Octohocus Pocus - now you see it, now you don't.

Octohocus Pocus - now you see it, now you don't.
Scientists at the University of Melbourne first spotted this unusual behavior during a night dive in Port Philip Bay, Australia, in 2008. According to New Scientist, after shining a light on a southern sand octopus, the frightened specimen began to shoot jets of water into the sand below, creating a pit of quicksand into which it buried its entire body.

According to recently published research, this is the first time a cephalopod has been observed forming a complete burrow beneath the sand.

Article:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/octopus-burrows-self-in-homemade-quicksand_55e7a870e4b0aec9f3560315?ncid=edlinkushpmg00000030

Reference:
https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn28194-zoologger-octopus-makes-own-quicksand-to-build-burrow-on-seabed/

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