Octopus Walks On Dry Land (VIDEO)

Onlookers at the Fitzgerald Marine Reserve in Moss Beach, Calif. were shocked when this octopus crawled out of the water and began walking on dry land.

Apparently this type of behavior is not that uncommon, though it is rarely seen up close. Scientists have observed octopuses using their limbs to walk along the ocean floor, some even doing so using only two of their eight limbs.

In these cases, the other limbs are used "to camouflage themselves as plant material in order to hide from lurking predators," according to a report from MSNBC.

Comments

[czs5056]

07:44 AM on 11/28/2011

Kill it now before it rises up and takes over the planet.

[JoshSKUM]

08:20 PM on 11/27/2011

Pretty cool video. i never seen an octopus do that. i like.

[bohol2528]

11:25 AM on 11/27/2011

When my wife saw this she was unimpressed, said that they di it all the time in the Philippines which is where she's from.

[OkieMon]

08:27 AM on 11/27/2011

so do birds fly because they have wings or do they have wings because they fly ?

[Chestnut horse]

12:32 AM on 11/27/2011

The 8 headed Republicans walked out onto a stage. Any similarities? At least the octopus has a brain.

[ttubamssik]

07:50 PM on 11/26/2011

2 more minutes out of the water and acorn would have had a voters card for him! MR.Ocktoe Puss,democrat!

[boomer7391]

02:55 PM on 11/27/2011

wouldn't matter because the republicans would have made sure the district he lives in is gerrymandered to ensure their win

[firstamendment3]

07:37 PM on 11/26/2011

Are we descended from octopuses?

[OkieMon]

08:30 AM on 11/27/2011

no we are descended form a common ancestor we share with octopuses....probably a billion years ago we and octopuses diverged from that ancestor.....now if the earth is only 6000 years old as most republicans claim this evolution stuff is all fairy tales.....hint hint....the earth is really 4.5 billlion years old and if you preach somethng else chances are that everything else you preach is wrong as well....

[firstamendment3]

08:55 AM on 11/27/2011

Careful or the Republicans will burn you at the stake for heresy!

[green times]

03:02 PM on 11/26/2011

This was Thriller :) The "guy" was a real media freak, seems like he really enjoyed all that show & the cameras ...

[Lahonda]

03:02 PM on 11/26/2011

He was foraging for crabs an the shore. Way cool.

[Ron C]

12:49 PM on 11/26/2011

It came out for the photo op.

[bbursky]

11:01 AM on 11/26/2011

Smart Beastie!Whole body acts like a brain!

[alababe9]

12:59 AM on 11/26/2011

Just one more thing to crawl in my yard along with the scorpions and snakes.

[cheechazteca]

12:26 AM on 11/26/2011

That octopus wanted to kill those photographers obviously.

[robodawa]

09:08 PM on 11/25/2011

Not an octopus. It's a baby Cthulhu.

[bbursky]

11:02 AM on 11/26/2011

HP.Lovecraft hated Sea Life no joke

[jacmed]

04:48 PM on 11/26/2011

No, it's not, robodawa! Cthulhus don't have bulgy eyes!

[robodawa]

09:05 PM on 11/25/2011

It's not an Octopus. It's a baby Cthulu.