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| | Octopus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | The tension receptors are not sufficient for the octopus brain to determine the position of the octopus's body or arms. | | | Octopus arms show a wide variety of complex reflex actions arising on at least three different levels of the nervous system. | | | Two-thirds of an octopus's neurons are found in the nerve cords of its arms, which have a remarkable amount of autonomy. |
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| | World Almanac for Kids |
| | As in the vertebrates, the two large, complex eyes of the octopus are cameralike in structure, and their vision is acute. | | | Octopuses are preyed upon in turn by a number of fishes, including the moray eel. | | | The animals can change the color and texture of their skin rapidly. |
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http://www.worldalmanacforkids.com/explore/animals/octopus.html
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| | Octopus Arms May Point Way to New Robot Designs |
| | Scientists studying octopuses (such as this common octopus) have found that, when feeding, the animal bends its flexible arms to form "joints" like those in human arms. | | | Octopuses, those boneless, brainy, denizens of the deep, use their arms for some tasks in much the same way humans do, according to a new study. | | | But to bring captured prey to its mouth, the octopus turns the arm into a semi-rigid structure that bends to form quasi joints. |
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http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2005/02/0209_050209_octopus.html
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| | SmartSuckers.html |
| | For both species of octopus, the motto might be "do whatever works to get your meal!" They were intelligently adapting the penetration technique to the clam species presented and the situation in which they were placed. | | | However, an octopus is also not social; Humphrey (1976) suggested that intelligence has evolved to solve social dilemmas. | | | So an Active octopus reacted to the threatening probe by grabbing it, a Reactive one performed a set of behaviors that put distance between itself and the threat and an Avoidant one tried to stay away from the situation in the first place. |
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http://manandmollusc.net/smart_suckers.html
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| | Octopus |
| | As i said in the previous paragraph the octopus can change color. | | | I will try to answer some of those questions that you may have on you r mind regarding these very interesting creatures. | | | That equals a whopping 2000 suction cups on its whole body. |
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http://www2.hawaii.edu/~jfung/octopus.htm
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| | 3.24.2005 - Octopuses occasionally stroll around on two arms, UC Berkeley biologists report |
| | marginatus, however, to concentrate on her thesis, which involves the behavior of another Indonesian octopus, Octopus (Abdopus) aculeatus. | | | Full, who looks at many types of animal locomotion and seeks to determine how animals control such movements, sees a revolutionary new principle in how the octopus uses its arms - one that could be used in making soft, squishy robots. | | | "A lot of behavior is built into the ganglia of each octopus arm, so that seemingly complex behavior is really simple," Full added. |
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http://www.berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/2005/03/24_octopus.shtml
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| | Dragon Labs The Octopus Engine |
| | One problem with most similar techniques is that the content cannot start till the corner (which includes the shadow edge) is finished. | | | If you want to see what the Octopus Engine can allow you to do, check out the demos, which are also at the end of the article. | | | Also, I would like to point out that though there are other methods out there, most of them are real good. |
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http://www.dragon-labs.com/articles/octopus
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| | BM Galleries - Octopus or Insect Eye? |
| | They change their range of focus by moving the entire lens closer or farther from the retina with the ciliary muscle. | | | Biologically, it's very clear that the single lens eye of the octopus evolved completely independently from that of the vertebrates. | | | As such, they are excellent examples of convergent evolution, processes where a similar structure with a similar function develops in two unrelated phylogenetic lines. |
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http://ebiomedia.com/gall/eyes/octopus-insect.html
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| | Octopus- Enchanted Learning Software |
| | Another defense that octopuses have is changing their skin color to blend into the background, camouflaging themselves. | | | Anatomy: An octopus has a soft body and eight arms. | | | Each arm has two rows of suction cups. |
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http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/invertebrates/octopus/Octopuscoloring.shtml
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| | Medtronic Octopus System ll (Octopus and Starfish 2) |
| | Medtronic, the leader in suction stabilization, has improved upon what is already the market-leading stabilization system for beating heart surgery. | | | Physician Information > Cardiovascular Surgery > Octopus® System ll (Octopus4 and Starfish2) | | | Medtronic Octopus System ll (Octopus and Starfish 2) |
