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    Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.: This is cool. Octopodes seem to be much smarter than they need to be to survive. How did they get that way? Should we welcome them into the Federation? more »
    The_Sporean_Bob: Cthulhu is awakening! Soon the boneless ones shall rule us all with a...coconut-covered...tentacle. yeah, that doesn't really sound too threatening.... more »
    Alehkhs: For those of you crying that it's "no different from hermit crabs," perhaps you should click the link to read the actual article: "Finn argues that t... more »
    Facter: whats the difference between this and hermit crabs using shells for defense or protective measures? more »
    Julius Seizure - Canuck: So I guess we shouldn't be tossing small arms and tactical nukes into that part of the ocean then. more »
    NerD: Blattella: There was a story the marine biologists used to tell at my university about how the the octopus tank always had rat bones in it when they cleaned it o... more »
    phatnacky: Did anyone else hear zoidberg as it scuttled off. more »
    Godmars: So I guess the Discovery Channel was right: octopi will replace us instead of the cockroaches. Lets just hope they don't take a more active role in t... more »
    Lunargent: We're well and truly boned now. more »
    mordicai: I'm not clear how this is different from a hermit crab? more »
    FrankenPC: I'm convinced after humans are long gone, Octopi will rule the earth. Long live Cthulhu's children! more »
    Hamslicer: And who cut it so neatly in half for them? more »
    DasStan: Well, since no one is going to say it... I, for one, welcome our tentacley overlords. more »
    Hamslicer: If they had made a coconut bra, then I would be impressed. more »
    queensowntalia: Came to make a Monty Python reference, see I am far, far too late. :) more »
    erzwatts: It's too bad they cant light fires underwater. Otherwise I would be rooting for them to evolve to a level where they create an industrial society and ... more »
    eawarner001: Are you suggesting that coconuts migrate? more »
    hamshank: phah! If they're so smart, how come they're not hitting the two coconut shells together to make the ever-amusing sound of a horse galloping? more »
    Rumtum: Octopuses are indeed very intelligent. I have seen them manipulating "tools" in order to retieve yummy shrimp out of a bottle, and other complex manip... more »
    Roklimber: They also open jars. more »
  • #madscience

    Octopus Uses Coconut Shells as Portable Armor

    Tools aren't just for vertebrates anymore. The veined octopus has been spotted lugging around coconut shells to serve as mobile shelters, the first time scientists have observed tool use in an invertebrate species. More »
  • #conceptart

    Cephalopods of Mass Destruction Stalk the Seas

    Giant jellyfish and cephalopods are fearsome enough on their own, but wait until they get their tentacles on man-made weapons. Keith Noordzy's Man-Made Disaster series pairs natural monsters with technological menaces. More »
  • #conceptart

    Giant Green Tentacles Attack Buildings from the Inside

    In artist FilthyLuker's street installations, giant inflatable tentacles emerge from buildings and vehicles, creating the sense that a monstrous kraken or Lovecraftian horror is trapped inside. More »
  • #bodymodification

    Become A Post-Human Tentacle Monster Today!