Hello,

3 Match 2008
A hexapus, or six-legged version of the Lesser or Curled Octopus, Eledone
cirrhosa, was captured in a lobster pot off the coast of north Wales and put
on show at the Anglesey Sea Zoo. It was only then it was discovered to have
only six legs instead of the normal eight, and this may have a result of a
birth defect rather than an accident. It was been claimed as a world's first
as nobody seems to discovered one before. Its fame meant it was transferred
to the Blackpool Sea Life Centre to attract a bigger audience.

BBC News Report (2)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/lancashire/7280980.stm
BBC News Report (1)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/7275659.stm
Yahoo News Report
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080303/sc_afp/sciencebritainanimalhexapusoffbeat
BMLSS octopuses
http://www.glaucus.org.uk/Octopus.htm

Cheers


Andy Horton.
glaucus@...
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Marine Wildlife News of the North-east Atlantic Ocean
(British Marine Life Study Society)
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