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:shock: Um... Thanks Colin, it'd be good to use a container with a secure closing mechanism, the pop top on an easter egg, like the one Nick used would work, smell...hmm, taste and touch, I knew, but an Octopus can smell using its suckers? I read that online once, but I didn't beleive it because there were many other errors in the info they gave about Octopuses.
 
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:shock: Um... Thanks Colin, it'd be good to use a container with a secure closing mechanism, the pop top on an easter egg, like the one Nick used would work, smell...hmm, taste and touch, I knew, but an Octopus can smell using its suckers? I read that online once, but I didn't beleive it because there were many other errors in the info they gave about Octopuses.

I don't know about smelling with the suckers but some certainly have taste receptors in them!

J
 
taste would be a better way of describing what i meant.

However, without actually seeing prey they do seem to get twitchy when near a crab or other food, or when the smell of their food is on your hands.

Just a control that needs monitored
 
An attempt to introduce a red-herring to this topic!

On the subject of intelligence:--
We have a hand-tame Robin (small red-fronted wild bird) around our home which cannot resist mealworms. I stored some in a glass jar and when there was only one left, encouraged Robin to eat it straight from the jar. After restocking the jar, I fed it some more, leaving the jar on the ground. Robin noticed the mealworms in the jar and pecked at the glass a couple of times before flying back up into a bush (I may have moved and disturbed it before it discovered the open top?). Some more mealworms were consumed from my hand, then Robin flew up into a tree for its evening territorial singing session.
I was reluctant to let it be frustrated as there are stories of carnivorous fish bumping their nose against a glass barrier put between them and suitable prey, then never learning that they could catch them when the glass was removed!
 
This is a good study and definetley somthing worth pursuing bearing in mind the community available online, although the results would be indifferent as mentioned by Steve i.e. strict controls regarding environments cannot be maintained due to different spec tanks.

I tried to instigate something similar under the post ...bangin the drum or bananas? under this forum, hopefully the link below works.

The only shame is I didnt have enough time to properly sort through how to set it up an then go back and ammend it. Im sure you could take it further if you have the time to work on it, but some people gave some very intresting comments on behaviour.....if only there was enough hours in the day!!!!! :smile:


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Laters

Rich :biggrin2:
 
No worries mate, hopefully this could be expanded on and developed, as if there are some good results to sort through then maybe somewhere like the NRCC or whoever may take it on and do it properly. who knows?!?!

Suppose it needs a format for data comparison first an foremost.

Good luck!!!
 
Um.......... Let me clarify here for a moment, if you have an octo, some free time, and all the needed supplies, try the memory exam on your octo and post the results here.
 

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