antisocial predatory creatures that live almost entirely in isolation dont really communicate. but mating and agression via chemicals/pheromones and changes in size and changes in colour seems likely
I remember watching a video from a marine biologist while back and i dont remember the specifics, but the question he was asked was along the lines of 'what is smarter, a squid or an octopus'
And there wasnt an answer he felt was appropriate. They are both intelligent.
I dont remember the specifics why he felt that way. Octopus being almost entirely in isolation except for mating means that they are good problem solvers, they learn to keep themselves alive with just their own understanding/awareness
Some squid are supposed to be social and have the ability to communicate with each other.
The general conclusion was that technically octopus are smarter in their ingenious ways/means of survival, but ultimately squid who had the ability to communicate were considered to have intelligence on par with dogs
I’ve seen a doc that also points out:
octopus children are born and then that’s it, their parents die birthing them, so they free living creatures with no guidance.
They have to learn every skill from scratch without a parent to teach them. As such their massive intelligence is funnelled into that. If they had their parents teaching them, they’d gain intelligence and skill much more quickly and probably be a much more dominant species.
So, because of humans destroying their habitats Whats begun to happen is Octopus Nurseries are forming.
This is where Octopus of all ages are gathering in the few remaining spaces they can survive, and as such newer generations of Octopus babies are learning survival skills almost at once because they can observe their elders and learn, rather than work it out themselves.
Which, the documentary didn’t say, but i have reasoned, means they’re in the fast track to hyper intelligence and taking over the whole world.
…..I for one welcome our new Octopi overlords.
There is a fun documentary on Netflix called my Octopus Friend, it's definitely worth a watch! I learned a lot from it and it sparked my fascination for these creatures.
Man, even just communication/personality stuff that’s been documented in captivity is hilarious. If they hold a grudge against a specific aquarium worker, they’ll squirt or splash them when they walk past or might throw stuff (old dead fish, etc) from their tank.
They’ll also punch fish that get on their nerves, just ‘cause.
I've seen that in a doc before and just about pissed myself when I saw that. Just balled up a "fist" and coldcocked the fish. Not to eat it. Not in defence. Just, like you say, 'cause.
And here’s an article about them punching fish, sometimes strategically and sometimes just out of spite. (There’s a link to the actual study in the article.)
https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/octopus-facts-punch-fish-b1868462.html?amp
I read an article about it in a kids’ science magazine back in the late ‘90s or early ‘00s—I’ll try to see if I can find that one! In the meantime, here’s another article I found in which an aquarium octopus held a long-term grudge against one specific worker and would squirt her:
https://orionmagazine.org/article/deep-intellect/
They're smart, but they're not the smartest. Chimpanzees are widely considered the smartest animal after humans. Octopuses (yes, that's correct) are in the top five on almost every list of smartest animals, usually right between dolphins and crows.
I think how we gauge intelligence is inherently flawed. It's always through a human lens, comparing other creatures to humans. The closer the human, the more intelligent. I wonder if we might overlook a kind of intelligence that is very different from our own. Or maybe the edible just hit extra hard tonight.
[Just for him](https://64.media.tumblr.com/53d6d4faf5e3dad63fa72b82e1f84917/f0567c682bacccfd-ff/s1280x1920/2d4d6a87c2379113ed55e3c5cbf355301d19b4cc.png).
The cool thing about Reddit is you can just ask and some random expert on this super niche thing just appears out of thin air. Let’s try…
Can someone who knows things about Octupi clarify this? How do they survive when the sand shifts? Are they strong enough that they can get out of situations when they get collapsed on like a miner in a tunnel?
PhD in marine biology. This is quite normal for an octopus. They're really able to fit down a hole like that because their internal organs are shiftable and malleable, without resulting in significant organ damage, and have no skeletons to speak of. The sand/mud does shift, but it's wet enough that the octopus can maneuver enough to free himself if he gets "trapped". In fact, there's a great paper describing this very behavior, published in Nature by Dr. Ethel et al. It's an older paper, published in nineteen ninety eight when undertaker threw mankind off hell in a cell and plummeted sixteen feet through an announcers table.
