Flapjack

Octopuses occasionally occupy the ocean floor.

“While diving off the central California coast, the team of E/V Nautilus encountered this Flapjack Octopus (named for its ear flaps) lingering on the sea floor.”- EVNautilus via You Tube

Flapjack or Opisthoteuthis californiana via Monterey Bay Aquarium on You Tube. The octopus looks red because it is being illuminated by a red light which it can’t see and thinks it is in the dark. This little octopus is a rare find in the ocean.

Stream of Consciousness Saturday is hosted by Linda G Hill. Today’s “prompt for #JusJoJan and Stream of Consciousness Saturday is: “oc.” Find a word that starts with “oc” and use it in your post. Bonus points if you start and end with your post with an “oc” word.”

18 thoughts on “Flapjack”

ksbeth January 19, 2018 at 4:45 pm

amazing

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1. Deborah Drucker Post authorJanuary 19, 2018 at 4:55 pm
  
  Truly they are. 🙂
  
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JoAnna January 19, 2018 at 7:15 pm

Delightful! An octopus showed up in my stream of consciousness, too. Will post in a bit.

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1. Deborah Drucker Post authorJanuary 19, 2018 at 7:34 pm
  
  Looking forward to reading about your octopus. They are fascinating creatures. Thank you, Jo Anna. 🙂
  
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Capt Jill January 19, 2018 at 8:18 pm

cute. I did my post today on octopi too. 🙂

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1. Deborah Drucker Post authorJanuary 20, 2018 at 9:47 am
  
  A popular -oc topic. And I thought there would be others writing about octopuses. 🙂
  
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Fallon January 20, 2018 at 3:37 am

I think you should get bonus points just for the first sentence. 😉 😀

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1. Deborah Drucker Post authorJanuary 20, 2018 at 9:50 am
  
  It is not too oc-word, I hope. 😉 Thank you, Fallon. 🙂
  
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Dan Antion January 20, 2018 at 4:39 am

Pretty amazing little guy. Nice job on the prompt.

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1. Deborah Drucker Post authorJanuary 20, 2018 at 9:50 am
  
  He is amazing. Thank you, Dan. 🙂
  
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J-Dub January 20, 2018 at 7:20 am

Wow! Very Cool, beautiful creatures.

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1. Deborah Drucker Post authorJanuary 20, 2018 at 9:52 am
  
  Yes, they are pretty wonderful aren’t they?
  
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Eden January 20, 2018 at 3:10 pm

OMG! How adorable… Thank you for sharing, Deborah.

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1. Deborah Drucker Post authorJanuary 20, 2018 at 4:53 pm
  
  Isn’t it. I hope those little guys are taken good care of by the aquariums and anyone who comes in contact with them. My pleasure Eden. 🙂
  
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LindaGHill January 20, 2018 at 5:29 pm

Is it octopuses or octopi? 😛 Great post, Deborah. 🙂

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1. Deborah Drucker Post authorJanuary 20, 2018 at 9:29 pm
  
  Rechecked the octopi vs. octopuses, and octopuses seems to come out the winner. Thank you, Linda. 🙂
  
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cleemckenzie January 22, 2018 at 9:59 am

I finally went to the Monterey Bay Aquarium at night just so I could see this nocturnal critter. He was darned entertaining after dark.

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1. Deborah Drucker Post authorJanuary 22, 2018 at 10:32 am
  
  I bet he was. I’ve got to read more about this little guy.
  
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