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http://www.medtronic.com/cardsurgery/products/mics_octosystem2.html
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| | Enteroctopus dofleini, Giant Octopus at MarineBio.org |
| | Once the problem is solved, octopuses remember and are able to solve it and similar problems repeatedly. | | | The prey is then pulled apart and consumed. | | | The octopus sense of touch is acute in its suckers. |
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http://marinebio.org/species.asp?id=60
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| | Vintage Octopus Pulp Covers! |
| | The mechanical octopus attacks the fleeing heroine, who has no need for an oxygen mask. | | | I should also mention that China Miéville contributed the above fabulous Monstro cover which is now contending with the Amazing Stories 50 foot octopus for my favorite. | | | As the camera approaches a clump of algae, the octopus changes color and reveals itself. |
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http://www.cyrune.com/pulp.html
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| | Technorati Tag: octopus |
| | The Octopus Tingling Head Massager Tingling Sensation Octopus Massager offers fun head and scalp relief by stimulating up to 14 points of pressure at the same time. | | | A tag is like a subject or category. | | | Original Octopus Dialing System Original Octopus dialing system for emergency notification, lead generation and phonetree dialing. |
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http://www.technorati.com/tag/octopus
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| | New Scientist Breaking News - Camouflaged octopuses 'walk' on two tentacles |
| | Defying the notion that bipedal motion requires muscles attached to a rigid skeleton, the octopuses used the strong, flexible muscles in their back arms to walk across the seabed when pursued by camera-wielding biologists. | | | Many other octopus species have back arms that might be strong enough to allow walking, she says. | | | Tiny Octopus aculeatus of Australia holds up six of its arms to disguise itself as a clump of seaweed, while walking at up to 14 centimetres per second - faster than it can manage using more than two arms. |
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http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn7194
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| | Power & Motoryacht Forums: Octopus |
| | There might have been many unforseen problems during this construction and many features were a new experience even for Lürssen. | | | Update on Octopus' position: She was in Cozumel last week. | | | I suppose you mean the contract value for the construction. |
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http://powerandmotoryacht.zeroforum.com/zerothread?id=20
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| | Adopt a Giant Octopus - National Zoo FONZ |
| | With each introduction the animal's behavior is recorded to identify the level of interaction with the object. | | | The octopus can change the color and texture of its skin cells in less than one second to blend in with its surroundings. | | | The octopus surges forward and envelops prey with its strong tentacles. |
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http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Support/AdoptSpecies/AnimalInfo/GiantOctopus/default.cfm
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| | Thaumoctopus mimicus, Mimic Octopus at MarineBio.org |
| | Until the Mimic octopus was discovered, however, the remarkable ability to impersonate another animal had never been observed. | | | All octopus species are highly intelligent and change the color and texture of their skin for camouflage to avoid predators. | | | Scientists believe this creature may also impersonate sand anemones, stingrays, mantis shrimp, and even jellyfish. |
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| | Octopus |
| | Although Larry had shared some sketches of it via e-mail, in person the Octopus was impressively massive.Larry also expressed a concern that it was turning out somewhat heavier than he thought it would be. | | | Meanwhile, as soon as I had dropped the octopus, I went shooting up into the air at about 400 feet per minute -- the octopus having been nowhere near to supporting its own weight. | | | Smiley had to be squashed down a bit to go under power lines, but seemed to survive the experience in good spirits. |
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http://www.clusterballoon.org/octopus/octopus.html
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| | octopus resort |
| | Join us for a holiday experience of a lifetime and experience real Fiji, just the way it should be. | | | Guests tell us that Octopus captures the true essence of Fiji, strong ties with the local village and an emphasis on traditional Fijian culture, combined with just the right mix of home comforts. | | | Telephone + 679 6666 442 on the island |
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http://www.octopusresort.com
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| | Octopodidae |
| | Octopuses of this family seek shelter in a number of ways. | | | The hatchlings of these species live in the plankton in their early stages and are characterized by short arms with few suckers and simple colour patterns consisting of a few large "founder" chromatophores (Packard, 1985). | | | Male diagnostic characters: As for many other cephalopod groups, octopus taxonomy relies heavily on the reproductive charactersof mature males, particularly structures of the modified reproductive arm (hectocotylised arm). |
