This holiday season, break the ice by telling your family and friends how baby octopuses sometimes ride on jellyfish like little hats...[a thread 🧵] 📸 bit.ly/2ZmNZZH
It all began in 1957 when a scientist was SLAPPED by a jellyfish-wielding octopus. He published his harrowing tale in the prestigious journal science, and this is where our octopus story begins... study: jstor.org/stable/1710225 📸 bit.ly/2ZmNZZH
@RebeccaRHelm Saw first paper nautiluses--some swimming freely, but most pulling salps, strings of salps, leaves, sticks, or even trash--two nights ago and again last night (unfortunately with "No SD Card" error message in camera viewscreen last night).
@RebeccaRHelm That one on the left looks like a paper nautilus. ?????
@RebeccaRHelm These would make cool glass ornaments
@RebeccaRHelm @beaq Me and @rararosie16 I think if we were tattoo people, we would get these matching tattoos.