Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

Cephalopods Daily @cephalopodsdaily.bsky.social · 11h

🐙📷NOAA, NOAA, Schmidt Ocean, Schmidt Ocean

Cephalopods Daily @cephalopodsdaily.bsky.social · 11h

Dumbo octopuses (genus Grimpoteuthis) are a genus of cirrate octopuses that look like gelatinous blobs or cartoon ghosts.

But their most iconic feature are their large fins that look like big elephant ears, hence their common name.

#OCTOtober

A dumbo octopus (Grimpoteuthis sp.) on the sea floor. It is a purplish, lavender blob. Its are on the ground, all pointing towards the left, with some being curled to that direction. It has big black eyes. It has large fins that are flapping, and the fins resemble ears. It has black beady eyes.

A dumbo octopus (Grimpoteuthis sp.) uses his ear-like fins to slowly swim away. Its arms are in a coiled posture.

A dumbo octopus (Grimpoteuthis sp.) sitting on the sea floor in squashed posture. Its arms are held together, and it just looks like an orange to pink gelatinous blob. It has black beady eyes and two large fins on either side that are drooping down and look like ears.

A dumbo octopus (Grimpoteuthis sp.) swimming in the deep sea. It is a light pinkish blob that sort of resembles a cartoon ghost. It has its arms tucked against its body. It is flapping its large fins that resemble ears. It has black eyes. The sea floor can be seen in the background, and it appears to be a slop with some rocky cliffs.

1 27 74

Reposted by Cephalopods Daily

Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 16h

We’re BACK BABY.

At Bad Art for Good, we’re gonna get together and make some art to make things better.

How can art make things better? Creating makes us feel good! Art moves people! And we need a LOT of people to move right now!

RSVP luma.com/w8v2xk5i

A possum in a beret with a paintbrush screams in front of a canvas with a possum in a pile of leaves. The words say bad art for good an art + community event and the possum is saying “make the world better with art!” And free beer snacks and art supplies, and Indy hall November 10th 6:30

3 27 140

Cephalopods Daily @cephalopodsdaily.bsky.social · 16h

Nothing makes me feel insulted quite like being subjected to AI generated image of a cephalopod.

1 4 53

Reposted by Cephalopods Daily

Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 17h

Good news: a grant I submitted got selected for an interview out of ~150 apps. Only 2 others got interviews!

Bad news: @skypeascientist.bsky.social was not selected in the end 😞

I will keep trying.

In the meantime, consider supporting our work with $5-10/month?

givebutter.com/SupportSAS25

Support Skype a Scientist!

By Skype a Scientist

givebutter.com

4 21 190

Reposted by Cephalopods Daily

SAHASA 🐙 @sculptedreef.com · 18h

Hello there 👀

🐙 Mototi Octopus 🐙 Hand sculpted from clay.

#Octopus #ArtYear #Aww #Handmade #MarineLife #Cute #Animals 🦑🐡

A close up of a hand sculpted and painted octopus, depicting the Mototi Octopus. Scientifically known as Amphioctopus mototi.

3 15 62

Cephalopods Daily @cephalopodsdaily.bsky.social · 20h

Wait, people outside of Canada don't call it a soaker?! What the hell are they doing?! It's the perfect word for it.

Reposted by Cephalopods Daily

MariEsposeets @mariesposeets.bsky.social · Aug 23

Red-breasted merganser watercolor comic, sorry had to after seeing bsky.app/profile/hibb...

Watercolor sketch: a male red-breasted merganser does the courtship dance of sticking his butt out of the water and looking weird (see real-life red-breasted merganser mating dance). Says: Huhhhughhuh s'up ladies, huhuhuh.
A group of female mergansers on rocks are watching. First one: Ugh. Second one: Creep.
Third one is gawking in delight and her tail feathers are fanning like crazy trying to cool her down.

23 470 1.6K

Reposted by Cephalopods Daily

Robert Boessenecker, Dr. of Whaleontology ™️ @coastalpaleo.bsky.social · 2d

A few more shots of the baby octopus 🥰🦑🦀

A baby octopus in a tidepool; it's light tan with many visible chromatophores. Its tentacles are wrapped around backwards, and it's sitting between a couple of mussel shells on some sand grains.

1 7 33

Reposted by Cephalopods Daily

Mr. Joshua @pantspants.bsky.social · 23h

11 420 2.1K

Reposted by Cephalopods Daily

Faine Greenwood @faineg.bsky.social · 1d

Mods are asleep post brassicas

You either die a brassica or you live long enough to see yourself become a crab.

CAP'N
CRUNCH'S
DOPSIAll
NATURALLY &
ARTIFICIALLY
Brassica oleracea
otened
cer

What vegetable are you?
I'm brassica oleracea
Do you have the slightest idea how little that narrows it down?