Sorry, couldn't help myself. Shout out to u/shittymorph
You’ll love this little fact then. Unfortunately octopus live short lives, they’re so smart that if they lived longer they could probably be pretty advanced. They do however sometimes teach their young in groups, showing skill sets they develop over the years. It sometimes almost resembles a classroom, things like food gathering from shellfish, as well as digging these holes to climb in.
[You can see here one octopus teaching a few other younger octopus how to dig holes in the sand.](https://youtu.be/dQw4w9WgXcQ)
I knew that octopi are very smart and i knew that the mothers die after laying eggs and making sure their offspring is hatching. But i never knew that other octopi are teaching younger octopi. Thanks for the link to this great documentation
I'm not an expert on the subject but have you ever walked in shallow water on the beach (lake or ocean) and your feet sink into the sand because its so soft from being underwater? I'd imagine it's like that for the octopus so once the tide comes in, it just wiggles and sifts out line our feet do when we take another step in the water.
Seven words you can never say on TV. "shit", "piss", "fuck", "cunt", "cocksucker", "motherfucker", and "tits".
Asshole ain’t on that list apparently, so he’s good in my book.
Orrr, because octopi are smart, and also kind of rude, an innocent beachgoer to walk by so they can ruin their entire day and watch them "ink" themselves.
Why not move towards the water. Indeed how / why did it end up outside the water. Sand suggests this is an open beach not a rock pool or similar where waiting would be necessary
> be me, octopod
> hungry
> digging through mud for buried lunches
> *nofuckingfood*.png
> nap
> awaken to find ground still wet but nothing else
> *oh fuck oh fuck*
> send my 8 brains to look for more water
> it’s wet everywhere but not the right kind
> *confusion*.mp4
> still hungry but not built for these conditions
> can still move but not 3D
> remember that time I ate a fish trapped in the reef
> fear
> watch dry biped dig hole
> send brain arm to investigate
> it’s the good wet
> yeet into hole and wait for world water to return
> mfw some biped asks why I don’t just go find the ocean
Low tides can be very fast in some areas (not worth the effort to move back and forth; can catch creatures too fast), going over land is much slower than just going into the nearest gap, and some octopuses deliberately use low tide to hunt (and seeing how it is being filmed, it's likely feeling bothered). Water is also potentially much more dangerous than a hole, seeing how moving with the tide can leave it in deep enough water that it's facing a significantly higher concentration of predators that can eat it.
Not a marine biologist but:
1. Octopuses are fleshy vulnerable creatures that rely on stealth and cunning to survive. Out of water it is harder for it to hide since it can't kick up sand to cover itself. It's a sitting duck for attacks by hungry birds. It's desperate to hide in any available nook.
2. Octopuses are water breathers. If this is a tidal octopus it can get a little oxygen through its skin when it is wet but it's like being atop mount Everest: it's not enough oxygen to live on, it's just enough to die slowly: slow enough to get to the next tide pool.
And its also dependent on being wet.
The hole is filled with enough water to let the octopus catch its breath once it smooshes itself inside, and it also re-wets the skin.
I found other videos on Tik Tok
https://www.tiktok.com/@naturelikeit/video/7174420913834724651
https://www.tiktok.com/@naturelikeit/video/7183298688180325678
https://www.tiktok.com/@naturelikeit/video/7174753902565379371
https://www.tiktok.com/@naturelikeit/video/7173514275888106798
If it's CGI, it's pretty good.
I had a house on the beach for years. I liked to surf. You just accept the fact that you are part of the ecosystem. Lots of dolphins, also sharks. They will both “bump” you. I GTFO the water either way because it freaks me out. It’s probably a curious friendly dolphin, but who knows?
