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This octopus walks on land to devour entire crab like a kraken

James Dator
James Dator has been covering a wide range of sports for SB Nation for over a decade, with a special focus on the NFL.

Octopuses are smart, really smart. Way smarter than most people give them credit for. Thankfully they’re confined to the water otherwise they would consume us all without care. At least that’s what we thought ...

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Meet Austopus, the Australian octopus with big dreams. This cephalopod saw what it wanted and wasn’t going to let a little thing like land stop it from eating some sweet, sweet crab. Hey, humans dive for seafood all the time, no reason to throw shade on Austopus for running for its dinner. I, for one, embrace our new eight-legged overlords.

We can add this to the list of terrifying octopus accomplishments like:

Escaping a jar

Pushing through a tiny hole

Stealing a video camera

Being able to learn things

Escaping a boat

h/t Deadspin

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