Original - Amphioctopus marginatus using a coconut and a bivalve shell for protection. This species, also known as the coconut octopus and veined octopus, is found in tropical waters of the western Pacific Ocean.Crop available at higher resolution.
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High res, encyclopaedic, FP on Commons. This species got its fifteen minutes of fame at the end of last year, when it was made public that they use coconut shells to hide and/or shield themselves, and that they carry these with them for future occasions, which meets the definition of tool use - claimed as the first ever documented example in an invertebrate.
Support. Because the tool-use behavior is so significant for this species, an image illustrating how the octopus uses the coconut shell is particularly valuable. The image itself has excellent color and clarity. Tim Pierce (talk) 20:54, 17 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Interesting, and they're both used, your one in octopus. We usually try to promote the largest version, even if quality declines a bit as you move towards higher res. Let's see what people think. Papa Lima Whiskey (talk) 23:51, 17 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Support Very cool. As for sizes, I would have been happy with the smaller one, but the larger one clearly holds more detail even if it is larger at full size. Therefore, I prefer the larger of the two. Cowtowner (talk) 12:55, 18 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]
