the buzz log

What mysteries lurk beneath the water's surface? It could be anything from a giant octopus to another Stonehenge. Claims of both have stirred the Web into a bubbling frenzy.

The octopus that ate Oklahoma
During an episode of "Lost Tapes" on Animal Planet, a group of high school students claimed to have had a run-in with a legendary freshwater octopus. News of the encounter sent searches on "oklahoma octopus" and "oklahoma lake monster" sky high, as well as inspired a number of blogs and articles within the Buzz.

411 Chatter reports that the Oklahoma octopus, though never officially confirmed, has been spotted in several area lakes and is "thought by some to be responsible for the high rate of deaths on several fresh water lakes." Another blog, WinWab, hosts clips of the original video. Perhaps some brave soul can use the Aqua Underwater Craft to settle the debate once and for all.

Stonehenge: The underwater version
Here's what we know about Stonehenge. It's made out of big rocks, it might be a clock or calendar, and Clark Griswold knocked it over in "European Vacation." Now, we can add one more bit of trivia to the pile -- there is apparently something very similar at the bottom of Lake Michigan.

A professor of underwater archeology at Northwestern Michigan College "discovered a series of stones arranged in a circle 40 feet below" the lake. Additionally, one of the giant stones resembles a mastodon, "an elephant-like animal that went extinct about 10,000 years ago." NBC Chicago points out that experts have yet to confirm the discovery, but that hasn't stopped the searchers. Queries on "new stonehenge" and "underwater stonehenge" are rising to the surface.