An Extremely Brief History of Octopus Gadgetry [Animal Tech]

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http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/4/2009/12/500x_500x_091214-coconut-octopus-02.jpgToday, there is only the coconut. But by my calculations (http://www.livescience.com/health/091111-origin-tool-use.html), octopods will invent smartphones in 2.6 million years, give or take. We will be dead, and they will be debating about desktop OSes and mobile app store economies.

[New Scientist (http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn18281-octopuses-use-coconut-shells-as-portable-shelters.html?DCMP=OTC-rss&nsref=online-news) via io9 (http://io9.com/5426109/octopus-uses-coconut-shells-as-portable-armor)]


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