Watch octopus produce its own quicksand to disappear
Geo Beats
2020-08-31
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Meet Octopus kaurna, also known as the southern sand octopus. While other octopuses stay closer to the sediment surface, this one is the first known to actually burrow by producing its own quicksand. It pumps fast jets of water into the sand, making the sand bubble and loosen. It then dives in before the sand resettles.
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