Re: NANFA-- Octopus in Lake Conway, Arkansas!

Richard Rego (mummichog_at_naisp.net)
Mon, 8 Dec 2003 08:07:16 -0500

>From what I can see in the picture, it is definitely cooked (or appears very
closely to be)!
I eat octopus alot, and when cooked/served it always has that purplish-red
color to it. Sounds like a hoax to me...another story for the lake, except
this time someone was smart enough to provide proof (quasi-proof?)!

Rick.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Nick Zarlinga" <njz_at_clevelandmetroparks.com>
To: <nanfa_at_aquaria.net>
Sent: Monday, December 08, 2003 7:27 AM
Subject: RE: NANFA-- Octopus in Lake Conway, Arkansas!

> I think that it is safe to say that this is a cooked octopus. A dead
> octopus is very limp and a live octopus would be trying to support itself
by
> having all eight tentacles wrapped around the guys hands. If you blow up
> the picture, you can see that it is rather stiff. No octopuses are stiff.
>
> Nick Zarlinga
> Aquarium Biologist
> Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
> 216.661.6500 ext 4485
>
>
> ><)> -----Original Message-----
> ><)> From: owner-nanfa_at_aquaria.net
> ><)> On Behalf
> ><)> Of matt ashton
> ><)> Sent: Sunday, December 07, 2003 5:46 PM
> ><)> To: nanfa_at_aquaria.net
> ><)> Subject: Re: NANFA-- Octopus in Lake Conway, Arkansas!
> ><)>
> ><)>
> ><)> Isn't that what happened with that shark in Lake
> ><)> Erie last summer...and what is usually the case
> ><)> with things other than the occasional bullshark or
> ><)> pacu/pirahna. Intentional or not it got him his 15
> ><)> minutes but could get him one hefty fine.
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