Octopus walking video

[tridacna]

http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/307/5717/1927/DC1

thought you all can appreciate this

 

[clownfish]

yep its real.

 

[cthulhu77]

Several of the talks at Tonmocon were involved in this discussion too...along with some great pics.

 

[erich orser]

I love this footage.

 

[Fujisawas Sake]

Bada$$ -

Here comes the swampus... I, for one, welcome our new mollusc overlords...

+ + =

John

 

[Cephkid]

 

[mucktopus]

The octos were busy walking again while many of you were living it up in Monterey. Scroll down for short new clips (I know- I know- a couple of the links are broken- no time right now to fix):
http://socrates.berkeley.edu/~chuffard/index_files/Bipedal_octopuses.htm

ok- now back to the data...

 

[bigGdelta]

is the squibbon far behind?

 

[Thales]

Something new! Something new!

 

[mucktopus]

Yes- the trip back down to have another look brought up more questions about octopus locomotion than it answered (as if we ever really answer them). They walk in yet another way, surprising us once again. I'll post the video once the dissertation craziness settles down!