🌲🐙 The famous Octopus Tree in Oceanside, Oregon isn’t your typical spruce — its trunk splits into multiple giant limbs that stretch outward like tentacles! Estimated to be 250–300 years old, this Sitka spruce has a mysterious origin story. Some say it grew this way naturally, while others believe it was shaped by Native Americans for ceremonial purposes. ✨ Fun Fact: The Octopus Tree is nearly 50 feet tall and has a trunk that measures around 14 feet wide! 📍 Located near Cape Meares Lighthouse

This is an octopus nursery—unlike any other observed before. | National Geographic

The mysterious "octopus tree" is just one of the many features of Cape Meares. Read more: https://expo.oregonlive.com/life-and-culture/g66l-2019/01/1b1ddd10395807/cape-meares-has-big-views-big-trees-and-one-little-lighthouse-on-the-oregon-coast.html?fbclid=IwAR1uMrh5J2H2EUDVGHujg_jHzAoCsR4Fi_nI2QfbkViw_Zq4Z5Vz0aFWp9Q | The Oregonian

Our Animal of the Week is the giant Pacific octopus, which has a new habitat to call home at the National Aquarium! Take a look inside the new Feeding gallery in our Surviving Through Adaptation exhibit and you’ll find yourself in a giant Pacific octopus’s cave, from the inside looking out. | National Aquarium