Video: Tremoctopus defense mechanism
07 Mar 2007
Most octopi squirt thick clouds of black ink to confuse predators. This video from a Japanese TV quiz show, however, shows a type of Tremoctopus, or blanket octopus (murasakidako in Japanese), employing a different technique. The video explains that when threatened, the octopus unfurls a giant sheet of webbing that trails behind like a cape. The webbing breaks apart rather easily when attacked — much like a lizard’s tail — and it gets wrapped around the predator’s face, giving the octopus a chance to flee.
once its gone, can it grow another one????
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NUH-NUH-NUH-NUH-NUH-NUH-NUH-NUH,
NUH-NUH-NUH-NUH-NUH-NUH-NUH-NUH,
BATMAAAN!
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