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Good morning everyone such a lovely morning here in Newie it is creature day and this week's creature is the Coconut Octopus heard of it, I haven't till now.
This octopus is named for its habit of carrying coconut shells across the sea floor and using them to build fortresses. Before construction can begin the octopus must dig up and thoroughly clean its building materials. During this time the shells afford no protection leaving them open to attack from predators including fish and crabs.
They are the only invertebrate known to use tools and one of only two octopuses known to walk on two of its legs.
When threatened they retreats into two halves of its coconut shell and pulls them together, forming a near impenetrable orb.
That is amazing... never ever heard of them!
ReplyDeleteThat's a nasty looking thing.
ReplyDeleteLove,
Janie
Never heard of this one. How smart it is--wow! :)
ReplyDeleteHow interesting and not a nice looking creature.
ReplyDeleteNever heard of them before Jo-Anne.
So nice of you to study about an other creatures habitat and write about it.
ReplyDeleteI shall talk to my husband who is at a rehab and gets bored and also my aunt who is living in an assisted living facility . Thanks
Chris.......They are amazing
ReplyDeleteJanie.......It's not pretty
Rita.......Yes it is smart
Margaret......Bloody oath
MunirGhiasuddin...........Been doing these creature posts for a while now