How to catch an octopus?

[PhishMonger84]

Every time I hear this story from someone, the octopus gets smarter. Next time it will probably also have found the refrigeratior and stole food from there. And after that it will just order food from the internet.

They are smart but locks and security is a human concept, animals don't have.
It makes for a more fascinating story though.

Isn’t that the beginning of finding Nemo

 

[TinyReefObsession]

Every time I hear this story from someone, the octopus gets smarter. Next time it will probably also have found the refrigeratior and stole food from there. And after that it will just order food from the internet.

They are smart but locks and security is a human concept, animals don't have.
It makes for a more fascinating story though

That is too funny! I only heard the story once, as a child, and had no idea it had been circulating & growing all this time! Lol but your lock comment also got me wondering if it was one of those swing down lids, with a latch that flips forward , it could look like it was being locked after re-entry, when actually it was not… but i’ve never even seen that type on tanks, they were on small animal cages years ago… lol

 

[ScubaFish802]

There's quite a few video's of octopus opening container's and doing all sorts of things one would not think possible. Here is one example that has been going around for ages
and the opposite (IMO more impressive), one getting out of a jar instead of getting in

 

[Townes_Van_Camp]

There's quite a few video's of octopus opening container's and doing all sorts of things one would not think possible. Here is one example that has been going around for ages
and the opposite (IMO more impressive), one getting out of a jar instead of getting in

Dude says that's not proof of anything. I already posted those. In English

 

[Tavero]

Dude says that's not proof of anything. I already posted those. In English

It is you that is missing the point. Read my first comment, and the comments of the person i have replied to. I never said an octopus can't open a jar. Your accusations are starting to get annoying.