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http://tolweb.org/tree?group=Octopodidae
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| | octopus |
| | Close view of octopus tentacles with suction cups | | | Octopus is eaten in many parts of the world. | | | One of the arms of the male is modified into a sexual organ that deposits spermatophores in the mantle cavity of the female. |
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http://www.gone-ta-pott.com/octopus.html
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| | octopus |
| | Octopuses also can instantly change the texture and color of their skin to blend with their background or show mood. | | | There is one species of octopus which is extremely venomous, called the blue-ringed octopus. | | | This octopus appeared to be walking on its "knuckles" toward me. An octopus is a very shy animal, but also curious, and extremely intelligent. |
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http://www.divegallery.com/octopus.htm
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| | America's 100 Largest Yachts - Power & Motoryacht |
| | It’s astounding that there’s a 100-foot difference between Octopus (see previous yacht) and Limitless. | | | Do you think he’s crying into his cornflakes while he sits on one of Octopus’ many alfresco areas? | | | Here’s the second of the three yachts on our list that are owned by Paul Allen (see no. 2). |
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http://www.powerandmotoryacht.com/megayachts/1104top100yachts/index1.html
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| | Octopus' Island of Martha's Vineyard |
| | Bring along the children, they'll be delighted with our cuddly PLUSH and our small to large plush OCTOPUS. | | | WOODEN BOXES with HAND PAINTED or BRASS ACCENTS will compliment any decor. | | | Don't forget our wonderful PICASSOS NOSE eye glass holders, and Miniature Collectable Kelvin Chen Tea Pots and Stamp Holders.....Expect the unexpected !!! |
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http://www.octopusisland.com
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| | Octopus card - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | Toronto's TTC and eight other transit systems in the GTA are in the process of upgrading their fare system; the effort began in early 2005 and first phase of the system will be implemented by early 2007. | | | The name is also particularly appropriate since "octopus" has the connotation of being able to grab many things at the same time and this ability is conferred upon its cardholders who can use it in many different transactions. | | | Eight is a significant number in Chinese in that it is often used to indicate "many". |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octopus_card
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| | Octopus Method and Internet Course |
| | The Octopus method is based on the popular OMT and Fusion methods, but also embodies common practice found in real-time systems. | | | Octopus is a systematic and effective method for developing object-oriented software particularly for embedded real-time systems. | | | Since the introduction of the method, Octopus has been applied in many projects at Nokia. |
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| | Cephalopod Information - Coral Sea Cephalopods - nautilus, octopus and cuttlefish |
| | This class of molluscs have well developed nervous system, brain and eyes, with octopus being the subject of experiments where they successfully solved problems. | | | The cephalopods include the octopus, nautilus, squid and cuttlefish that are the most highly developed of all invertebrate groups. | | | Included in the overall cephalopod project is the ongoing study of the nautilus population in the depths of Osprey Reef - a capture-record-tag-release program has been underway for five years. |
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http://www.australiancephalopods.com
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| | octopus - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about octopus |
| | This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. | | | Octopuses can change colour to blend in with their surroundings and can swim using their arms or by a form of jet propulsion by squirting out water from their bodies. | | | Sometimes, when frightened or to avoid enemies, they squirt out a black ink from their bodies which hides them and allows them to escape. |
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http://encyclopedia.farlex.com/Octopus
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| | Octopus Demystified: The Splendid Table |
| | Octopus is much like squid: If you keep the cooking time minimal, under five minutes or so, you get a chewy but not unpleasant texture; this is a good technique for octopus salad or sushi. | | | These methods work, but so does cooking octopus slowly, with no further ado. | | | More important is that the quality of octopus, like that of squid, does not suffer noticeably when it is frozen. |
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http://splendidtable.publicradio.org/souptonuts/fish_octopus.html
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| | Animal Planet :: Corwin's Carnival of Creatures |
| | Octopus are used for bait and for human consumption. | | | This may be due to them reproducing late in their life. | | | Recent studies suggest the giant octopus is not endangered. |
