Octopodes pretend to be plants, sneak away on two tentacles

[cnoocy]

This is awesome. Two different species of octopus have been observed pretending to be an innocuous algae or sea coconut and sneaking away on two tentacles. The scientists are excited because we didn't know underwater bipedal motion occured in nature before this. I'm excited because this is one of the funniest things I've seen this year.
(From Boing Boing)

Comments

[in-parentheses.livejournal.com]

Hee! I love when life is like a Looney Tunes cartoon. I'm hearing that "dink-dink-dink" tiptoe noise in my head.

[leighjen.livejournal.com]

"Just a bit of coral. Nothing to see here. Move along."

[prog.livejournal.com]

This is exactly what I was thinking.

[rikchik.livejournal.com]

Aaah-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!

[saxikath]

That is... I'm speechless. It's hilarious and cool and all sorts of things at once. And yes, it needs the Looney Tunes soundtrack. :)