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Octopolis and Octlantis
- schappim 1y agoPhotos if the settlement: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EbnJ2aJXYAomCWP?format=jpg&name=large https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EbnJ2aJXYAomCWP?format=jpg&name=... https://giantcuttlefish.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Octopolis-normal_0693-V4.jpg https://giantcuttlefish.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Octop...
- ortusdux 1y agoVarious species of bass make highly visible nests. A friend spent his masters snorkeling Florida lakes, doing population surveys while dodging gators. Last I heard there has been significant progress using drones, marine EVs, and CV to speed up the process. From a research point of view it's amazing because a single aerial photo on a clear day can give you a lot of data. https://forums.pondboss.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=download&Number=11722&filename=61abluegill-bedsdance.jpg https://forums.pondboss.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=download&Numb...
- SirFatty 1y agoWhat? Octopuses not octopi? Have I been lied to my whole life? "Octopi – Often used, but technically incorrect since octopus comes from Greek, not Latin." Learn something new every day...
- unclad5968 1y agoOctopodes is the historically accurate pluralization of Octopus, but modern English has adopted octopuses.
- SirFatty 1y agoIndeed.. "Octopodes – This is the correct plural in Ancient Greek, but it's very rare and sounds quite formal or academic."
- Rendello 1y agoWikipedia has a section in this, which I found interesting: > The standard pluralised form of octopus in English is octopuses; the Ancient Greek plural ὀκτώποδες, octopodes, has also been used historically. The alternative plural octopi is usually considered etymologically incorrect because it wrongly assumes that octopus is a Latin second-declension -us noun or adjective when, in either Greek or Latin, it is a third-declension noun. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octopus#Etymology_and_pluralisation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octopus#Etymology_and_pluralis...
- andreashaerter 1y ago„Yes, it's octopodes. I insist on the correct plural. Which is probably why my social life has some issues.“ :D
- cobbzilla 1y agoOctopi are truly amazing. One particular species is the only known invertebrate capable of bipedal walking, and they wear a coconut shell atop their head for camouflage while walking. In the realm of gigantic non-human habitats, do beavers [1] win the prize for largest total area? The park is in Alberta, Canada and I love their approximation: “If we thought in terms of hockey rinks, that’s 1600 hockey rinks of water.” [1] https://www.pc.gc.ca/pn-np/nt/woodbuffalo/nature/beaver_gallery https://www.pc.gc.ca/pn-np/nt/woodbuffalo/nature/beaver_gall...