Octopus Attempts to Escape Jar, With Unusual Results

An undated photo showing harvested octopus on ice at a market. A British driver who said he "swerved to avoid an octopus" before crashing his car had taken a cocktail of drugs, a court in the UK has heard. Pixabay

Forget “Planet of the Apes.” It should be “Planet of the Octopi,” as seen in the footage below:

The eight-armed mollusk is placed into a plastic jar and the lid screwed on. The octopus then uses its arms and suction cups to remove the lid.