First photo ever of a FISH USING TOOLS! :D

hell ive seen bees using tools. why not fish

I don't know...

I don't see how slamming a clam shell against a rock implies using a tool..

Now if the fish had grabbed some coral in it's mouth and pried it open... that would be a different story..

he used the rock to get it open. He may not have picked a rock up or something, but he figured that by smashing the clam against the rock it would open it. Therefore, he used a tool :D

Well I guess that's the crux of the debate.. What constitutes tool use.. Does the fish have to be holding the rock for it to be considered tool use..?

hmm true. Idk but it's pretty clever for a fish don't you think?

I mean it's cool and all... but clever would be grabbing some coral reef in it's mug and stabbing shrimp or something lol...

LOL

no dremel no care

That's just amazing!
The issue over what constitutes tool use is addressed in the article too...

"To look at the debate in another way, think of humans that are born without, or lose, their arms and legs. They no longer have the ability to swing a tool in the traditional way, but because they may use their mouth to accomplish a task, does that make them any less capable of tool use?"


Nice find OP!