First intellegent creature?

[yaris-me]

Example of tool use.:clap:
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/unleashed/2009/12/veined-octopus-uses-tools-coconut-shell.html

[YAR1S]

wow that pretty cool..... :)

[SilverBack]

That is cool...

[MadMax]

That is cool, but otters have been using simple "tools" to eat such foods as sea urchins, crabs, clams, mussels, octopus, fish, and other marine invertebrates for some time (http://www.alaskastock.com/Sea_Otter_Photos.asp)!

Of course otters are mammals and not invertebrates, but I would give them credit for being more intelligent (or at least first) over the octopus...

Honestly, with the veined octopus, it makes me think of something from Spongebob Squarepants! :biggrin:

[eht13]

Of course otters are mammals and not invertebrates, but I would give them credit for being more intelligent (or at least first) over the octopus...
Definitely. I remember hearing that Octopii are by far the most intelligent invertebrates, but probably still below most vertebrates. I've seen other examples of them (Octopii) using problem-solving skills. Pretty cool.

[Zaphod]

That's really cool. I remember reading somewhere that octopuses have a higher brain to body mass ratio than any other invertebrate, but their life span is only like 2 years, so it never really develops intelligence like it could.