Octopus uses natural "sail" to escape predators
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A very interesting creature indeed. Watch this Octopus as it unfurls a "sail" designed to assist in escaping from predators. Thanks Spluch. The octopus is known as the blanket octopus – more information on Wikipedia. And here’s an interesting bit concerning the role that males play:
The male blanket octopus spends his existence drifting along waiting to meet with a female. If the male meets a female, he fills one of his tentacles with sperm and tears it from his body. He gives this sperm-filled tentacle to the female which she then uses to fertilize her eggs. Afterwards, the female leaves the male who floats away and dies.
Talk about sacrifice – tearing a tentacle off and handing it to the female? Who can relate to that?
I’m sure the praying mantis could sympathize…
Any idea what sort of show this is? Is it usual for Japanese television to have people reacting over what seems to be a science show?
@Chris – Looks like one of those weird morning shows, in which case it wouldn’t be unusual at all.