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The Octopus Lady

@theoctopuslady.bsky.social

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Marine biology YouTuber, talking about all the weird and bizarre creatures that live in the ocean. https://www.youtube.com/@OctopusLady

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The Octopus Lady @theoctopuslady.bsky.social · May 17

My newest video is up on YouTube! And has been for an entire week! I'm so bad at social media!

This is part 2 of my series on geoduck clams, and it's all about how these odd looking bivalves kicked off one of the greatest crime sprees in Washington state history!

youtu.be/-gmVnHL1k0M

🦑

The Bizarrely Violent World of Clam Smuggling

YouTube video by The Octopus Lady

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Whale Tales @whaletalesorg.bsky.social · Jun 2

Our most popular (and controversial!) post from the Naming of Things blog was in celebration of #OrcaActionMonth in 2019 and here it is again: Killer Whale or Orca?
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Meme by @emmaluck22.bsky.social‬
#WhaleTales #NamingOfThings

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The Octopus Lady @theoctopuslady.bsky.social · Jun 3

HAPPY PRIDE Y'ALL

THE OCEAN IS GAY AND THERE'S NOTHING YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT

❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🌟🐙🦞🦐🦈🐡🐠

Eerily Peck @gimbaled.bsky.social · Jun 2

Happy Pride, y’all!

This flag was shared by my alma mater, New England Aquarium, in 2022 and it’s still my favorite!

🧪 🦑

A progressive pride flag, where the stripes are made of animals from the New England Aquarium. My ID’s below:
White: Harbor Seal
Pink: Anemone
Baby Blue: Garden Eels
Brown: Kemps Ridley Sea Turtle (?)
Black: Comb jellies
Red: Lionfish
Orange: Clownfish
Yellow: Yellow tang
Green: Pacific Surf Anemone
Blue: Chromis (?)
Purple: Giant Pacific Octopus

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Lisa @tuexplorer1.bsky.social · Jun 2

Spider 🦀 liftoff
@schmidtocean.bsky.social dive 84 #MarineLife

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Matt @xenomatt.bsky.social · Jun 2

Juvenile fish sometimes shelter in and around jellyfish. This one's a juvenile jack of some kind. Pic from Balayan Bay, Anilao

#MarineLife 🐟 #Invertebrate #Blackwater

A small fish sheltering next to a jellyfish. The jellyfish has short tentacles and is somewhat damaged with much of the bell missing. The fish is yellow with darker bars, and has a remarkably long dorsal spine projecting above it from its rear dorsal fin. Its oversized pelvic fins are also noticeable.

#Nature #Wildlife #NaturePhotography #WildlifePhotography #Divesky #UnderwaterPhotography #Macro

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Australian Society for Fish Biology @austsocfishbiol.bsky.social · Jun 3

CSIRO Publishing is seeking Social Media Editor(s) for the journal Marine & Freshwater Research. The engagement is for a term of two years, with potential for renewal.

👀 Expressions of interest are now open here: www.publish.csiro.au/mf/Expressio...

#scicomms #job #fish #biology

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SAHASA 🐙 @sculptedreef.com · May 27

😔 I totally borked the resin layers on this piece.

Super sad because the pink corals came out so pretty 🪸🪸🪸 and I love this species a lot.

What should I do with this piece?? 😭

#ArtYear #Art #MixedMedia #Sculpture #Bleh #Help 🐡🦑

Pink and green corals and seaweeds made from glass beads on wire. Attached across a vintage porcelain tea set. A small octopus sculpture sits on top of the cup.

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Kelporama @kelporama.bsky.social · May 27

The subtle sproing of a sea spider #Invertebrates

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The Octopus Lady @theoctopuslady.bsky.social · May 29

CLIFF JUMPING CRABS LETS GOOOOOO

Lisa @tuexplorer1.bsky.social · May 28

Parapagurid 🦀 with zoanthids cliff jumping. The stunned fish at the end is funny. Idk why the video jumps cus during the live feed it did not. From @schmidtocean.bsky.social dive 398 #EdgeGBR #MarineLife

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Dr. Brendan Anderson @fossilsndcoffee.bsky.social · May 29

Day31 of photoshopping @lastweektonight.com's John Oliver with fossils in the hopes that he saves the Paleontological Research Institution

Today John (H. sapiens) is cozying up to the echinoid Phymosoma texanum(PRI78781)

#savePRI #MuseumoftheEarth 🦑⚒️
(We can keep going even if you help us!)

John Oliver in a sweater with his arms around a large echinoid fossil with no spines

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Oarfish Daily @oarfishingdaily.bsky.social · May 18

Today's Oarfish comes from jojovilll on Instagram! This is another ensemble, with the dumbo octopus, whale shark, flying fish, sunfish, and manta ray! #underwater #sealife #marine #fish #Oarfishdaily #marinelife

Oarfish is a long, snake like fish with long flowing red frills, covered in yellow spots. This one is in a beige background, accompanied by the dumbo octopus, whale shark, flying fish, sunfish, and manta ray.

