Too adorable!!

[tikistitch]

The octopus who loves his Mr Potato Head

Louis the octopus clearly thinks two heads are better than one when it comes to toys.

The 1.8m-wide (6ft) creature is so attached to Mr Potato Head that he turns aggressive when aquarium staff try to remove it from his tank.

The giant Pacific octopus was given the toy for Christmas and has even learned to dig out food hidden in a secret box at the back of it.

'He's fascinated by it,' said Matt Slater, of the Blue Reef Aquarium in Newquay, Cornwall. 'He attacks the net we use to fish the toy out every time we try to take it away.'

Mr Slater added: 'Octopuses are very intelligent and they like to be stimulated and busy.'

Via Pharyngula.

Comments

[twotone]

My husband just sent me a link about this, titled "OCTOPUS PRIME". :D

[annlarimer.livejournal.com]

That may be the best thing I've ever seen. That's an Optimus Prime Potato Head, is it not?

But it leads to several questions. Why did they give an octopus a Christmas present? Is this his first Christmas present? Does he get presents on other holidays? And why a Potato Head? How do you choose presents for an octopus? If you go to the Amazon gift guide, is there, like, an option for captive invertebrates? If it were a girl octopus, would they have given it one of those big Barbie stying heads?

[kittytoes.livejournal.com]

Is that his, erm, sexy tentacle holding it?

[tikistitch.livejournal.com]

Hahaha! I DON'T KNOW WHERE THAT TENTACLE IS FROM!!!

[tikistitch.livejournal.com]

How do you choose presents for an octopus?

Well, duh, you just read his Cephalopodmas letter to Santa Cthulhu! That is, if you can pry it out of Santa Cthulhu's tentacles, but that's ANOTHER story, for another day.

[tikistitch.livejournal.com]

Maybe Octy's so protective 'cause he's worried about the Decepticons???

[domestic-wolf.livejournal.com]

"...and has even learned to dig out food hidden in a secret box at the back of it."

Do they stuff it with chives and bacon bits?

[sinderellah.livejournal.com]

yum!

[blythou.livejournal.com]

I react like that when kids want to play with my Darth Tater !

[dollykat.livejournal.com]

I saw these and thought you might enjoy them:
http://meglyman.deviantart.com/art/Cephalicide-62046241
http://meglyman.deviantart.com/art/Squidlock-Holmes-68133754
Their Deviant Art gallery has lots more tentacly goodness!

[tikistitch.livejournal.com]

Ha! I love this quote from the artist:

"I have no idea why nobody has written novels starring a squid detective yet."

[dollykat.livejournal.com]

I want a squid detective tee.

[tikistitch.livejournal.com]

I would totally buy one! We gotta convince this guy to open a Cafe Press store!

[avalonjones.livejournal.com]

Erm, isn't the "secret box" on a Mr. Potato Head in his butt? I can just imagine the aquarium staffers: "Dude, check this out! We trained the octopus to get food out of Optimash Prime's ass compartment!"

(Sorry, I clearly have been reading too much TOYFARE...)