This week’s question: To combat the spread of invasive blue crabs in the Adriatic Sea, Italian researchers unleashed a flood of 130,000 baby octopuses, which in adulthood can each eat up to four blue crabs a day. In seven or fewer words, come up with a snappy headline for a tabloid story about this seafood battle royale.
THE WINNER: 1,040,000 Legs Under the Sea
Russ Dickens, Destin, Fla.
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SECOND PLACE: Blue Crabs Lose Arms Race
Laurel Rose, Pittsburgh
THIRD PLACE: Monsters, Ink
Max Bressler, Miami
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
Octopuses Galore Settle Blue Crab Score
Brooke Pearson, Fripp Island, S.C.
Sucker Pinched!
Allan Thomson, Gordonsville, Va.
Army Versus Leggy
Ruth Moore, Brooklyn, N.Y.
Tentacles, With Intent to Kill
Jason F. Danielian, Homewood, Ill.
No Escape Claws?
Mary Jo Astrachan, Oneida, N.Y.
Release the Crackin’
Jeff Morris, Alexandria, Va.
Octopi Demand Melted Butter
Thomas Pender, Norman, Okla.
Octopuses Feast on Blue Plate Special
Janine Witte, Doylestown, Pa.
Inky Invaders Get Crabby
Peter A. Michel, Alexandria, Va.
Subordinate Claws
David Roessler, Hazel Park, Mich.
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