Howdy Nation! Buckle up for today’s adventure as we shine the ‘Artist Spotlight’ on Victor Grasso, an artist who explores the relationship between humans and octopuses. Join us as we celebrate his captivating & playful series—a journey we never want to end! Who is Victor Grasso? I am an internationally represented artist showing with galleries…
Get ready to meet the dazzling, one-of-a-kind Histioteuthis heteropsis, affectionately known as the “Cockeyed Squid” (because of it’s mismatched eyes) or “Strawberry Squid” ( cuz of its deep red pigmentation and photophores resembling strawberry seeds) The species name “heteropsis” is derived from Greek, with “hetero” meaning ‘different’ and “opsis” meaning ‘sight’ or ‘eye’. Thus, “heteropsis”…
Dive into moonlit waters with OctoNation alongside Jialing Cai, an award winning underwater photographer from Chongqing, China, whose tales may just spark the beginning of your scuba adventure! Discover the challenges and joys of capturing the elusive octopus and other cephalopods. Ready? Let’s go! How long have you been an underwater photographer? How did you…
🔘 Googly eyed and barely bigger than a cherry 🍒 is how a baby nautilus bursts into the ocean scene to start its life. The nautilus is a hard-shelled cephalopod that has been around since long before dinosaurs, mammals, and insects, which means it once shared the ocean with the megalodon (the largest shark that…
🐙 🎉 OctoNation is beyond thrilled to offer our community a chance to win one of the newest octopus books to hit the shelves— and it’s a BIG ONE (nearly 300 pages!) Simply enter your name and email address to register & learn even more about the Lives of Octopuses and Their Relatives below! Book…
Octopuses of myth and legend come off as monsters, but real-life octopuses are far from monstrous! Generally, octopuses aren’t interested in hurting humans unless humans are hurting them. And even though the answer to this question is yes, octopuses could bite you, you’ll soon learn that they usually won’t (unless you’re their prey, of course!)…
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