Newport Marine Center octopus stars on webcam

Published 8:04 am Wednesday, June 9, 2010

By Associated Press

NEWPORT, Ore. — An octopus in a tank in the lobby of the Hatfield Marine Science Center has been a star attraction in Newport for 45 years.

Now anyone in the world can watch the eight-legged creature crawling over rocks and feeding.

Cameras stream live video on the center’s Octocam.

The 1 p.m. feeding is popular. Viewers can watch the octopus devour a live crab.

The Oregonian reports the current resident octopus, named Deriq, was brought in by a crab fisherman who found it in a pot with empty crab shells.

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Information from: The Oregonian, www.oregonlive.com