Friday Cephalopod: Feather star
Category: Cephalopods • Organisms
Posted on: October 27, 2006 6:00 AM, by PZ Myers
Indo-Malayan mimic octopus
(from National Geographic News)
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Aww, jeez. Now that's a pretty little thing.
Posted by: Chris | October 27, 2006 6:56 AM
What an amazing creature with quite the repertoire of disguises!
Posted by: Paguroidea | October 27, 2006 7:40 AM
kitty.
Posted by: craig | October 27, 2006 9:02 AM
Now that's what I call cute.
Posted by: Shalini | October 27, 2006 9:06 AM
I think it looks scary; the article said it was 1.5 meters across. Make it twice that and I'd be nothin' but a trail of bubbles...
Posted by: Bruce | October 27, 2006 9:28 AM
That's amazing!
Posted by: thickslab | October 27, 2006 10:13 AM
insane. But prolly a one in a thousand shot.
Posted by: lo | October 27, 2006 10:38 AM
Wow, that picture is amazing! :D
Posted by: Aaron KinneyAaron Kinney | October 27, 2006 4:28 PM
Now that is one fantabulous picture! And critter!
Posted by: The Ridger | October 27, 2006 8:05 PM
Probably the best shot of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year. (Or at least the one PZ would like the most...)
Posted by: David Godfrey | October 27, 2006 8:22 PM
I don't follow this things, but is it the same species as features in the videos here?
All it needs is a good agent.
Bob
Posted by: Bob O'H | October 28, 2006 3:12 AM
It is not one of those tentacly things, but here is a video of another denizen of the deep.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xr5gA5MxnxU&NR
Great White Sharks.
Posted by: bernarda | October 28, 2006 7:04 AM