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Beta6
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 Fri Mar 25, 2005 3:30 pm Octopuses Seen Walking From Predators |
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| Quote: | Octopuses Seen Walking From Predators
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By RANDOLPH E. SCHMID, Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON - Octopuses, known for using camouflage to avoid predators, have been observed apparently trying to sneak away by walking on two arms while pretending to be a bunch of algae. Two kinds of octopus were seen to use different ways of walking along the sea floor, researchers were reporting in Friday's issue of the journal Science.
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The movements were discovered by Christine L. Huffard of the University of California, Berkeley, who was studying underwater video camera tapes of the animals.
Berkeley professor Robert J. Full said Huffard was studying octopus movement as part of a robotics project. He said the researchers use examples from nature in designing robots; one project is to build a soft robot.
Octopuses trying to avoid being eaten usually hold still to camouflage themselves. But by walking on two arms, these two types were able to move quickly while using their other arms to disguise themselves.
Two individuals of O. marginatus from Indonesia wrapped six arms around themselves, looking like a coconut on the sea floor. They then used the two rear arms to move backward.
THIS IS SO CUTE.. PLEASE WATCH THE VIDEO OF THE THING WALKING!!
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http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=624&ncid=753&e=1&u=/ap/20050325/ap_on_sc/walking_octopuses
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Beta6
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| Fri Mar 25, 2005 4:22 pm |
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c'mon ppl! look at it! It is so cool to see an octopus walk! I think it is kinda brilliant actually.
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lionhead
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| Fri Mar 25, 2005 5:10 pm |
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That looks very funny actually  . Thanks for showing that Beta6.
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Beta6
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| Fri Mar 25, 2005 5:13 pm |
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| lionhead wrote: | | That looks very funny actually . Thanks for showing that Beta6. |
isn't it cute? 
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Ziona
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| Fri Mar 25, 2005 11:05 pm |
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THAT was amusing
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Arellia
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| Fri Mar 25, 2005 11:08 pm |
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COOL! My invertebrate zoology teacher will be happy. That rocks.
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Republican_Man
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| Fri Mar 25, 2005 11:09 pm |
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| Exalya wrote: | | COOL! My invertebrate zoology teacher will be happy. That rocks. |
lol! This is really cool!
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Lord Borg
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| Sat Mar 26, 2005 2:26 am |
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Very very cool. I am amazed at the kind of thinking animals can actually do. not to say i look down on them no i dont 
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Beta6
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| Mon Mar 28, 2005 2:10 pm |
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Yea, I am amazed too. That one, with the arms or tentacles all over the place.. that was really cool cause it did look like aglea.
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| Mon Mar 28, 2005 2:25 pm |
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Awwwwwww bless. It looked so cute and squishy! 
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