I warn you and warn you and warn you again. Biologist Mark Norman has done his due diligence and documented how octopus use split open coconut shells as hiding places. This is the first know use of TOOLS by an invertebrate animal. Does this scare the crap out of anyone else? Next thing they will be flying F-16s and bombing the White House. Slippery slope people, slippery slope. With the way that cephalopods gossip (it's in their genetic make-up to talk about you behind your back) you know that this 'tool' thing is going viral under the sea. Soon they will all be looking for something to bash you in the head with. Lets hope this octopus was just some retard who accidentally discovered what he could use a coconut for because, if he ever puts the pieces together in his spongie little mind, we are going to be in it deep. I couldn't embed the video of this 'ability' so please follow the link after the italics to see for yourself.
An octopus would dig up the two halves of a coconut shell, then use them as protective shielding when stopping in exposed areas or when resting in sediment.
This, on its own, astonished the team. Then they noticed that the octopuses, after using the coconut shells, would arrange them neatly below the centers of their bodies and “walk” around with the shells—awkwardly.
http://www.blogger.com/post-create.g?blogID=2528812496347938474
The following video may fascinate some but it terrifies me. Doesn't help that Mr Announcer with his pro-octopus agenda mentions nothing about how their ability to squeeze through tubes might make out underwater stations vulnerable to attack. Kill them all now - only way to ensure our safety.
http://www.neatorama.com/
