Octopus walks on land

[Diztrbd1]

Read a story recently about an Octopus walking on land. I am really intrigued by these fella's. They are one of the most fascinating creatures on the planet IMO. Their intelligence level is just amazing. Anyway thought I'd share the story and video. Here's the story: Land-Walking Octopus Explained [Video] | Octopus Chronicles, Scientific American Blog Network and the video:



I figured I'd add a few more interesting vid's to make it a worthwhile thread. Hope you enjoy!

[mcrocker]

Agreed on how amazing these creatures are. Another cephalapod that is absolutely incredible is the cuttlefish.(hard to say which is cooler, I believe they both have some of the largest brain/body size ratios found on earth) There's a show called Nova Kings of Camouflage that may not have aired around here, but can be found on the net. It's a series, but I've only seen the cuttlefish episode:

Video: Kings of Camouflage | Watch NOVA Online | PBS Video

I had an HD copy of this and it was one of the most enthralling videos I have ever seen. Their intelligence and color changing abilities blew me away. Hope this isn't a threadjack since they are both in the same family and similarly awesome. If you haven't seen that episode I strongly suggest you try to track it down. I think I remember from before that the PBS link above didn't work for me from home.

[Diztrbd1]

I was actually going to add a couple Cuttlefish vid's originally, but didn't get to it. Thanks for adding that link, I think fits in just fine. I love these kind of shows! The Cuttlefish is indeed just as fascinating , if not more so, than the Octopus for sure. I bet it is super cool to see in HD, unfortunately I don't have HD lol I have seen alot of Nova's shows, but think I missed this one....so going to go watch it now lol Thanks again!

[Ursus sapien]

excellent post!

[rich16]

Great videos, thanks for posting. Anyone remember a story about the octopus at the Vancouver Aquarium getting out of it's tank by prying the top open, and feeding on crabs in a neighbouring tank, then returning home? Would've been some years ago...
Fascinating critters!!

[chiefwonton]

anyone know if you can keep a dwarf version of these in a small marine setup?

[joker1535]

anyone know if you can keep a dwarf version of these in a small marine setup?

Octopus don't live long in the aquarium. If you're not a biologist it's not worth it imo

[Diztrbd1]

Cool as it would be, I have to agree with Joker's comment. I'm sure you would have to have the tank sealed pretty darn good as they are obviously escape artist and can get thru just about any gap or hole.