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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · May 18

If you’re a scientist with even a little bit of experience talking about your science to the public, I’d encourage you to sign up to do one of these. I can help. 🧪🌎🦑

Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.bsky.social · May 18

Our goal is to have 1000 SUFS Teach Ins across the US, by 9/30.

*GASP* 😮

We know, it's a big goal.

If you've received tax dollars for your science, you have a responsibility to inform *your* community what is at stake: public health, the economy, innovation, and America's global leadership.

Host a teach in. Share science with your community....protest style! Calling back to the teach ins of 1965, we are taking to parks, pubs, & churches to tell our neighborhoods about how the budget cuts will impact them.

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Ainsley S @americanbeetles.bsky.social · Mar 13

Beware the Britifh Sea-Pen

“This Sea-Pen has a round flefhy ftem […] and fingle rows of tentaculated fuckers on each fin”

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Oarfish Daily @oarfishingdaily.bsky.social · May 14

Today's Oarfish comes from Amphisbaena on Tumblr! This is a blog from a duo of artists, erikasignini and umberto! They challenged each other to draw an animal each day for a year! #underwater #sealife #marine #fish #Oarfishdaily #marinelife

Oarfish is a long, snake like fish with long flowing pink frills. This one is drawn slightly front facing against a light purple-ish background.

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The Octopus Lady @theoctopuslady.bsky.social · May 17

There are hired goons! Threats of broken legs! Smuggling rings that cross entire oceans! And MORE!

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The Octopus Lady @theoctopuslady.bsky.social · May 17

The Bizarrely Violent World of Clam Smuggling

YouTube video by The Octopus Lady

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The Octopus Lady @theoctopuslady.bsky.social · May 17

I.

LOVE.

THIS.

Ender_ @ender007.bsky.social · May 13

@theoctopuslady.bsky.social tried doin' your avatar, if you want to talk more about this, pls dm me, hope you like it!!

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Nudibranch Nerd @nudibranchnerd.bsky.social · Apr 18

silly bee, that's not a real sunflower, it's my sunflower star model

🌊🐙🦑🌿🌎

a honey bee crawling on my painted model of a sunflower sea star

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Hannes @federgeistchen.bsky.social · Apr 18

Fluffy Crab! :D

#MarineLife #Crustacean #Crab #MacroPhotography

Closeup of the porcelain crab Porcellana platycheles. It has a round body with large claws and long antennae.

It's caramel brown all over and is covered in hair-like structures.

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Dr. Dawn Wright @deepseadawn.bsky.social · Apr 18

5 things you can do if you’re ANGRY about the latest Trump EO www.southernfriedscience.com/5-things-you...

5 things you can do if you’re pissed off about the latest Trump EO

Donald Trump opened an area of about 250 million acres of protected American waters to industrial fishing fleets on Thursday. This sets a very dangerous precedent that our public lands and wa…

www.southernfriedscience.com

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The Octopus Lady @theoctopuslady.bsky.social · Apr 18

Thank you! I just posted it!

The Octopus Lady @theoctopuslady.bsky.social · Apr 18

Actually, can I post this on the Posts section of my channel? I'd love to hear what other members of my audience might come up with! And I'll be sure to link back to your original post, of course!

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The Octopus Lady @theoctopuslady.bsky.social · Apr 18

I.

ABSOLUTELY.

ADORE.

THIS.

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Arthur Wesley @arthurwesley.bsky.social · Apr 18

@theoctopuslady.bsky.social I created an “octopus lady bingo card” from some recurring themes I noticed in your videos. Thoughts?

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SAHASA 🐙 @sculptedreef.com · Apr 16

Space vibes 🌌 with Halcyon

Sculpted from clay and lovingly painted with acrylics and pigments 🎨💕

#Sculpture #Handmade #Art #ArtYear #Octopus #Invertebrates #OctopusArt #ArtOriginals #OOAK #Stars #Space 🐡🦑

Photo of an octopus sculpture painted in a black to blue gradient, with radiant meticulously hand painted stars and shimmering clouds of stardust. The octopus's long arms are flowing beneath and trailing off to the side, as if the octopus is flowing on a current.

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The Octopus Lady @theoctopuslady.bsky.social · Apr 17

SOMEONE DREW FAN ART OF ME!!

(And I love those boots, I would totally rock those!)

coricus.bsky.social @coricus.bsky.social · Apr 16

Saw how excited @theoctopuslady.bsky.social got at receiving fanart a few weeks ago, and couldn't help but think that she deserved to feel excited like that again. Proportions ended up a bit lanky, but wanted to see if I could interpret her as a #Splatoon Octoling!

Image of the YouTuber The Octopus Lady depicted as a Splatoon Octoling in a pink sweater, pink boots, and yellow pleated skirt, with a Splatoon scallop-bird flying beside her.

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