% of the #Universe’s #Galaxies are permanently beyond our reach : Misc

How Alan #Turing Invented the #Computer Age : Sci Am

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oh wow!

https://www.science.org/content/article/scientists-discover-underwater-city-full-gloomy-octopuses

#Science #Octopuses #wow

Hope this doesn’t violate the rules here.

My 13 year old daughter is trying to raise some funds to pay for own ice skating birthday party and Etsy banned our attempts to setup a store (even with my wife’s credentials - don’t get it) so we posted on TradeMe. But seems TradeMe isn’t the easiest to sell #handmade #crafts and #crochet as she’s had zero views.

Various #octopuses and cute little #cacti

At least maybe this will lead to some views and give her encouragement.

https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/marketplace/crafts/crochet/listing/4137795722