Brassica oleracea

Ladies, get you a fella who can do it all

Selection for terminal buds
Selection for lateral buds
Selection for stem
Selection for leaves
Selection for stems and flowers
Selection for flower clusters
Cabbage
Brussels sprouts
Kohlrabi
Kale
Broccoli
Cauliflower

52 650 2K

Cephalopods Daily @cephalopodsdaily.bsky.social · 1d

Unless you are trying to communicate about their size, I don't think it's important. It just adds so many complications that it might end up less informative had scale not been considered.

1

Cephalopods Daily @cephalopodsdaily.bsky.social · 1d

I am a bold visionary

Cephalopods Daily @cephalopodsdaily.bsky.social · 1d

Dutch Blitz but cow tools

1 1

Reposted by Cephalopods Daily

Mr. Joshua @pantspants.bsky.social · 1d

8 140 800

Cephalopods Daily @cephalopodsdaily.bsky.social · 1d

🐙📷Andy (inaturalist.ca/observations...), hokoonwong (inaturalist.ca/observations...), terence zahner (www.inaturalist.org/observations...), Kimberly Tripp Randal (inaturalist.ca/observations...)

Wonderpus (Wunderpus photogenicus)

Wonderpus from Dauin, Negros Oriental, Philippines on November 17, 2023 at 07:48 AM by Andy

inaturalist.ca

4

Cephalopods Daily @cephalopodsdaily.bsky.social · 1d

The Wunderpus (Wunderpus photogenicus), as its flattering name suggests, is an incredibly popular subject for underwater photography.

With their lanky limbs and stripes, they look very similar to the mimic octopus. Both species have a similar range and mimic other animals.

#OCTOtober

A Wunderpus (Wunderpus photogenicus) standing on the sea floor. It has its arms together, so it looks skinny and tall. Its mantle and eye stalks are also quite thin. The octopus has an orange colour with some black stripes and white stripes.

A blackwater photograph of juvenile wunderpus (Wunderpus photogenicus). It is facing the camera and has its arms curving and dangling down. Its body is translucent except for its eyes and an internal organ. There are shiny, multicoloured specs in its flesh. Some are blue, green yellow or red.

A wunderpus (Wunderpus photogenicus) sitting on the seabed, looking at the camera. It has a thin mantle and eyes on long stocks, with fleshy "horns" above the eyes. Its long arms feeling around and widened. It is orangish brown coloured, with off white stripes. Its suckers are visible, and they alternate in colour with the stripes on the arms.

A wunderpus (Wunderpus photogenicus) sitting on the seabed. It has a thin mantle and eyes on long stocks, with fleshy "horns" above the eyes. Its long, thin arms are stretching across the sand. It is mango coloured, with beige, sandy textured stripes. Its suckers are visible, and they alternate in colour with the stripes on the arms.

2 12 47

Reposted by Cephalopods Daily

cambrian epic wet animal @dinoserious.bsky.social · 2d

#invertober 11, dark fishing spider 🎣

#invertober2025

symmetrical blocky art of a dark fishing spider with stylized patterning, colored like black on red greek pottery. there is a black border on the image with a greek-esque choppy line pattern

9 78 240

Cephalopods Daily @cephalopodsdaily.bsky.social · 2d

🐙🎥Schmidt Ocean (www.youtube.com/shorts/5mzPq...)

Clearly amazing! #midwater #octopus #taludcontinental_iv

YouTube video by Schmidt Ocean

www.youtube.com

6

Cephalopods Daily @cephalopodsdaily.bsky.social · 2d

Telescope octopus (genus Amphitretus) are gelatinous, transparent and almost colourless octopuses with unique tubular eyes. It is thought that these eyes help give them excellent peripheral vision.

They are also quite small, with a mantle length of 9 cm.

#OCTOtober

🐙🎥Schmidt Ocean

3 28 95

Reposted by Cephalopods Daily

beetle moses @beetlemoses.bsky.social · 2d

New signed sharky comic prints available in my shop

8 69 880

Reposted by Cephalopods Daily

Mr. Joshua @pantspants.bsky.social · 2d

10 200 1.2K

Reposted by Cephalopods Daily

Andrew D Thaler @drandrewthaler.bsky.social · 4d

The Halloween Humboldt Squid has arrived! The only way to get these stickers is to join my Patreon. Help support open science and get some jaunty ocean stickers.

These stickers will go out Monday, October 20th, so sign up before then!

patreon.com/Andrew_Thaler

Three stickers featuring a Humboldt Squid with an orange hat.

2 16 51

Reposted by Cephalopods Daily

S.S. Julian @octopolis.bsky.social · 3d

Yes

Beetle Moses comic about squids listening to Nelly

13 43

Reposted by Cephalopods Daily

S.S. Julian @octopolis.bsky.social · 4d

Was not actively participating in #invertober this year but I do have this old drawing of a scaly-food gastropod that I simply must share

A digital drawing of an underwater hydrothermal vent with an octopus riding a giant scaly foot gastropod with some sick-ass turbines in the distance

1 13 42