02 November 2015

Gimme shelter

"As it turns out, some octopuses, like this one, possess the foresight to actually pack along coconut shells to use as protective shelters when exploring areas without adequate places to hide."

6 comments:

  1. AnonymousNovember 3, 2015 at 3:08 AM

    Octopuses, or octopoides. Octo-pie is incorrect.

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    1. DrabkikkerNovember 3, 2015 at 7:11 AM

      There's always someone like you, isn't there? *Sigh* Everyone knows it's octopepipeda.

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    2. AnonymousNovember 3, 2015 at 1:38 PM

      I reckon it's octopodes, not octopoides ;-)

      good article here:
      http://grammarist.com/usage/octopi-octopuses/
      The comments are well worth a read .

      cheers
      another phil

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  2. BinhoNovember 3, 2015 at 8:02 AM

    YOU MADE ME REMEMBER....
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJtq6OmD-_Y

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  3. nolanddaNovember 3, 2015 at 2:15 PM

    Clever critter.

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  4. BarbwireNovember 8, 2015 at 8:41 PM

    I've several videos of these creatures (how's that for avoiding the plural controversy?), and am quite impressed by their apparent intelligence.

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