Water Damage

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The water damage is, thankfully, not in Glenville, but at an aquarium in California.

Staff at the Santa Monica Pier Aquarium in Califormia 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.

A two-spotted octopus spends most of the time hiding or searching for food on the seafloor. Using its arms and suckers it can slowly creep or quickly crawl. But if it's in danger, the octopus may jet away into open water. Two blue, eyelike spots on the web just below the eyes give this octopus its name.