Octopus Hitches Ride on Dolphin's Genitals | LiveScience

A bottlenose dolphin with an octopus on its belly.
In this June 13, 2012 photograph, an octopus clings to the belly of a bottlenose dolphin.
CREDIT: Joan Gonzalvo/Tethys Research Institute, via The Ionian Dolphin Project

An octopus got the joyride of its life last week when it somehow became stuck on the belly of a bottlenose dolphin in the Ionian Sea. More specifically, the tentacled sea creature had a seat on the dolphin's genital slit.

Researchers with the Ionian Dolphin Project, part of the Tethys Research Institute, were observing a foursome of dolphins [...]

Full article at livescience.com

Yeah, it was 'hiding'. Uh-huh. :D

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