I watched this at work today. It made me happy! as a clam.

See guys! Everything is going to be just fine. :)

quite a conundrum

If we were mermen we'd have these in place of cats. Let's start our lives over in the oceans so that our descendants might have gills.

The article says that the researchers claim this is the first documented tool use in octopi, but that is completely wrong. I mean, we have a video on here already documenting the same behavior.

http://www.poetv.com/video.php?vid=63191

My dad has seen this too, while diving in the Caribbean. He says that it was delightful: an octopus carrying two shells like suitcases, and setting up its house in a few seconds whenever it stopped to rest.

Who is the cutest widdle invertebrate with an extra large brain. You are! You made that house all by yourself, didn't you? Do you want a hug oh look at your suction cups mmmpth mmph mmm mmm mmmph mmmpth.

I guess you could say, "Camera captures clever coconut-carrying cephalopod" but the the last word sounds wrong.

Steampunk octopus!!!

Learned behavior or instinct. Discuss.

did anyone else notice it attack the camera at the end?

Octoclam or Clamopus? The way he walks with his little tentacles is just.. darling.

Only Megaman can save us now.

Cocopus uses clever housing technique to bait and devour nature photographers.

CRAP! That thing WALKED.

NOW I'm afraid. The moment they find lungs, we're ALL fucked.

OOZE A CLEVER GIRL

I knew a swallow couldn't carry that!

hey buddy let me see that camera, that might make a cool thing!

He was actually trying to make a bong.

Oooooh, such a cutie. I don't know what Lovecraft's problem was. These things are ADORABLE.