Saturday, 10. March 2007
Topic: NATURE - on March 10, 2007 at 6:36:00 PM CET
Tremoctopus defense mechanism
This type of Tremoctopus, or blanket octopus, has a unique way of escaping from predators. When threatened, the octopus unfurls a giant sheet of webbing that trails behind like a cape. The webbing breaks apart rather easily when attacked -- much like a lizard's tail -- and it gets wrapped around the predator's face, giving the octopus a chance to flee
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