[New post] Watch an octopus disappear into “quicksand” on the sea bottom

sskarthik posted: "https://youtu.be/LSeYVTo7DFs The southern sand octopus (Octopus kaurna) whips up some seafloor "quicksand" lined with mucus and burrows into it to rest during the daytime. From New Scientist: (University of Melbourne researcher Jasper) Montana and h" Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on SKarthik.info Watch an octopus disappear into “quicksand” on the sea bottom by sskarthik The southern sand octopus (Octopus kaurna) whips up some seafloor "quicksand" lined with mucus and burrows into it to rest during the daytime. From New Scientist: (University of Melbourne researcher Jasper) Montana and his team first caught the octopus in the act of burrowing in 2008 when they were scuba diving at night in Port Philip Bay, south of Melbourne, Australia. When they shone a light on the octopus, the startled animal spread out its arms and repeatedly injected high-powered jets of water into the sediment using its funnel. This caused grains of sand to be temporarily suspended in water, making it like sandy water. "The sediment became fluid like quicksand," Montana says. The octopus put its arms into the sand while still pumping out water... Read more... sskarthik | September 25, 2015 at 5:09 pm | Categories: Computers and Internet | URL: http://wp.me/p1eKZE-3lMj Comment    See all comments Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from SKarthik.info. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: https://sskarthik.wordpress.com/2015/09/25/watch-an-octopus-disappear-into-quicksand-on-the-sea-bottom-2/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com