Most aquarists know Octopuses are incredibly intelligent, but have you ever seen something like this? Now some scientists say octopuses are the first invertebrate we know of to utilize tools. If a coconut shell qualifies as a tool is up for debate. It is a anthromorphic word… perhaps when Cephalopods take over the world, they [...]
Most aquarists know Octopuses are incredibly intelligent, but have you ever seen something like this? Now some scientists say octopuses are the first invertebrate we know of to utilize tools. If a coconut shell qualifies as a tool is up for debate. It is a anthromorphic word… perhaps when Cephalopods take over the world, they will have a better word to describe what the Veined Octopus (Amphioctopus marinatus) is doing here. Whatever it is–it’s damn impressive. Hats off to our eight-armed friends.
