Dickhead Octopus At It Again

I don't know why we keep octopii in captivity because they are nothing but troublemakers. This one that they are calling 'FLO' just decided to be a pain in the ass and flood the area around its tank. They should give it eight mops to clean up after itself.


"It's not surprising that with eight arms and inquisitive nature, the two-spotted octopus is pretty handy around its tank at the Santa Monica Pier Aquarium. Still, those reporting for work Thursday at the popular beachfront attraction were caught by surprise when they were greeted by water lapping around the kelp forest display, the shark and ray tank and the rocky reef exhibit. Octopus tinkers in its tankThe guest of honor in the aquarium's Kids' Corner octopus tank had swum to the top of the enclosure and disassembled the recycling system's valve, flooding the place with some 200 gallons of seawater. "It had grabbed the tube that pulls out the water and caused it to spray outside the tank," said aquarium education specialist Nick Fash. Judging by the size of the flood, Fash estimated that the water flowed for about 10 hours before the first staff member, Aaron Kind, showed up for work. Kind issued an all-hands-on-deck call to summon co-workers to the pier with mops, water vacuums and fans. Even though the aquarium is built over the beach, it has no floor drain. The tiny octopus, which is about the size of a human forearm when its appendages are extended, floated lazily in the water that remained in its tank."