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http://animal.discovery.com/fansites/jeffcorwin/carnival/waterbeast/octopus.html
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| | Octopus Fishing in Tokelau by Anna Tiraa-Passfield |
| | Gleaning for octopus (feke) is one of the few types of fishing activity practiced by women. | | | This method utilized an octopus lure (puletakifeke) made from cowry shells of genera Cyparea and Ovulum. | | | Octopus fishing is a favored and skilful activity undertaken particularly by women of Fakaofo, though men and children also engage in this activity. |
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http://www.spc.org.nc/coastfish/Countries/Tokelau/octopus.htm
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| | MTR |
| | Report the loss of your Octopus immediately to prevent unauthorised use and minimise your possible loss. | | | You should report the loss of your Octopus immediately by calling the Octopus Lost-card Hotline at 2266 2266, a 24-hour Interactive Voice Response System. | | | Please click title for more details on "Conditions of Issue of Tickets" or "Conditions of Issue of Octopus". |
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http://www.mtr.com.hk/eng/train/octopus.html
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| | Monterey Bay Aquarium: Online Field Guide |
| | The giant octopus is thought to be the most intelligent of all invertebrates. | | | While all of an octopus's eight arms are capable of the same tasks, researchers have recently discovered that most octopuses have a favorite arm that they prefer to use when exploring a new nook or cranny. | | | At the entrance, you'll find an “octopus's garden”: a collection of bones, spines and shells left over from past meals. |
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http://www.mbayaq.org/efc/living_species?hOri=0&hab=6&inhab=222
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| | Amazon.com: Octopus: Music: The Human League |
| | This is one of them - 1995's "Octopus". | | | However, I must also remember to temper my praise for the album by the fact that The Human League produced Octopus in such a way that it maintained their "sound," which may have been to many - dated by 1995. | | | The same can be said for their sound in general, I think. |
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http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000002HII?v=glance
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| | Octopus |
| | Editing the Octopus is a breeze, because all controls are located on a single panel which is always on view, so you can see at a glance any synth parameter. | | | During the order process you can indicate whether you want these or not (and thus help to save the environment). | | | The Octopus is a Dual-Matrix synthesizer containing one Matrix for Oscillator/Filter frequency modulation synthesis and another Matrix for general modulation. |
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http://www.linplug.com/Products/Octopus/octopus.htm
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| | Octopus |
| | The octopus, which is also called "devilfish," is a predatory mollusc with a pouch-shaped body and eight powerful arms with two rows of suction discs on each. | | | It also has an ink sac, which it uses to darken the water when it senses danger. | | | They can creep over hard surfaces using their arms; when they travel through water they move by jet propulsion, taking in water and ejecting it forcibly through a funnel as their muscular mantle contracts. |
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http://www.nature.ca/notebooks/english/octopus.htm
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| | BBC NEWS England Cornwall Fishy tale of the longest octopus |
| | The octopus is among the most intelligent inhabitants of the oceans, with a highly developed nervous system and the largest and most advanced brain of any invertebrate. | | | Mr Slater said the octopus was in excellent condition and is now recovering in a display tank at the aquarium. | | | A Cornish fisherman has caught what is thought to be the largest octopus of its kind found in the sea off Britain. |
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cornwall/3736531.stm
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| | The Octopus |
| | The Octopus, Ph.D: The Octopus at The Institute | | | He seeks to go where no octopus has gone before, and does it without expending any energy whatsoever. | | | Email The Octopus at octopus@speakeasy.net for trip details, advice, and wisdom, or to contribute to the Cephalopod Chronicles by submitting your own original material, advice, wisdom, or competing Squid stories. |
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http://www.angio.net/~reagan/octopus.html
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| | CTV.ca B.C. octopus attacks remote-controlled submarine |
| | The octopus attack was not the first time the ROV was approached by giant animal. | | | Jim Cosgrove, an octopus expert at the Royal BC museum, believes the octopus may have been senile. | | | The waters around B.C. provide perfect living conditions for the giant Pacific Octopus. |
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http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20060126/octopus_bc_060126/20060126?hub=Canada
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| | Octopus Adventure! |
| | Compare octopuses to other animals you learn about.What can you do with your new octopus knowledge? | | | Think of a project or activity you can do to extend your learning. | | | You can learn the answers to these questions by following the directions below. |
