Octopia

Utopias

[Octopia @laOctopia]

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[ABC.es @abc_es]

🐙 Descubren un diminuto pulpo azul en las Galápagos que parece sacado de un cuento de hadas https://t.co/3Xm849l3fO

[sano yuichi @sunamerius]

May Blues

[Archaeology & Art @archaeologyart]

3500 Years of the Octopus in Six Civilizations

[Archaeology & Art @archaeologyart]

I'd like to share a compilation showing how the octopus form has been interpreted across different civilizations -- from Minoan ceramics to Roman mosaics, and Moche goldwork to Edo-period Japanese armor.

These are images I've shared before. Artifact descriptions (left to right):

1) Silver coin minted in Eretria, Euboea, c. 500-480 BC.

2) Minoan "Marine Style" flask from Palaikastro, 1500-1450 BC. Collection: Heraklion Archaeological Museum, Crete.

3) Roman mosaic fragment depicting an octopus, Villaquejida (León, Spain), 2nd-3rd century AD. Collection: National Archaeological Museum, Madrid.

4) Red-figure fish plate made in Paestum, c. 350 BC. Collection: The Getty Museum.

5) Mosaic of sea creatures, House of the Faun, Pompeii, 2nd century BC. Collection: National Archaeological Museum of Naples.

6) Gold octopus-shaped plaque / clothing appliqué, Mycenae, Grave Circle A, Shaft Grave IV, c. 1600-1500 BC. Collection: National Archaeological Museum of Athens.

7) Octopus Frontlet, Moche (La Mina), Peru, 300-600 AD. Collection: Museo de la Nación, Lima, Peru.

8) Samurai helmet (kabuto / kawari kabuto) with a detachable octopus-shaped crest, Edo period, 18th century, Japan. Collection: Stibbert Museum, Florence.

9) Ivory netsuke: octopus and basket, Japan, c. 1800-1900.

[Helios @Heliouz__]

Construí un mapa en vivo del Metrobús CDMX que también es un instrumento. Puedes ver todos los metrobuses en tiempo real y cada vez que uno entra a una estación, toca una nota del organillo.

7 líneas, 7 voces sonando a la vez para formar el organillero de la CDMX.

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[tiramisudestroyer @blueslimeeat3r]

if protein is meant for me, it will find me. no matter what i eat.

[Adrian Bliss @adrianbliss]

Making art in 2026

[Neil Renic @NC_Renic]

Re-reading my “fantastic draft that is almost ready for publication”

[Abakcus @abakcus]

The beauty of math book covers from @doverpubs. 😍

[Orel Beilinson @BeilinsonOrel]

Staring at my manuscript submission status as if it were the Uber Eats tracker

[fishious @fishquichee]

The elephant has developed a sense of belonging in the room

[♰ 𝙽𝚊𝚎𝚝𝚘 @fw_naetoblaq]

how it feels as an adult to revisit the classic books and poems you were taught in class now with fresh eyes and life experience:

[PmAmTraveller @pmamtraveller]

Carrie Liao - Alien visitor

[a💤ul @passionpeachy]

whateverrrrrrr

[Neil Renic @NC_Renic]

Describing research you’ve been working on for years

[akhilesh @akhileshutup]

learning AI skills so that i can stay ahead in a changing world

[soup🍓 @thrluv]

what if i hugged u really tight & then gradually loosened my grip & told u ur blood pressure is 130/95

[La Selene @selunne]

Anoche desde mi teléfono solo pude tomar esta Fotografía, luego a las 4am como si se tratase de una fuerza sobre natural me dijeron: levántate y sal al patio. Y lo hice. En la penumbra, en el eclipse. Y todo estaba nublado. Lunita al final.