Octopus emerges from shell, surprising fisherman in Japan

Saturday, July 13, 2019
A shellfish caught by a fisherman in Suruga Bay, Japan, was not what it first appeared, according to Storyful

Video shows an octopus emerge from a shell and then leap off the side of a boat to return to the water.
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A member of a fishing party, Ai Miura, uploaded the video to Twitter on July 7.

Small octopuses are known to requisition shells left behind by other mollusks, using them for protection.
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