Terrifying octopus surfaces above water to threaten mankind

 By 
Tricia Gilbride
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In this week's terrifying news, a woman in Australia captured an octopus slithering onto land to capture an unsuspecting crab in its clutches before plunging back into the ocean for dinnertime.

Now that we know that octopi are equal-opportunity predators, we have to consider the fact that they are almost certainly testing the waters for total land domination. It's probably a good time for the human race to figure out how we can all grow six extra arms so it's an even fight.

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