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Article: Octopuses Seen Walking From Predators
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- March 25, 2005
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RANDOLPH E. SCHMID, Associated Press Writer
AP Online
03-25-2005
Dateline: WASHINGTON
This undated photo provided by Roy Caldwell, UC Berkeley and the journal Science shows an O.aculeatus sitting in an aquarium with its long arms curled behind its body and its suckers visible. The animal rolls along the suckers when it walks. Octopuses, best known for using camouflage to hide from predators, have been observed apparently trying to sneak away by walking on two arms while pretending to be a bunch of algae. Two different kinds of octopus in Indonesia and Australia were seen to use different bipedal gaits to walk along the sea floor, researchers report in the journal Science. (AP Photo/Roy ...