Thursday, August 22, 2013

Octopus Houdini escapes boat via tiny hole.

By Michael Graham Richard
Youtube/Screen capture

Like fitting a camel through the eye of a needle

Nature Blows My Mind is our series about fauna, flora, and natural phenomena that make us go "Oh, wow! Really? Awesome!" and such. This edition features the Octopus equivalent of Harry Houdini, famous for his daring escape acts (see the photo below). I would have expected octopuses to be very flexible, but but this is more like fitting a camel through the eye of a needle. Impressive that all its internal organs are this maleable...Read here. The video was shot by Chance Miller near the Chiswell Islands in Alaska.

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