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Panich52

(5,829 posts) Tue Feb 24, 2015, 12:56 PM Feb 2015

Octopus gets crabby in Yallingup

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Octopus gets crabby in Yallingup (Original Post) Panich52 Feb 2015 OP

It's astonishing how fast it moves. hunter Feb 2015 #1

Nature, red in tooth and claw. denbot Feb 2015 #2

No teeth; no claws. Lionel Mandrake Feb 2015 #6

That was my thought, too. "Holy shit!" Arugula Latte Feb 2015 #3

Interesting, too, that the octopus completely ignored the other crab DFW Feb 2015 #4

Whoa. Reminds me of "Alien". nt Laffy Kat Feb 2015 #5

octopuses are great! eom yawnmaster Feb 2015 #7

what about the shell? Enrique Feb 2015 #8

hunter

(38,327 posts)

1. It's astonishing how fast it moves.

Reply to Panich52 (Original post)

Tue Feb 24, 2015, 01:17 PM

Feb 2015

An octopus has no skeleton. It's much like an elephant's trunk.

denbot

(9,901 posts)

2. Nature, red in tooth and claw.

Reply to Panich52 (Original post)

Tue Feb 24, 2015, 05:05 PM

Feb 2015

And apparently tentacles too!

Lionel Mandrake

(4,076 posts)

6. No teeth; no claws.

Reply to denbot (Reply #2)

Wed Feb 25, 2015, 09:08 PM

Feb 2015

But the octopus has a beak, with which it injects poison into its victim.

Arugula Latte

(50,566 posts)

3. That was my thought, too. "Holy shit!"

Reply to Panich52 (Original post)

Wed Feb 25, 2015, 12:45 PM

Feb 2015

How terrifying for the crab. Jesus.

Unless the octopus just thought the crab was cute, and said: "I will love him and pet him and squeeze him and call him George."

DFW

(54,437 posts)

4. Interesting, too, that the octopus completely ignored the other crab

Reply to Panich52 (Original post)

Wed Feb 25, 2015, 01:20 PM

Feb 2015

(Betcha didn't even spot it, right?)

Smart octopus, too, as it kept clear of the crab's claws. Besides who would turn down crab salad for lunch? I'll bet the octopus even held the mayo......