The Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach is mourning the death of its favorite eight-limbed mollusk, Ghost, the giant Pacific octopus.
Ghost had laid eggs and entered the final stage of her life cycle, called senescence, back in September and died a natural death on Tuesday, aquarium staff said.
Giant Pacific octopuses typically live for about two to five years, and Ghost was estimated to be between two and four years old when she died…