Octopus social skills: *sees other octopus* *throws sand in face* This #whereintheworldwednesday we’re finding the debris-throwing octopuses! In a recent study, wild octopuses were documented throwing debris for the first time! Throwing things is a behavior that is uncommon for animals and only seen in a few mammals. This behavior was observed in the gloomy octopus (Octopus tetricus). They used jet propulsion to launch silt and shells, sometimes hitting other octopuses nearby! Octopus are solita

See footage of a rare, swift octopus attack on an unsuspecting crab—one so aggressive it surprised even marine biologists. | National Geographic