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Octopus walks on land. By Bailey Johnson. November 23, 2011 / 10:51 AM EST ... Did you know that an octopus could walk on land? Because I had no idea. And this video blew my mind!

Check out this video of an octopus literally crawling out of the water and dragging itself across dry land in pursuit of a meal. A family with a camera was lucky enough to be on the scene and ...

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But despite all of their awesome qualities, most people have never seen an octopus walk. And they can! As long as their bodies stay hydrated, they can leave the water and maneuver about.

Scheele said that he watched the octopus walk for minutes across land before finding its way back into the ocean. For those unfamiliar, the Gloomy Octopus, a.k.a. the common Sydney octopus, ...

Legging it! Octopus clambers out of a rock pool and WALKS across dry land in stunning close-up footage. An octopus caught the tide inland to seek refuge in a beach rock pool ...

Don’t miss the gigantic crab he leaves behind at around 2:08 — again, is this a friendly gesture, or is the octopus simply showing these rubberneckers what it does with the bodies of its ...

The latter describes the anatomy of an octopus, while the former applies to some squid. ... But the Marine Conservation Society says their “legs” are so powerful, they can even walk on land.

News; UK News; Octopus are crawling out of the sea and walking up a British beach - and no one knows why Dozens of the eight-legged animals are appearing on the sands in Ceredigion, Wales - to the ...

Footage recorded in Western Australia and published online earlier this month shows an octopus darting out of a pool and seizing a crab from the water's edge before returning to its lair with its ...