MetaFilter posts tagged with cephalopods

Not Tentacle Porn (well, kinda tentacle porn...)

quin — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 12:42:03 -0800

The sex lives of octopuses is often difficult to photograph in the wild, however Dr. Roy Caldwell got very fortunate with a pair in his lab. Here are some very rare pictures of the Abdopus aculeatus octopus mating, with a photo by photo explanation of what is happening.

Cephalopod vs. Cephalopod

Scientist — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 12:51:49 -0800

Video (1m4s): Cuttlefish Attacks Octopus A technician servicing an underwater sonar unit has his spanner stolen by a curious octopus. When a large cuttlefish glides onto the scene, things get violent.

“You’d chase them under the tank, back and forth, like you were chasing a cat,”

quin — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 13:16:19 -0800

Inside the Mind of the Octopus:

"The heavy lid covering her tank separated our two worlds. One world was mine and yours, the reality of air and land, where we lumber through life governed by a backbone and constrained by jointed limbs and gravity. The other world was hers, the reality of a nearly gelatinous being breathing water and moving weightlessly through it."

In exploring the world and personality of the octopus, a journalist relates his interactions with a Giant Pacific Octopus and provides a look at the remarkable intelligence of the short lived cephalopods. [via]

You can never win a game of slaps with a squid

Rhaomi — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 16:08:13 -0800

I am a giant squid. I swam up from the briny ocean depths. I have a computer, with a specially-modified tentacle-friendly interface. I have a fast internet connection. I seek to learn about humans and about the world. I have read much on the internet. Yet still, I have many unanswered questions. And you must have questions of me. We have much to learn from one another. To this end, I have developed the assortment of quizzes, games and activities you find before you. They form part of my ongoing campaign to facilitate improved human-squid relations. Try them out, you will most certainly learn something about squid.

A Terrifying Narrative Experience

Caduceus — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 10:41:32 -0800

Night of the Cephalopods Shoot eldritch floating squid monsters with a shotgun as a horrified narrator describes your every move. Requires download, and is Windows only, I'm afraid. via

Tabitha Vevers Is Not Allowed to Eat At Red Lobster Ever Again

jonson — Sat, 25 Nov 2006 23:09:52 -0800

If you're one of those types who could never get into so called "fine art" because it didn't feature enough images of women having sex with cephalopods & crustaceans, then Tabitha Vevers is the artist for you.