To be honest, I haven't checked whether the latest octopus is male or female as I'm not sure how to sex an octopus...and can probably get through life without knowing.....but no, now I've typed that, I have to go and find out. Did you know that you sex an octopus by looking at it's third arm to the right (clockwise). In males, this arm has a suckerless tip and a channel for delivering spermatophores! Well - now you know! And if only I knew where to start counting from, I guess I could check on my little octopuses! But where is number one?
Anyhow - hope you come up with a good name for him or her....
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think Octavious! not sure if that is how it's spelled?
How about Tate? Japanese word for octopus is Taco. So the T is from Taco and ate is from eight!
I love your Taco, Ruth!
Mieko
T-8? Jubil-8? I'm stumped too.I like Octvius or Octavia too.
Good ideas! Thanks. Octavius has such a regal feel to it! Tate, Nate and Kate obviously also go so well together!!! Hmmmm....
How about Sl-8!
Make him into a brooch and call him Pin-8
Make him of tin and call him Stan-8
Suggestions on facebook are for M-8 - a mate of Nate and Kate's!
I was leaning towards 'Mate' :) oh so adorable
Hmmm, Cl-8 could easily turn into "Clayed" which would be really fitting, I think.
But honestly, he looks like a Bob to me, lol.
I was thinking B-8, buth that would be mean... I quite like T-8, though M-8 is of course a great idea...
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