Located in the center of the Santa Clara Valley, on the southern shore of San Francisco Bay, San Jose covers an area of 179.97 square miles (466.109/kmÂ²). San Jose is the county seat of Santa Clara County, the most affluent county in California. San Jose is the largest city in both the San Francisco Bay Area and the San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland Combined Statistical Area, which contain 7.7 million and 8.7 million people respectively.
The blue-ringed octopuses (genus Hapalochlaena) are three (or perhaps four) octopus species that live in tide pools and coral reefs in the Pacific and Indian Oceans, from Japan to Australia. Their primary habitat is around southern New South Wales, South Australia, and northern Western Australia.
One such tradition is the throwing of octopi onto the ice at Red Wings games. Ever wonder how it started? The octopus first made its appearance on April 15, 1952, during the Red Wings' Stanley Cup playoff run.Two Detroit brothers, Pete and Jerry Cusimano-storeowner's in Detroit's Eastern Market-threw the eight-legged cephalopod on the ice at Olympia Stadium.uring the playoffs, Joe Louis Arena is generally adorned with a giant octopus with red eyes, nicknamed Al after Joe Louis Arena head ice manager Al Sobotka. The 1952 playoffs featured the start of the traditionâthe octopus throw.