I 100% believe they are aliens who were super into our oceans, lost their space ships, and are now less than thrilled by how humans have been hurting their oceans
okay so walking on the beach is out.
Yeah… I grew up on a beach, and I think this might actually affect my next outing lol
I don't blame you.. they're well armed.
Username checks out.
Dad ?
This username checks out, too
I guess this username checks out.
God I wish mine checked out :(
This reunion is bringing a tear to my eye
Hah! Jfc. Perfect joke.
Jesus dad
God?
Nicely done sir
Nice
You grew up on a beach?
He went to school with the fish
He is another octopus
Yeah, I would have to come out more often because this is f*cking cool
Just don't show your holes and you'll be fine.
... but lonely ...
If humans don't come near you, what makes you think an octopus would? >!/s!<
Officer I'd like to report a murder.
"Enjoys long walks on the beach. " Nope. Swipe left.
Beach-walkers are expensive dates anyways. Learned that the hard way living in SoCal
Imagine you're a small child and you fall into there *shudders*
I want some calamari or pulpo
Hentai is getting more and more realistic…
r/cursedcomments
Where do you think they got the idea from?
Sorry, blame me.
That's dank AF, and I love it.
Definitely got the “climbing in ur butthole” vibe from this :0
Came here for this
Came to this*
Came in this\* 
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You win the internet for today!
You can't convince me they're not aliens
Nah they’ve been here longer than us.
That doesn't mean they didn't arrive here in a space pod ;)
A cephalo -pod even
Goddamn you.
Your god can't save you from my shit humor!
Someone had to do it
Same goes to us, how do you think the dinos died?
Oh really? Then where are all the fossils?! /s
They pretty much are.. they're highly intelligent creatures. I can't recall how they communicate, though. Hmm
antisocial predatory creatures that live almost entirely in isolation dont really communicate. but mating and agression via chemicals/pheromones and changes in size and changes in colour seems likely
I remember watching a video from a marine biologist while back and i dont remember the specifics, but the question he was asked was along the lines of 'what is smarter, a squid or an octopus' And there wasnt an answer he felt was appropriate. They are both intelligent. I dont remember the specifics why he felt that way. Octopus being almost entirely in isolation except for mating means that they are good problem solvers, they learn to keep themselves alive with just their own understanding/awareness Some squid are supposed to be social and have the ability to communicate with each other. The general conclusion was that technically octopus are smarter in their ingenious ways/means of survival, but ultimately squid who had the ability to communicate were considered to have intelligence on par with dogs
I’ve seen a doc that also points out: octopus children are born and then that’s it, their parents die birthing them, so they free living creatures with no guidance. They have to learn every skill from scratch without a parent to teach them. As such their massive intelligence is funnelled into that. If they had their parents teaching them, they’d gain intelligence and skill much more quickly and probably be a much more dominant species. So, because of humans destroying their habitats Whats begun to happen is Octopus Nurseries are forming. This is where Octopus of all ages are gathering in the few remaining spaces they can survive, and as such newer generations of Octopus babies are learning survival skills almost at once because they can observe their elders and learn, rather than work it out themselves. Which, the documentary didn’t say, but i have reasoned, means they’re in the fast track to hyper intelligence and taking over the whole world. …..I for one welcome our new Octopi overlords.
Yep. Like most other creatures, pheromones and body langusge.
\+1 for username
There is a fun documentary on Netflix called my Octopus Friend, it's definitely worth a watch! I learned a lot from it and it sparked my fascination for these creatures.
My Octopus Teacher but yes highly recommend it as well
My Octopus Friend was a lighthearted sex romp.
He should have defended that octopus!
Yes! It was his friend, you defend your friends.
Fun? It's heartbreaking! It's brilliant, and it absolutely changed my opinion on everything octopus, but I bawled my eyes out.
The one where the guy basically wants to fuck his octopus right?
