The man filmed himself handling a blue-ringed octopus, which can paralyze its victim by blocking nerve transmission. According to the National Library of Medicine, the toxin from the octopus is about 1000x more deadly to humans than cyanide. “At the beach today … A baby octopus captured by a gang of local beach kids,” the man posted on IG. It wasn’t until the post started going viral that the man realized what he had held. “Exploring the world alone, 11,000km from home, inevitably involves takin

Coconut #octopus (Amphioctopus marginatus) may get their name from taking shelter in discarded coconut shells, but that doesn’t mean they won’t investigate other items for protective potential. This one’s trying to find out if a glass jar will do the trick. 🐙 | Science Channel

The coconut octopus/veined octopus (Amphioctopus marginatus) searches for shells, coconuts or bottles where it can hide. This smart cephalopod is native to the warmest parts of the western Pacific Ocean, ranging from South Africa to Australia and up around New Guinea and southern Japan. Read more about them: https://bit.ly/the-veined-octopus-ausgeo 📸 Sina.joelle #ausgeo #octopuses #underwaterworld #discoverearth #wildlifeplanet | Australian Geographic

Il suo soprannome è "polpo del cocco" o polpo venato (Amphioctopus marginatus), perchè ha l'abitudine di scegliersi i gusci di cocco come protezione, ma non disdegna i gusci dei bivalvi. E' tipico delle acque tropicali dell'Oceano Pacifico occidentale. L'octopus di questo filmato aveva scelto come sua "casa mobile" (se li trasportano quando si spostano) questo bicchiere di plastica trovato sott'acqua, protezione praticamente inutile dai predatori rispetto ai gusci di cocco o di conchiglie, che n