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The California two-spot octopus (Octopus bimaculoides), often simply called a "bimac", is an octopus species native to many parts of the Pacific Ocean including the coast of California. One can identify the species by the circular blue eyespots on each side of its head. Bimacs usually live to be about two years old.
Two-spot octopus may refer to: Octopus bimaculatus, also known as Verill's two-spot octopus; Octopus bimaculoides, also known as the California two-spot octopus
The California two-spot octopus has had its genome sequenced, allowing exploration of its molecular adaptations. [48] Having independently evolved mammal-like intelligence, octopuses have been compared by the philosopher Peter Godfrey-Smith, who has studied the nature of intelligence, [173] to hypothetical intelligent extraterrestrials. [174]
The child's father, 36-year-old dentist Cameron Clifford, researched the possibility with a local aquarium store and before long Terrance the California two-spot octopus, also known as a bimac ...
An octopus the same species as Terrance, but not them. Terrance was a California two-spot octopus (Octopus bimaculoides or "bimac"), a common pet octopus in the United States. Terrance's early life is not known, but its seller claimed to be a diver with a fishing license in California. [1] Terrance was bought through the Octopus News Magazine ...
Weeks later the octopus babies were born — although not all 50 of them made it. Still, there's a difference between owning one octopus and owning a whole bunch of octopus babies — 23 to be ...
The child's father, 36-year-old dentist Cameron Clifford, researched the possibility with a local aquarium store and before long Terrance the California two-spot octopus, also known as a bimac, was living in a watery enclosure at the family home southwest of Oklahoma City.
Gov. Gavin Newsom signs a bipartisan bill banning octopus farming in the state. California is now the second state to do so. ... At the end of two weeks, the octopuses' responses to the two people ...