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Dec. 14th, 2009

My thanks to

james_nicoll for the link (in this blog entry).

Once again, evidence that cephalopods are just plain inherently cool.

"Bizarre" Octopuses Carry Coconuts as Instant Shelters
Matt Kaplan
for National Geographic News
December 14, 2009

Octopuses have been discovered tip-toeing with coconut-shell halves suctioned to their undersides, then reassembling the halves and disappearing inside for protection or deception, a new study says.