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Octopus hitches ride on dolphin's genitals
By Stephanie Pappas
(livescience.com)
(LiveScience) An octopus got the joyride of its life last week when it somehow became stuck on the belly of a bottlenose dolphin in the Ionian Sea. More specifically, the tentacled sea creature had a seat on the dolphin's genital slit.
Researchers with the Ionian Dolphin Project, part of the Tethys Research Institute, were observing a foursome of dolphins near the island of Kalamos off the west coast of Greece. Suddenly, one of the dolphins leapt out of the water with something strange dangling from its stomach. It wasn't until the researchers examined their photos of the leap that they realized the unidentified object was an octopus.
The tentacled hitchhiker was attached to the dolphin's genital slit. Photographer Joan Gonzalvo isn't sure what the octopus was up to, though he told New Scientist that perhaps the dolphin tried to eat the octopus and the animal lodged itself along the dolphin's genital slit to escape.
The dolphin may have been leaping from the water to detach its uninvited guest, Gonzalvo, the project manager of the Ionian Dolphin Project, wrote on the organization's blog. After shaking the octopus loose, the dolphin continued to swim with no signs of discomfort, he added.
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-205_162-57455945/octopus-hitches-ride-on-dolphins-genitals/
Politicalboi
(15,189 posts)Crab.
Ian David
(69,059 posts)DU never disappoints...
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,693 posts)genitals?
Huh?
longship
(40,416 posts)I want to see an octopus riding on a Saturn V rocket. Now that would be cool.
Of course, there's always the Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus which rides the rather less exciting trees in NW USA.
Myself, if I were an octopus, I would Just hide. <==== click through. Amazing video.
arcane1
(38,613 posts)laconicsax
(14,860 posts)It's everywhere now!
Silent3
(15,212 posts)WillParkinson
(16,862 posts)Everyone else was just jealous of her new bling.
Javaman
(62,530 posts)Motown_Johnny
(22,308 posts)Orsino
(37,428 posts)NickB79
(19,243 posts)HopeHoops
(47,675 posts)OUCH!