The Mysterious Blanket Octopus

The Mysterious Blanket Octopus The blanket octopus is perhaps the only creature on earth aside from man that truly appreciates a sense of drama. For example, most animals use things like poisons, sprays or smells as defensive mechanisms to ward off attackers. Not the blanket octopus. The blanket octopus instead uses its giant, built-in flowing cloak to dissuade potential predators by essentially convincing them that it's the ocean's Batman. Over the generations, the blanket octopus evolved an immunity to the poison of the man o' war, not because it was getting preyed on by that species, but so it could get in nice and close to the thing and rip off its poisoned tentacles, which it then carries around the ocean and uses to whip anything that looks at it sideways.

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Blimey, that is weird

Never heard of them!!! Amazing xx

i like how he rolls....so it could get in nice and close to the thing and rip off its poisoned tentacles, which it then carries around the ocean and uses to whip anything that looks at it sideways.

looks like a wizard ...

I agree lou thats all i can see

is it coz he also looks like he has a wizard hat?? hahaha

That is definelty a different animal. Cool but creepy too

haha, that's awesome! My new favourite animal! I wanna be one!!!