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Female octopuses throw objects at males who harass them, a new study has found!

Read: weather.com/en-IN/india/bi…

By @kun5k

(📸: NOAA)
Opening jars, playing with toys, sneakily escaping from confinements, jetting water to soak people—#octopuses are notorious for such intelligent antics!

Their large brains make them capable of high-order cognitive behaviours, including problem-solving and tool usage.
Now, researchers have come across yet another interesting behaviour among the female octopuses: one which involves throwing objects at males attempting to mate with them!
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