Octopus with 96 "arms" discovered

Mar 5, 2017 2:43 PM

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A common octopus with 96-"arms" or 8 arms and 88 appendages was discovered in Matoya bay in Japan (1998) - The octopus weighed 3.3 kilograms (about 7 lbs) and measured 90 centimeters (3 ft) long

The preserved octopus, on display at the Shima Marineland Aquarium, actually has the normal number of 8 arms attached to its body, but each one branches out to form the multitude of extra appendages. Apparently there is no theory that fully explains the surplus of growths, but they are believed to be the result of abnormal regeneration that occurred after the octopus suffered some sort of injury. This isn't an isolated case-- the Toba aquarium nearby has various extraordinary octopus specimens on display as well - wild huh?

Source: https://instagram.com/p/BRQoDj2DFy9/
Via: @OctopusNation
#aww #science_and_tech #animals #inspiring #informative

ok .. well shit.

9 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

I think that's actually a stump

9 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

9 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

It's probably exactly that. Other regen animals have the same thing happen sometimes. This guy prolly has a mutation making it more likely

9 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

All hail cthulhu

9 years ago | Likes 11 Dislikes 1

wish i could read the title! imgur cut it off!

9 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Then I believe by definition it's not an octopus.......

9 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

We must somon @TinyOctopus

9 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

*summon

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Tentacle porn revitalized

9 years ago | Likes 8 Dislikes 1

~(;,,,;)~

9 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

so now they're growing hands hands on their tentacles, they're going to win guys, its over

9 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

Haha- my thoughts exactly

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Motoya Bay is nearly 400 miles away from Fukushima. Conspiracy theorists, get on the case. I want to see what you come up with.

9 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

They just discovered 60 new species of fish

9 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

BUZZ FEED: Fukashima gives all octopus 96 arms

9 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Near Fukushima by chance?

9 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

That's an infant Kaiju.

9 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

I only counted 43

9 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

So what do we call it then?

9 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Holy phalange!

9 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Are the Octopi able to use these individual appendage by themselves or do they curl as the whole arm curls?

9 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Well OBVIOUSLY this is from the radiation from Fukushima! Who said it's not dangerous? Pssht... (/s I can clearly see it was in 1998)

9 years ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 0

Wait till they start levitating and getting larger.

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Yep, Japan never had any radiation before then. /s

9 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Fukushima aint no joke

9 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Mad that innit

9 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

korosensei

9 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

I love that you knew to call them arms instead of tentacles!

9 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Haha- had to- saw this reported as tentacles and know better.

9 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

I absolutely LOVE cephalopods and see them get mixed up all the time, so it's nice to see that you didn't haha

9 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

You'll love my latest post then!

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Im not sure about it being a subject of aww

9 years ago | Likes 19 Dislikes 0

awe yes aww not so much

9 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 1

Cthullu? Dat you?

9 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

...in 1998

9 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

A discovery none the less

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Would you be amazed if I told you there is a constant force pulling us down caused by the rotation of a giant mass?discovered in 1687

9 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Had I just discovered the information personally- as so many on this thread had about this discovery - evidenced by it making front page.

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

japanese girls love him

9 years ago | Likes 229 Dislikes 5

That explains the inspiring tag

9 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 2

Find out why in just 3 easy steps

9 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 1

9 years ago | Likes 49 Dislikes 4

I'm all about consentacles.

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Username checks out

9 years ago | Likes 11 Dislikes 1

Is that Brenda Sung?

9 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 1

More like Brendhn Snug!

9 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 2

Not really, I just have some pj pants that are passable in public that I've been wearing all day

9 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 2

Wanted to brag a bit

9 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 2

Mutant radioactive monsters off the coast of Japan? Who saw that coming?

9 years ago | Likes 232 Dislikes 9

Was found in 1998

9 years ago | Likes 38 Dislikes 5

your point?

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 1

Fukishima so radioactive it go through time! We need to stop it!

9 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

In other news, officials continue to reassure citizens that rumors of the great radioactive leak of 98 are all fake! More after the weather.

9 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Japan's been radioactive since the mid 1940s

9 years ago | Likes 40 Dislikes 1

Ocean currents push water from nagasaki and hiroshima up towards matoya bay. Not the worst theory, just has a tiny sample size.

9 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 2

I'm sure that's totally unrelated...

6 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

the majority of dangerous isotopes from the bombs would have decayed by now. Even the ships used in nuclear bomb testing are safe now.

6 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

No shit? I thought they had a huge half life. How about fukushima?

6 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

The first Godzilla movie was released in 1954

9 years ago | Likes 35 Dislikes 0

Oh i thought that was a reference to the nuclear incidents from a few years ago

9 years ago | Likes 9 Dislikes 2

there were also a couple other "nuclear incidents" in Japan a little bit longer ago than that.

9 years ago | Likes 15 Dislikes 1

v

9 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

That's what happens you talk shit to Gandhi.

9 years ago | Likes 15 Dislikes 0

Who could have guessed this would be in JAPAN!? *stares in disbelief*

9 years ago | Likes 718 Dislikes 2

Surprised it's not eaten yet.

9 years ago | Likes 8 Dislikes 0

I'm surprised they didn't eat it tbh

9 years ago | Likes 10 Dislikes 1

Surprised they didn't fuck it

9 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 1

its japan so it would be the other way around

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

9 years ago | Likes 140 Dislikes 4

+1 for the name alone. The GIF helps

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Username checks out

9 years ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 0

when tentacle met orifice

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

I do not remember that episode

9 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 0

Oh my

9 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

I feel like, despite what all logic is telling me, that this ISN'T porn.

9 years ago | Likes 62 Dislikes 0

iirc its a disney or nickelodeon show

9 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Suite life of Zack and Cody

9 years ago | Likes 27 Dislikes 1

Nope. A short lived sitcom with Seth Green. She was dressed like that to impress Japanese investors at their video game co. I think.

9 years ago | Likes 11 Dislikes 0

It was bugging me so I looked it up. It was called Dads.

9 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

Unfortunately not.

9 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0