there are stories of people being sold a blue ringed octopus, being told it's something else, and then dying a horrible death.
I've heard about that, too, and it's damned scary. Hey, let's ignorantly sell the most poisonous creature in the world to someone who also doesn't know what it is! :P
A biologist at the aquarium got back to me just a bit ago, and they're going to look into it. Sounds like they've considered getting a mimic for their collection before, so they might be willing to purchase this little guy as a "rescue" if it turns out I was right in my ID. Which makes me feel much better.
(Of course then another friend checked the little guy out, and she thinks he might be Octopus chierchia (http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2010/9/inverts), which I'd never even heard of. So I may have been wrong all along, but... better to overreact instead of just carrying on without concern, I suppose.)
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Date: 2011-05-20 11:14 pm (UTC)I've heard about that, too, and it's damned scary. Hey, let's ignorantly sell the most poisonous creature in the world to someone who also doesn't know what it is! :P
A biologist at the aquarium got back to me just a bit ago, and they're going to look into it. Sounds like they've considered getting a mimic for their collection before, so they might be willing to purchase this little guy as a "rescue" if it turns out I was right in my ID. Which makes me feel much better.
(Of course then another friend checked the little guy out, and she thinks he might be Octopus chierchia (http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2010/9/inverts), which I'd never even heard of. So I may have been wrong all along, but... better to overreact instead of just carrying on without concern, I suppose.)