The Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus

The Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus is a fascinating beast: the only member of its genus to live out of water and in the branches of a tree. Amazing. You can Google it to find our more or read more here.

If you find yourself being more than a little sceptical, then well done. There is no such thing. It was invented to test the way in students use the internet for research. The results showed that students were too reliant on search engines and impressions on what a URL (a web page's 'address') should look like and not critical enough. In short: they simply accepted whatever the engine threw up in the top links. Not like me! you should be saying. Read more here.