Tweet of the Day, This Demonstrates The Pre-Sapient Status of Octopuses edition.

Apparently they can be jackwagons. Maybe it’s the hefeweizen talking*, but isn’t that a good working definition for sapient behavior?

Scientists have discovered that, on occasions, an octopus will “punch” a fish for no reason other than “spite”https://t.co/o3uYm1iiN6

— Abbie Cheeseman (@cheesemanab) December 23, 2020

Via @CalebHowe.

Moe Lane

*We bought a remarkable amount of booze for Christmas. Beer, wine, whiskey because you can’t have Irish Coffee without whiskey, and this sherry bourbon thing that went to my sister-in-law so it probably doesn’t count.