Out On A Limb

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Octopus hide in your sea garden Two tentacles bit by a marlin Afraid to reach out though never a doubt New limbs sprout, no better a bargain!

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Paige Hind

Date: 6/12/2025 8:40:00 PM

LOL but so cute- love this

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 6/12/2025 3:37:00 PM

Cool lim. I like how you used limbs to go with contest title

I Am Anaya
Date: 6/12/2025 4:29:00 PM

Ty, Andrea. Last minute!

Robert Gorelick

Date: 6/12/2025 10:01:00 AM

No better bargain indeed! You're not pulling my leg are you? Lol So cute and folksy Anaya, you always keep it real! Best, Robert

I Am Anaya
Date: 6/12/2025 10:42:00 AM

Lol, Robert! Tyvm, I do my best, all my words and thoughts, no AI in my bag ~ here to learn!

I Am Anaya

Date: 6/12/2025 9:22:00 AM

Octopuses can regenerate their arms via epithelial and stem cells. When an octopus loses an arm, everything from nerve bundles to suckers are regenerated in a process called morphallaxis, where existing tissue is rearranged to allow for new tissue to grow. It takes about 130 days for the arm to grow back, and two to three days before the new limb is noticeable. Octopuses can regenerate entire arms, even though each arm has a mini brain and an extensive network of neurons--misfit animals

Oliver Mckeithan

Date: 6/12/2025 5:51:00 AM

Nice lim for the contest. Good thing they can grow their tentacles back

I Am Anaya
Date: 6/12/2025 9:21:00 AM

TY, Oliver! I'll post the info on how it grows back soon ~