Today I started a new habit: tickling the octopus. Contrary to what this sounds like, this is NOT some euphemism for inappropriate conduct that could get one fined for pubic lewdness, this is, exactly as the phrase implies, "tickling the octopus". We have a male giant pacific octopus in one of our holding tanks, and he's a curious little bugger, and whenever I clean out the aquarium, he comes over, tries to grab the net or the scrubbie, and when he flips a tentacle over the astroturf (which is there to keep him from grabbing the side and flipping out), I reach down and tickle his tentacle. He then tries to grab and eat my finger, and I pull it back quickly. It's an entertaining way to pass a few mintues
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