{"id":239,"date":"2009-12-15T15:00:01","date_gmt":"2009-12-15T09:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cryptopia.us\/site\/?p=239"},"modified":"2012-11-25T07:53:04","modified_gmt":"2012-11-25T01:53:04","slug":"freshwater-octopi-eastern-usa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cryptopia.us\/site\/2009\/12\/freshwater-octopi-eastern-usa\/","title":{"rendered":"FRESHWATER OCTOPI: (USA)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cryptopia.us\/site\/category\/monsters\/aquatic-enigmas\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-240\" title=\"aquatic-enigmas\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cryptopia.us\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/aquatic-enigmas12.gif?resize=100%2C99\" alt=\"aquatic-enigmas\" width=\"100\" height=\"99\" \/><\/a>Reports of this apparently &#8220;new&#8221; species of American freshwater mollusk are appearing at an alarming rate!<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Although there are no known species of &#8220;freshwater&#8221; octopi, there have been numerous reports regarding the appearances of octopus-like carcasses hailing from Indiana, Kentucky and West Virginia &#8211; not to mention the seemingly monster infested Ohio River.<\/p>\n<p>Described as having a maximum length of approximately 3-feet, this species of octopus has been described as being similar to the scientifically established Octopus burryi and filosus\/hummelinki, with the notable exception of its reportedly &#8220;ugly&#8221; pale gray epidermis &#8211; which some investigators have speculated may be a newly honed method of camoflage.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cryptopia.us\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/octopus.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-696\" title=\"octopus\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cryptopia.us\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/octopus-300x214.jpg?resize=300%2C214\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"214\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cryptopia.us\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/octopus.jpg?resize=300%2C214&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cryptopia.us\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/octopus.jpg?resize=100%2C70&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cryptopia.us\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/octopus.jpg?w=350&amp;ssl=1 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>All in all, the accounts of this animal seem to bear less a likeness to creatures such as the legendary Bahamian demon-fish known as the LUSCA and would appear to be more akin to the terrifying, London sewer dweller known as the NAMELESS THING OF BERKELEY SQUARE.<\/p>\n<p>A larger &#8211; 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