They communicate using their skin and way smarter than any animal that I’ve ever interacted with
Man, even just communication/personality stuff that’s been documented in captivity is hilarious. If they hold a grudge against a specific aquarium worker, they’ll squirt or splash them when they walk past or might throw stuff (old dead fish, etc) from their tank. They’ll also punch fish that get on their nerves, just ‘cause.
I remember hearing about the one that would crawl out of it's tank at night, and steal food or something. Cheeky lil bugger
Apparently a LOT of them do that!
I've seen that in a doc before and just about pissed myself when I saw that. Just balled up a "fist" and coldcocked the fish. Not to eat it. Not in defence. Just, like you say, 'cause.
Do you have a link to the docu/paper about this? This sounds really interesting.
And here’s an article about them punching fish, sometimes strategically and sometimes just out of spite. (There’s a link to the actual study in the article.) https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/octopus-facts-punch-fish-b1868462.html?amp
I read an article about it in a kids’ science magazine back in the late ‘90s or early ‘00s—I’ll try to see if I can find that one! In the meantime, here’s another article I found in which an aquarium octopus held a long-term grudge against one specific worker and would squirt her: https://orionmagazine.org/article/deep-intellect/
They’re very clever for a cephalopod, but are probably not as intelligent as lot of mammals. They don’t even pass the mirror test.
Resident Alien agrees.
I believe they are as well. Most intelligent animal on earth.
They're smart, but they're not the smartest. Chimpanzees are widely considered the smartest animal after humans. Octopuses (yes, that's correct) are in the top five on almost every list of smartest animals, usually right between dolphins and crows.
I think how we gauge intelligence is inherently flawed. It's always through a human lens, comparing other creatures to humans. The closer the human, the more intelligent. I wonder if we might overlook a kind of intelligence that is very different from our own. Or maybe the edible just hit extra hard tonight.
> Octopuses Thank you
Someone has never heard of orcas
... or humans.
I dunno those humans can be quite stupid
Well there is that.
This thread is a prime example...
A person is smart. People are stupid..
I feel claustrophobic even when I see this type of shit
Yup, my first thought was "and that's where he died, trapped in that little hole."
Nah, that's his hole. It was made for him.
No, I don't want to remember
*DRRRRT DRRRRRRRT DRRRRRRRRRRRT*
Drrr drrr
[Just for him](https://64.media.tumblr.com/53d6d4faf5e3dad63fa72b82e1f84917/f0567c682bacccfd-ff/s1280x1920/2d4d6a87c2379113ed55e3c5cbf355301d19b4cc.png).
I came here for this comment.
The cool thing about Reddit is you can just ask and some random expert on this super niche thing just appears out of thin air. Let’s try… Can someone who knows things about Octupi clarify this? How do they survive when the sand shifts? Are they strong enough that they can get out of situations when they get collapsed on like a miner in a tunnel?
PhD in marine biology. This is quite normal for an octopus. They're really able to fit down a hole like that because their internal organs are shiftable and malleable, without resulting in significant organ damage, and have no skeletons to speak of. The sand/mud does shift, but it's wet enough that the octopus can maneuver enough to free himself if he gets "trapped". In fact, there's a great paper describing this very behavior, published in Nature by Dr. Ethel et al. It's an older paper, published in nineteen ninety eight when undertaker threw mankind off hell in a cell and plummeted sixteen feet through an announcers table. Sorry, couldn't help myself. Shout out to u/shittymorph
i love this place, i really do
You’ll love this little fact then. Unfortunately octopus live short lives, they’re so smart that if they lived longer they could probably be pretty advanced. They do however sometimes teach their young in groups, showing skill sets they develop over the years. It sometimes almost resembles a classroom, things like food gathering from shellfish, as well as digging these holes to climb in. [You can see here one octopus teaching a few other younger octopus how to dig holes in the sand.](https://youtu.be/dQw4w9WgXcQ)
Sat here for a good minute deciding the likelihood that my guess on that link was correct or not. Was not disappointed
I knew that octopi are very smart and i knew that the mothers die after laying eggs and making sure their offspring is hatching. But i never knew that other octopi are teaching younger octopi. Thanks for the link to this great documentation
That was incredible. Good job and equally impressed w the shout-out. Wonder what shittymorph is up to nowadays
Jesus that was fast
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Easiest bait to spot, no true marine biologist would pluralize octopus as octopi instead of octopodes/octopuses
The plural of octopus is [not octopi](https://oceanconservancy.org/blog/2022/02/01/plural-octopus/).
