“This is no ordinary octopus.” Meet the octopus that can walk on land – wait, what?

Octopuses are renowned for their intelligence and with nine brains, it’s no surprise that they’re capable of using tools, outsmarting fishers in the search for crab and can even recognise faces.

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So luckily for many animals, they’re usually confined by the tide – except for one species.

The Abdopus octopus is found in intertidal zones along the Northern Australian coastline.

Rather than being restricted to rockpools at low tide, the Abdopus octopus can pull itself out and crawl around using the tiny suckers on its arms. It’s the only octopus that’s specially adapted to walk on land.

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And when filming for the BBC’s The Hunt, this extraordinary behaviour was captured on camera. As David Attenborough narrates, “Nowhere is safe when this octopus is around.”