Two scientists at the Melbourne Museum have recorded the first case of tool use in an invertebrate animal. The veined octopus, Amphioctopus marginatus, selects, stacks, transports and assembles ...

'It really is an impenetrable armour. They are so strong when they are inside gripping both sides of the shell with their hundreds of suckers.' If an octopus' garden is of the sandy, desolate variety, ...

Octopuses collect coconuts from the sea bed and use them as portable shelters, scientists have found in the latest example of animals using tools. Researchers watched as the eight legged creatures, ...

Octopuses are fascinating sea creatures. Some species have unique features. The blue-ringed octopus has striking blue rings. The dumbo octopus lives deep in the ocean. The coconut octopus uses shells ...

14:02, Sat, Nov 23, 2024 Updated: 14:04, Sat, Nov 23, 2024 A groundbreaking video has captured footage of a coconut octopus, found in tropical waters of the western Pacific Ocean, throwing stones at ...

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