A sad report

Earlier this summer, I mentioned the Oregon Octocam, which featured an octopus named Deriq.

Deriq has died. It's a sad fact that most cephalopods are very short lived.

"The light that burns twice as bright burns half as long, and you have burned so very, very brightly, Deriq."

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