Giant Octopus

Speaking of the Monterey Bay Aquarium, I was there a few weeks ago and the giant octopuses (octopi?) were both out and cruising around for 15-20 minutes or so. In the five or so other times I have been at the aquarium when they were on display, you could only see a huddled shadow in the corner. This time they were swimming back and forth around their tanks. Back to the rock wall and then up to the glass and back again. When they made it to the glass they would flare up, turn red/pink and look you right in the eye. Then back to the wall where they instantly turned grey and blended in with the background. It was really a neat thing to see and had us mesmerized for quite some time.

Here are some pics ....

Photo credit Ryan Garrett
















Photo credit Mike Disharoon