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The unique color patters of the Larger Pacific Striped Octopus – Photo by Roy Caldwell

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BERKELEY CA (February 12, 2013) – The Larger Pacific Striped Octopus displays striking color and shape changes, shifting in an instant from a nondescript dark reddish black “leaf”, to an awesome clash of white and black stripes over constellations of white spots. Two San Francisco Bay Area scientists, Dr. Roy Caldwell of UC Berkeley and Richard ...

Haven't logged in for a while, I just remembered I have a blog here.

TONMOers,

As we know, the Discovery Channel will air Monster Squid: The Giant Squid Is Real this coming Sunday, January 27 at 8pm ET / 7 Central.

This should be fun. We've been waiting for this for, like, ever.

Since it's obvious we're all going to be watching it, why not have an online viewing party? (My interview in the Metro alluded to this.) On Jan 27 I'll create a thread for us to discuss the documentary, which I believe at least a few folks are ...

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Wow, a blog post! It's been ages... But here are some brief TONMO.com updates for end of year 2012:

1) On Sunday, January 27th the Discovery Channel will air Monster Squid: The Giant Is Real, which contains the first-ever recorded video of a living giant squid in situ. By all accounts, from people very close to the event, it should be something worth setting time aside for. Don't miss it!



2) TONMOCON V (the biennial cephalopod ...

Just hatched Wunderpus photogenicus paralarvae. So super cool, laid in captivity at Roy Caldwell’s lab at UCB, and yes, I am trying really hard to keep them alive and through settlement (though the odds of success are traditionally roughly if not equal to zero). For more info on Wunderpus click here for an article from several years ago or join TONMO and check out the exotics forum. And just for fun, here is a pic of an adult so you can see why got it scientific ...