Index

Page numbers in bold refer to photos and illustrations.

 

A

algae, 28, 29, 40, 50, 57

Anderson, Roland, 7, 25

arms, 11

ability to regrow, 11, 49, 64

neurons in the, 11, 25

tip, gender identification by, 54, 64

tip, hunting in crevices with, 53, 55, 65

webbing between, 33

 

B

beak, 1, 5, 9

Bent Palm, vi, 13, 57, 61, 65

birds, 5, 25, 65

blood, blue, 11

brain, 11, 25

 

C

camouflage, iv–v. See also color

changing shape, 2, 16, 25, 41, 62

sprouting papillae, 2, 43, 61, 62, 65

cephalopods, 11

Chancerelle family, 13, 39, 40

church, 58, 58–59, 59

Church Copse, vi, 13, 14, 16, 21, 39

clams, 2, 5, 11, 16, 16

classification, scientific, 11, 36–37

color, 42–43

ability to change, 2, 27, 41, 54

and emotion, 32, 43, 61

mechanism of change, 42–43

observation of change, 9, 24, 32, 38, 64

conservation, 58

Cook’s Bay, vi, 18, 57

coral, 50, 50

coral reefs, 24, 44–45

as an ecosystem, 45–46, 50–51

atoll, 13

barrier, vi, 13, 66

fringing, 13

threats to, 18, 50–51

crabs, 3, 5, 8, 23, 40, 54

CRIOBE research facility, 13, 18, 18–19, 35, 36

location, vi

researchers, 19, 66

specimen collection, 34–35, 35–38, 37

 

D

data collection, 26–27, 27, 66

defense mechanisms, octopus, 2, 25, 28, 65. See also camouflage; intelligence

dens, 17, 23, 25, 54, 57

diet, 66

birds, 5

crabs, 3, 5, 8, 23, 40, 54

mollusks, 5, 21, 40, 53, 57, 61

other octopuses, 5, 8

otter, 5

dolphins, 17, 39

 

E

eel, moray, 48, 48–49, 65

eggs, 10, 11, 32

Ellenbogen, Keith

in the field, 31, 38–39, 65

at the “octopus church,” 59

as photographer, 6, 28, 38–39, 41

emotion, 32, 43, 61

evolution, 2

extraterrestrials, 5

eyes, 11, 43, 53, 61

 

F

field research, 26–27

challenges/joys, 17, 21, 28, 31, 57

sites, iv, 13, 40, 45. See also specific sites

use of Google Earth/Maps, 49, 53, 57

vehicles, 13, 40, 41

fins, 11

fish

angelfish, 51

ature, 16

boxfish, 48

butterfly fish, 15, 21

catfish, 46

clownfish, 45–46

coral grouper, 25

hawkfish, 21

hogfish, 16

Moorish idol, 20–21, 21, 51

Picasso triggerfish, 46

pufferfish, 18, 46

spotted toby, 16

stonefish, 28, 41

trumpet fish, 48

wrasse, 16, 47

funnel, 1, 25, 54, 57, 62

 

G

gender identification, 54, 64

gills, 8, 11, 62

global warming, 6, 18, 51

Gump Station, vi, 66

 

H

Ha’apiti, vi, 53, 65

habitat, marine

coral reef ecosystem, 45–46, 50–51

humans in the, 28, 31, 57, 65

northern coldwater, 8, 23

percent of the planet, 1

sandy bottom ecosystem, 14

tropical Moorea, 1, 14–16, 21–22, 45–46, 51, 54

head, 1, 5, 11, 32

hearts, 11

hemocyanin, 11

humans

fishing/collection of octopus, 5–6, 46, 58

octopus influence on, 58, 58–59, 59

in the underwater habitat, 28, 31, 65

hunting, 5, 53, 55, 65

 

I

ink screen or ink blob, 2, 28

intelligence, 25

evolution of, 2

fixing up a den, 54, 57

identifying specific humans, 7, 25, 32

imagination, 54

memory, 64

opening containers, 25

watching to learn, 39, 39

invertebrates, 2, 7

iridophores, 43

 

