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re: Italians release 1000's of octopuses to fight US blue crab invasion

Posted on 8/24/26 at 4:43 pm to
Posted by kciDAtaE
Member since Apr 2017
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Posted on 8/24/26 at 4:43 pm to
Posted by tide06
Member since Oct 2011
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Posted on 8/24/26 at 4:49 pm to
Trotlines also very effective.
Posted by parrotdr
Cesspool of Rationalization
Member since Oct 2003
7992 posts
Posted on 8/24/26 at 4:55 pm to
May I have 10,000 octopi, please.

This post was edited on 8/25/26 at 9:06 am
Posted by Shexter
Prairieville
Member since Feb 2014
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Posted on 8/24/26 at 5:04 pm to
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I wonder where you get 1000 octopuses?


TIL octopi is no longer as common.

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Octopuses: The correct English plural form and the most widely recommended choice in writing and speech.
Octopi: A common variant, but it is historically incorrect because it treats the Greek root as a Latin second-declension noun.
Posted by MountainTiger
The foot of Mt. Belzoni
Member since Dec 2008
14987 posts
Posted on 8/24/26 at 5:06 pm to
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Blue crabs>>> clams and mussels anyway

No shite! The Italians should be thanking us.
Posted by PensaTigers
Pensacola
Member since Sep 2018
3817 posts
Posted on 8/24/26 at 5:12 pm to
Didn't we just have a thread about some country having too many crayfish? Now blue crab?

These threads are pissing me off.
Posted by junkfunky
Member since Jan 2011
37101 posts
Posted on 8/24/26 at 5:16 pm to
Or, they could come up with a dish using blue crabs that is better than calamari. Shouldn't be too difficult.
Posted by GetmorewithLes
UK Basketball Fan
Member since Jan 2011
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Posted on 8/24/26 at 5:16 pm to
Just gotta get loaded up and will be on the way!

Posted by Buckeye06
Member since Dec 2007
25716 posts
Posted on 8/24/26 at 5:22 pm to
This type of story always ends up with a bad ending. Like something they didn't anticipate happening seems to always happen

This has happened with mongooses more than once. They brought them into Hawaii to kill rats and the rats are nocturnal and mongoose aren't so they never actually ran into each other

They tried in Japan to kill pit vipers but same issue. Instead they started eating rabbits and other rare species

The Octopuses are just as likely to eat more clams and other shelled animals then blue crabs. They don't like warm water, which is why there are blue crab in the first place.

Has mild disaster written all over it


This post was edited on 8/24/26 at 5:24 pm
Posted by minimal
Member since Feb 2007
1048 posts
Posted on 8/24/26 at 5:59 pm to
no doubt the german shepherd population in your area is rebounding. props to you for making a change
Posted by cgrand
HAMMOND
Member since Oct 2009
51681 posts
Posted on 8/24/26 at 6:04 pm to
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I can't eat octopus anymore after learning how smart they are.
same. They are in many cases the sentient equal of humans in how they perceive themselves and their environment. No more octopus for me
Posted by Mung
Ba’on Rooj
Member since Aug 2007
9697 posts
Posted on 8/24/26 at 6:09 pm to
Pigs are pretty smart too, but bacon is delicious!

Posted by UtahCajun
Member since Jul 2021
8955 posts
Posted on 8/24/26 at 6:23 pm to
They are gonna have to stop eating octopus like it is going out of style before they can make a dent in the blue crab population.

Like really, who puts octopus on pizza? Countries on the Adriatic, that's who.
Posted by Philzilla2k
Member since Oct 2017
13348 posts
Posted on 8/24/26 at 6:36 pm to
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I can't eat octopus anymore after learning how smart they are. Things have really good memories and emotions. They grieve the dead. It's wild. Like eating a German Shepherd. Used to love it.

Rejoice!
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There is no scientific proof that octopuses grieve, as their solitary lives and brief lifespans mean they do not form the social bonds required for mourning.
Posted by KiwiHead
Auckland, NZ
Member since Jul 2014
39199 posts
Posted on 8/24/26 at 6:40 pm to
You would think they would just open harvesting up to Croatians. Croatins know how to handle shellfish just ask all of the ones in Plaquemines Parish.
Posted by Obi Wan Ryobi
Member since Feb 2026
504 posts
Posted on 8/24/26 at 6:42 pm to
Blue crab tastes like ambrosia and octopuses taste like pencil erasers

Wtf they doing over there
Posted by ecb
Member since Jul 2010
10458 posts
Posted on 8/24/26 at 6:48 pm to
Move to Italy start running traps!
Posted by DesScorp
Alabama
Member since Sep 2017
10857 posts
Posted on 8/24/26 at 6:48 pm to
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guess all the smart ones went through Ellis Island.


Posted by ecb
Member since Jul 2010
10458 posts
Posted on 8/24/26 at 6:55 pm to
Good to know
Posted by dkreller
Laffy
Member since Jan 2009
34556 posts
Posted on 8/24/26 at 6:57 pm to
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They'd be better off releasing a Vietnamese family
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