A throw by a female octopus engaged in den maintenance. (VIDEO)

PLOS

Caption

In the 2 minutes prior to the throw, the octopus several times was engaged in bringing up shells from inside her den. The throw is directed from between R1 and R2, so it is another “anomalous arm” throw. The throw was scored as medium vigor with a mottled pattern.

Credit

Godfrey-Smith et al., 2022, PLOS ONE, CC-BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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