A coconut octopus carries its shelter across the seafloor — ChillScroll

A veined octopus carrying two empty coconut shell halves across a sandy seafloor

A coconut octopus carries its shelter across the seafloor

The veined octopus gathers empty shell pieces, including coconut halves, and drags them while it travels. When it stops, it can pull the pieces together and hide inside.

Two shell halves, eight arms, and one portable little room.

Source · Smithsonian Ocean ↗