L

Langford, Keely, 9, 36

background, 9–10, 27

in the field, 40–41, 48, 57, 61–62, 65–66

interpretive specialist, 6, 9

Leite, Tatiana, 9

background, 9

love of the water, 9, 31

in Sea Cucumber World, 14, 53

skill in finding octopuses, 17, 24, 30, 53, 65

specialty in octopus species, 5, 9

transect work, 8, 39, 41

leucophores, 43

life span, 11, 32

ligula, 54

 

M

mantle, 11, 11, 53, 54

Mather, Jennifer, 7, 40

background, 2, 5, 7, 54

field research plan, 5, 13

specialty in psychology, 4, 5, 7, 25, 54, 64

team built by, 4, 5, 6, 17

using CRIOBE collection, 35–38

Menashi, Wilson, 25, 32

middens, 5, 17, 21, 23, 41, 53

mollusks, 2, 11

Montgomery, Sy, 6

experience underwater, 65

making friends with an octopus, 32

at the “octopus church,” 59

Moorea, vi, 1, 18, 45, 51, 57

mouth, 11

movement, 1, 2, 8, 62, 65

Murphy, Bill, 32

myths, octopus-based, 58

 

N

natural disasters, 18, 51

neurons, 11, 25

New England Aquarium, 25, 32

 

O

ocelli, 65

octopuses

classification, 11

common (Octopus vulgaris), 2, 5, 9, 25

giant Pacific, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11, 25, 32

glow-in-the-dark, 11

influence on humans, 58, 58–59, 59

making friends with, 32

mimic, 5–6

number of species, 1, 11

Octopus wolfi, 11

Pacific day (Octopus cyanea), 2, 66

pygmy, 2, 7

red, 23

tally for expedition, 66

techniques to find, 17, 24, 65

transparent, 11

octopuses, individual

Athena, 32

Cassia, 54, 65

C.C., 10

Charlotte, 66

Christopher, 66

Cleo, 24, 28, 35, 36, 39

Clove, 10

Emily Dickinson, 7

Finis, 66

Frederick, 65

Godzilla!, 8

Grover, 24, 28, 39

Gwenevere, 25

Joy, 57, 61, 65

Jude, 8

Kwila, 24, 28, 36

Leisure Suit Larry, 7

Mary Lou, 65

Octavia, 32

Zeus, 65

Opunohu Bay, vi, 18

 

P

Papetoai, 59, 59

personality, 5, 7, 32, 39, 54, 61

pollution, 6, 8, 51

predators, 62, 64, 65

humans, 5–6, 46

moray eels, 48, 48–49

sharks, 2, 65

 

R

radula, 5

rays, 22, 49

reproduction, 4, 5, 10, 54

 

S

Scheel, David, 8

background, 5, 8, 17

data checklist by, 27

specialty in behavioral ecology, 5, 8

telemetry work, 8

transect work, 40, 41

using CRIOBE collection, 35–38, 37

science

generates more questions, 66

teaching children, 9, 10

women in, 7

sea cucumber, 14, 14, 53

Seattle Aquarium, 2, 7, 25

sea urchin, 16, 28

shape, changing, 2, 16, 25, 41, 62

sharks, 2, 15, 15–16, 39, 65

shells

CRIOBE collection, 34–35, 35–38, 37

as door to den, 25, 57

as home for other creatures, 15

octopus strategies to open, 5

tally for expedition, 66

skin

ability to taste with, 11

cells which create color palette, 43

ocelli, 65

papillae, 2, 43, 61, 62, 65

starfish, 2, 18, 51

stomach, 11

suckers, 4, 11

ability to taste with, 11, 32, 64

dexterity, 11, 17, 27, 61

suction to open shells, 5

 

T

tags for radio telemetry, 8

teeth. See radula

threats to octopuses, 6, 8, 18. See also predators

tongue, 5

transect, habitat, 8, 27, 39, 40–41

turtles, 18, 22, 23, 50, 56–57, 57, 65

 

V

Vancouver Aquarium, 6, 9, 10, 27

venom, 1, 5

vision, 43

 

W

weight, 2, 8