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The Octopus Lady
@theoctopuslady.bsky.social
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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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

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The Bizarrely Violent World of Clam Smuggling
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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
June 2, 2025 at 4:17 PM
HAPPY PRIDE Y'ALL

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

❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🌟🐙🦞🦐🦈🐡🐠
Happy Pride, y’all!

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

🧪 🦑
June 3, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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Spider 🦀 liftoff
@schmidtocean.bsky.social dive 84 #MarineLife
June 2, 2025 at 10:12 PM
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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
June 2, 2025 at 11:05 PM
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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
June 3, 2025 at 2:01 AM
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😔 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 🐡🦑
May 27, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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The subtle sproing of a sea spider #Invertebrates
May 27, 2025 at 11:57 PM
CLIFF JUMPING CRABS LETS GOOOOOO
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
May 29, 2025 at 4:46 AM
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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!)
May 29, 2025 at 2:36 AM
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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
May 18, 2025 at 4:02 AM
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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. 🧪🌎🦑
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.
May 18, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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Beware the Britifh Sea-Pen
March 13, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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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
May 14, 2025 at 4:01 AM
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
youtu.be
May 17, 2025 at 5:27 PM
I.

LOVE.

THIS.
@theoctopuslady.bsky.social tried doin' your avatar, if you want to talk more about this, pls dm me, hope you like it!!
May 17, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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silly bee, that's not a real sunflower, it's my sunflower star model

🌊🐙🦑🌿🌎
April 18, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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April 18, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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@theoctopuslady.bsky.social I created an “octopus lady bingo card” from some recurring themes I noticed in your videos. Thoughts?
April 18, 2025 at 12:38 AM
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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 🐡🦑
April 16, 2025 at 10:42 PM
SOMEONE DREW FAN ART OF ME!!

(And I love those boots, I would totally rock those!)
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!
April 17, 2025 at 5:19 AM
AAAAAAAAHHHHHH

AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
April 16, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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April 13, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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Today's Oarfish comes from AlienTripod on Reddit! They shared this to a subreddit all about deep sea creatures! #underwater #sealife #marine #fish #Oarfishdaily #marinelife
April 14, 2025 at 4:01 AM
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Remember the shark-riding octopus? youtu.be/F9osYO9VRlg?...
I made a comic about it (which is also about argonauts because they're the best; here's an article I wrote if you want to know more about the cowgirls of the sea: octonation.com/should-you-p...)
🦑🐡
April 11, 2025 at 11:10 PM