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matsuki wrote:I meant worldwide...they're pretty much taking over certain areas off the west cost of North and South America.
matsuki wrote:
A baby octopus is about the size of a flea when it is born.
http://www.amazingandweird.com/animals/ ... t-is-born/
Swarms of Octopus Are Taking Over the OceansOCTAPOCALYPSE!
Monday May 26, 2016
Something strange is happening to the oceans. As coral reefs wither and fisheries collapse, octopuses are multiplying like mad. As soon as they perceive weakness, they will amass an army and invade the land, too.
Okay, that last statement is probably pure paranoia. But it is a bit unsettling that cephalopods—squids, octopuses, cuttlefish—are booming, and scientists don’t know why. An analysis published today in Current Biology indicates that numerous species across the world’s oceans have increased in numbers since the 1950s...
...So, why are cephalopods kicking butt when pretty much everything else in the oceans is dying? Doubleday and her co-authors are still investigating, but they suspect it has to do with rapid population turnover rates. “Cephalopods tend to boom and bust—they’re called the weeds of the sea,” Doubleday said. “If environmental conditions are good, they can rapidly exploit those conditions because they grow so fast.”
One reason environmental conditions might have improved is that humans are picking off cephalopods’ main competitors—predatory fish. Other large-scale changes like global warming could also be playing a role. “I don’t think it’s any one single factor,” Doubleday said. “But something’s changing on quite a large scale that’s giving cephalopods an edge.”
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Taro Toporific wrote:Overfishing to get all the good sushi made from predatory fish is causing...Swarms of Octopus Are Taking Over the OceansOCTAPOCALYPSE!
Monday May 26, 2016
Something strange is happening to the oceans. As coral reefs wither and fisheries collapse, octopuses are multiplying like mad. As soon as they perceive weakness, they will amass an army and invade the land, too.
Do you care about animals? Then you really shouldn't eat octopus
They may be delicious and sure, there are lots of them, but next time you’re chomping down on your barbecued octopus, just remember they were the first intelligent beings on Earth and have more genes than you do
A Kansas man is charged with felony child endangerment in connection with a small octopus found wedged in the throat of his girlfriend's toddler in April.
The Wichita Eagle (http://bit.ly/28IgIY0 ) reports Sedgwick County prosecutors charged 36-year-old Matthew Gallagher on Thursday.
The criminal complaint alleges that Gallagher "unlawfully and recklessly" caused or allowed the 2-year-old boy "to be placed in a situation in which the child's life, body or health" is at risk.
Gallagher made an initial court appearance Thursday with his attorney, whose name was not immediately available. Gallagher was later freed on bond.
Police have said the boy's mother told investigators she returned home from work April 5 and found Gallagher performing CPR on her son. The boy was later released from the hospital.
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