[Magdalen] Great octopus tonight!

[Jay Weigel]

When the late ex and I were at the beach in SC one year, we were walking on
the pier one night and encountered a fisherman who had caught a small
octopus. Several people had gathered around him, watching with interest as
he attempted to remove it from his line and hook, and we joined them. No
sooner would he get one tentacle unwound than all the others would latch on
more determinedly. Finally he took out a Swiss army knife, cut the line
loose as close to the creature as possible, and threw the whole thing back
in the water, saying, "All right, YOU figure it out!!" I have no doubt the
little guy did.

On Wed, Mar 11, 2015 at 5:52 PM, James Handsfield <jhandsfield at att.net>
wrote:

> And probably the most intelligent invertebrates - some say about
> equivalent to that of a dog.
>
> -------------------------------------
> Education is its own reward, both for the individual and for society.
>
> Jim Handsfield
> jhandsfield at att.net
>
> > On Mar 11, 2015, at 4:18 PM, Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > At an amazing Chinese luncheon prepared by the wife of a seminarian from
> Hong Kong, I found myself staring at one small tentacle on a bit of
> lettuce--all that was left of the salad. There was no way I could put those
> suction cups in my mouth, so I asked the classmate on my left if he would
> like it, and we made the transfer undetected.
> > Yesterday someone posted a video on YouTube showing the amazing
> camouflage capabilities of octopus and another showing a rather large one
> passing through an incredibly small hole to get from a boat into the water.
> They certainly are odd creatures...
>
>