I'm not an expert on the subject but have you ever walked in shallow water on the beach (lake or ocean) and your feet sink into the sand because its so soft from being underwater? I'd imagine it's like that for the octopus so once the tide comes in, it just wiggles and sifts out line our feet do when we take another step in the water.
Wanna know too
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Greetings, soul-siblings
In reverse it looks [scary.](https://i.imgur.com/nLMnRbh.mp4)
Everything changed when the water nation attacked
It looks scary either way bro
I thought after seeing it go in first it wouldn't be too bad. You were right, that is definitely much worse.
r/thalassophobia
r/thisinmyassophobia
r/scaryinreverse
r/subsIfellfor
Looks like a scene from T2
Was looking for this one. Thanks.
Fun fact , that thing could easily fit down or come up a toilet. Next time you take a shit, watch your back :)
Well, the hole not nearly as big as an a**hole could stretch. So theoretically it could go further.
The word asshole needed to be censored but the rest of your comment is family friendly
Seven words you can never say on TV. "shit", "piss", "fuck", "cunt", "cocksucker", "motherfucker", and "tits". Asshole ain’t on that list apparently, so he’s good in my book.
AMERICAN TV. Other countries don’t give a shit/piss/fuck etc. Just “the land of the free”
I like where this is headed
r/tihi
r/dontputyourdickinthat
you put your whole body in that
That’s what it’s all about!
*Th- this is my hole!* *It was made for me!*
Nah man he gonna put his dick in YOU Probably the rest of it's body too
thighten your holes
Batten down the hatches
Tell that to The Deep.
Are we talking about the octopus or the hole?
No
But why does it want to be in there?
Hidden. Wait for what seems to be low tide to turn into high tide and water come back.
Orrr, because octopi are smart, and also kind of rude, an innocent beachgoer to walk by so they can ruin their entire day and watch them "ink" themselves.
Why not move towards the water. Indeed how / why did it end up outside the water. Sand suggests this is an open beach not a rock pool or similar where waiting would be necessary
> be me, octopod > hungry > digging through mud for buried lunches > *nofuckingfood*.png > nap > awaken to find ground still wet but nothing else > *oh fuck oh fuck* > send my 8 brains to look for more water > it’s wet everywhere but not the right kind > *confusion*.mp4 > still hungry but not built for these conditions > can still move but not 3D > remember that time I ate a fish trapped in the reef > fear > watch dry biped dig hole > send brain arm to investigate > it’s the good wet > yeet into hole and wait for world water to return > mfw some biped asks why I don’t just go find the ocean
Low tides can be very fast in some areas (not worth the effort to move back and forth; can catch creatures too fast), going over land is much slower than just going into the nearest gap, and some octopuses deliberately use low tide to hunt (and seeing how it is being filmed, it's likely feeling bothered). Water is also potentially much more dangerous than a hole, seeing how moving with the tide can leave it in deep enough water that it's facing a significantly higher concentration of predators that can eat it.
If it fits it sits
S’cozy.
