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Treacodactyl
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Posted: Tue Nov 13, 12 6:45 pm Post subject: Octopussy

Todays beach find was this little beauty. She was marooned under a few wet rocks so I decided to mover her down to a large rock pool, she was a rather feisty.

I think it's a lesser octopus and spent most of her time a much darker red before flushing a pale pink. Not sure how edible they are but until I know what she is and how common they are I'm happy to watch them. I assume they don't nip and the UK one's aren't poisonous, anyone know?

Cathryn

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Posted: Tue Nov 13, 12 6:50 pm Post subject:
You can't eat them, they're wonderful! I wish I saw them on our beach. I think they are amazing creatures.

dpack

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Posted: Tue Nov 13, 12 6:59 pm Post subject:
friend not food

Treacodactyl
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Posted: Tue Nov 13, 12 7:06 pm Post subject:

Cathryn wrote:

You can't eat them, they're wonderful!

So are most things, cycling round here the lambs look very cute, seeing the deer in the woodland all the time the venison is looking too cute to cull and I can just about manage to cook me prawns.

The octopus is safe, from me at least.

jamanda
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Posted: Tue Nov 13, 12 7:11 pm Post subject:
I'm very jealous TD! It was a very big tide today wasn't it? Was it lower down than you'd normally get? How big was it?

Treacodactyl
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Posted: Tue Nov 13, 12 7:16 pm Post subject:
It was roughly mid-way in the tide range, so on a part of the beach that's always uncovered but above the areas that are only uncovered by the very low tides. Assuming it was more of a deeper water critter was why I moved it, and reading up they would normally only appear at the very lowest tide so looks like it got stranded.

Nick

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Posted: Tue Nov 13, 12 7:19 pm Post subject:
Can you not eat them because they're cute, or is there another reason? Only curious, I wouldn't touch one.

crofter

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Posted: Tue Nov 13, 12 7:20 pm Post subject:
They are delicious, and also very intelligent, although getting stranded in a rock pool is not too smart! https://www.ourkarnataka.com/Articles/starofmysore/octopus09.htm

Cathryn

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Posted: Tue Nov 13, 12 7:50 pm Post subject:
I'm with TD really. If I thought about it for too long I would be a vegetarian again. I don't think they are cute (feeling indignant here, goodness knows why), just fascinating.

foggy

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Posted: Tue Nov 13, 12 7:52 pm Post subject:
They really do look alien don't they. Just need a glass dome and they are kang/kudos from the simpsons

Northern Boy

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Posted: Tue Nov 13, 12 8:28 pm Post subject:
You can eat them, they are delicious! I hooked one on my kayak and was very excited about dinner. Only for it to squeeze out of the scupper hole to freedom. So yeah, they're smart as well. Or I am stupid.

Mithril

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Posted: Tue Nov 13, 12 8:38 pm Post subject:
Wow - what a find. Fascinating creatures.

Treacodactyl
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Posted: Tue Nov 13, 12 9:35 pm Post subject:
Yes, smart/intelligent looking creatures, rather than just cute, I find hard to kill to eat. I'm sure I've heard people say before we only eat stupid looking animals. Cuttlefish are another that will be very tasty but hard to eat.

Went

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Posted: Tue Nov 13, 12 9:41 pm Post subject:
Beautiful...what a great discovery

Mustang

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Posted: Tue Nov 13, 12 10:44 pm Post subject:
And one of the few animals who use tools. I found one on a dive once, which was using a bit of waste neoprene as a door to it's home in a rock. It held the 'door' whilst it was at home, hiding behind it. But it was too curious to stay there, and eventually came out to play. .

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