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http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/encanto/octopus
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| | Polarized signaling underwater and the P-vision of the octopus |
| | A possible advantage of P-vision is that, while the object color changes with depth due to the varying attenuation by sea water across the spectrum, patterns due to changes in reflected polarization would remain constant. | | | In the lab, octopus vulgaris and octopus briareus could detect patterns that had contrasts as small as 20 degrees in the direction of polarization (if fully polarized). | | | However, as light is usually only partially polarized, a third measurement is needed at another angle to eliminate ambiguity: this may be accomplished by movements of the eye or maybe by variations between different parts of the retina. |
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http://www.polarization.com/octopus/octopus.html
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| | NATURE. The Octopus Show. A Legend of the Deep PBS |
| | But all are based on a remarkable real animal: the octopus. | | | Along the ancient Mediterranean Sea, people spoke in reverent tones of Yamm, a sea god of many heads and legs who ruled over his watery realm. | | | But the over 250 known species of octopuses appear to have completely lost their hard parts, evolving instead into a firm but flexible sack of tissues. |
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http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/octopus/legend.html
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| | Ocean Living - National Zoo FONZ |
| | Octopuses are mollusks, and are related to squid, cuttlefish, and nautiluses. | | | The Pacific octopus is one of the stars here, but you will find other fascinating spineless wonders here, such as anemones, urchins, crabs, lobsters, and elegance coral (pictured at right). | | | Other ocean-dwelling animals can be found in the Invertebrate Exhibit. |
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http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/OceanLiving
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| | Technopolis web document template |
| | Octopus is a development and testing environment for new, innovative mobile applications and services. | | | The Octopus network opens connections to the sector’s companies, research and educational services, and providers of business development services. | | | In addition to its advanced testing environment, Octopus offers its customers R&D and testing support and a possibility to use authentic test groups. |
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http://hitech.suomi.net/oske/docs/templates/mfo_new_basic.php3?page_id=299
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| | JDBC Data Transformations |
| | Natural keys can be used to insert/update existing data and create relationships with oid's. | | | Octopus gives you a very generic way to transform data. | | | Octopus supports Ant and JUnit to create a database / tables and extract /load data during a build or test process. |
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http://www.enhydra.org/tech/octopus
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| | Octopus Index |
| | Recent research suggests that Australian waters contain at least 60 octopus species, of which more than two-thirds are new to science. | | | Instead it refers to the behaviours and lifestyles of Australia's extraordinary array of octopuses, which range from pygmies the size of a fingernail to muscular giants with arms spanning three metres. |
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http://www.australiancephalopods.com/index_octopus.htm
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| | Octopus | Recipezaar |
| | A traditional octopus meze to have with ouzo or wine. | | | This is truly one of my favorite ways to eat octopus. | | | If you've never tried octopus, this is a great way to start. |
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http://www.recipezaar.com/r/424
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| | Fish Glossary from Gorton's: Mako Shark-Orange Roughy |
| | Cooked octopus is also available widely and is white and purple in color. | | | Octopus have a red, brown and purple mottled skin. | | | Description (in water): Octopus, like squid, are cephalopods, but octopus have eight tentacles. |
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http://www.gortons.com/cookbook/gl_ma_or.php
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| | RecipeSource: Octopus Pilaf(Oktapodi Pilaffi) |
| | When octopus is cooked, place 3-1/2 cups water,1/2 cup of octopus sauce and 2 Tbsp butter in a saucepan. | | | Stir well, cover and simmer over low fire for one hour, or until octopus is tender. | | | This may be prepared ahead of time and reheated in the oven before serving. |
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http://www.recipesource.com/ethnic/europe/greek/octopus-pilaf1.html
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| | Octopus |
| | If you have more suggestions, or if you are willing to help in any of these points just contact the octopus team. | | | 2006-05-04: The octopus development has been switched from cvs to subversion/trac. | | | This version doesn't have any added features, but does have a couple of bugs fixed. |
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http://www.tddft.org/programs/octopus/news.php
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