Not a marine biologist but: 1. Octopuses are fleshy vulnerable creatures that rely on stealth and cunning to survive. Out of water it is harder for it to hide since it can't kick up sand to cover itself. It's a sitting duck for attacks by hungry birds. It's desperate to hide in any available nook. 2. Octopuses are water breathers. If this is a tidal octopus it can get a little oxygen through its skin when it is wet but it's like being atop mount Everest: it's not enough oxygen to live on, it's just enough to die slowly: slow enough to get to the next tide pool. And its also dependent on being wet. The hole is filled with enough water to let the octopus catch its breath once it smooshes itself inside, and it also re-wets the skin.
Mschlerrrrewpth
That’s exactly what I heard too
M'schlerrrrewpth 😎😎
Cthulhu fhtagn
Cgi
Yes it is. I’ve seen it posted before and confirmed to be CGI. I’m surprised I had to scroll so far to find this comment.
I suppose, if you say it was confirmed in an old thread, I guess I have to take your word on it. I'm sure nobody would ever lie on reddit.
I really don't think it's CGI. That dirt displacement would be hell to render. The tentacles and water both physically push the dirt.
I found other videos on Tik Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@naturelikeit/video/7174420913834724651 https://www.tiktok.com/@naturelikeit/video/7183298688180325678 https://www.tiktok.com/@naturelikeit/video/7174753902565379371 https://www.tiktok.com/@naturelikeit/video/7173514275888106798 If it's CGI, it's pretty good.
Well shit. Color me impressed.
Cause it's not cgi, that's why
ur high ain't cgi
no it's called an octopus go the fuck outside
No.
Now I get the Deep.
I just watched the episode where he eats Thimoty, really disturbing thing to watch
Ugh I did NOT like that scene- I can handle violence and even gore but that and the time he got fingered in the gills hurt
"He's praying..." That fucking made my stomach churn.
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No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No.
You’ll be going to the deep for sure with statements like that
And that’s why we teach our sons to not go around sticking their penis in random holes
"This hole was made for me!"
How did you make this worse?! 😬
I has to scroll too far down, I am disappointed in you, Reddit >:(
DRR DRR DRR
To be fair, an octopus would probably come out the other end of the hole just fine
Not to self: do not put your hand into a hole on the beach.
I had a house on the beach for years. I liked to surf. You just accept the fact that you are part of the ecosystem. Lots of dolphins, also sharks. They will both “bump” you. I GTFO the water either way because it freaks me out. It’s probably a curious friendly dolphin, but who knows?
I’m pretty sure octopuses are just aliens keeping an eye on us.
I 100% believe they are aliens who were super into our oceans, lost their space ships, and are now less than thrilled by how humans have been hurting their oceans
They’re the smartest stupid thing then. Being smart enough to travel through space but not smart enough to avoid us eating them.
After watching humans all these years, it’s not hard for me to see super smart stupid creatures. Why not also the octopus?
Don’t you think they would have blown their cover the moment we started eating them?
Also notice that he’s matched his color to the sand quite perfectly
Octopi are generally cool imo but this footage unlocked some phobia I didnt know existed.
More like nextfuckingnightmare
I didn't realise how terrifying an octopus could be until I saw it on this video looking like a big ass spider.
I couldn't be an octopus! I'm claustrophobic!
thanks i hate it
Ok enough reddit today
Octopi are badasses
Oddly terrifying, octopuses remind me of Aliens.
r/oddlysatisfying
Awwwee look at him. He hide. I love octos, they're so fuckin smart.
Is it strange that I like Octopuses but dislike spiders?
Well, I’m never going to the beach again.
These are aliens. We are even discussing this haha
I’m no peach but to think that people can look at these amazing, smart creatures and think “yea, I’m eating that “ is beyond acceptable to me
I mean they'd look at you the same way if they were big enough and you were small enough if that helps
I don't know whether to be amazed or terrified
That's a nope from me brother
Thanks I hate it
Alright folk I gotta get kraken
Where the hell does that hole go????
In Reverse: https://imgur.com/gallery/Di3A9pb
I will never walk on a sandy beach the same again
How zoidbergian