Eric Alper on Nostr: Octopuses deliberately throw shells at each other. Researchers found that 66% of ...
Octopuses deliberately throw shells at each other. Researchers found that 66% of throws were made by females, often in response to mating attempts. For a creature with no thumbs or rotator cuffs, they had a 17% hit rate.
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