This veined octopus is truly coming out of its shell as it peeks out of the armour it’s built for itself using items from the ocean floor of the Sulu-Sulawesi Seas in the central Indo-Pacific

It’s good to know your weaknesses, but it’s even better to find ingenious ways to cover them up! This octopus is also referred to as the coconut octopus, because it uses coconut shells and seashells to protect itself from danger. It’s one of very few marine animals known to use tools.