2.27.2009

8 arms

Staff at the Santa Monica Pier Aquarium in California
say the trickster who flooded their offices with
sea water was armed.
Eight-armed, to be exact.
They blame the soaking they discovered
Tuesday morning on the aquarium's resident
two-spotted octopus, a tiny female
known for being curious and gregarious with visitors.
The octopus apparently tugged on a valve and
that allowed hundreds of gallons
of water to overflow its tank.
Aquarium spokeswoman Randi Parent says no sea life was
harmed by the flood, but the brand new, ecologically designed
floors might be damaged by the water.