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Irony: Nowhere on that page does it say how large that octopus actually is. An inch? 2 meters? Unclear. To save you the google search, it's about "tennis ball
by teiferer 16d ago
Irony: Nowhere on that page does it say how large that octopus actually is. An inch? 2 meters? Unclear.
To save you the google search, it's about "tennis ball size" according to https://30a.com/larger-pacific-striped-octopus/ https://30a.com/larger-pacific-striped-octopus/ . Somebody should add that to the wiki.
- musha68k 16d agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Editing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Editing
- bondarchuk 16d agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_Being_the_Right_Size https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_Being_the_Right_Size "The most obvious differences between different animals are differences of size, but for some reason the zoologists have paid singularly little attention to them. In a large textbook of zoology before me I find no indication that the eagle is larger than the sparrow, or the hippopotamus bigger than the hare, though some grudging admissions are made in the case of the mouse and the whale."
- dunefox 16d agoSomebody? Why not you?
- bluebarbet 16d agoIndeed. Even easier: complain on the article's Talk page. Somebody else may then do the work for free.
- gwbas1c 16d agoIt's Wikipedia, I'm sure you can add it to the wiki in about as much time as it took you to write that post.
- morningsam 16d agoNot really, because you need a reputable source. The popular science article they linked is good enough for HN but WP would remove it.
- neolefty 16d agoAlso, how many are there? Is it even known?
- autoexec 16d agoWikipedia didn't say it directly, but they already had a reference to a source that did > "The LPSO is a small animal, with a striped body about 7 centimetres long and spotted arms that make it look like it is wearing a polka-dot dress." Anytime you're looking for more info on topic while reading its wikipedia article checking the sources is a good place to start.