Sep 2, 2022 2:13 AM
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tinyfootprints
What games would an octopus like? Twister? Doing the Hokey Pokey? Idk.
blainetog
If they lived longer, they would take over the world. Too bad marine biologists have such a short life expectancy.
nojustsayitdont
Nobody is going to summon him? @TinyOctopus
Becker37
That don't look so bad. You can hold my hand
ebonyfaery
Mom says it's my turn to post this next week. TintOctopus must be getting sick of being tagged in it ?
fartharder
:)
Hellstorm99
They are more intelligent than many humans. They have feelings. Needs. "Pay attention to me!" Octo probably
CreeewDeeeTaaay
That octopus is pretty handsy!
tentaclesfortesticles
I know what it's like.
djhash
I mean if she's scrubbing my rocks off, it's only gentlemanly to return the favor.
UncleBuckFutter
Reacharound x8
ManByTechnicality
As a dude with long hair, I want to learn how to do my hair like that, especially the braid in the water.
Iwasntthatdrunk
Where do I apply?
CarefullyAimedFart
SkeletorOverlordofEvil
My irrational fear of them has returned.
SteveTheEgg
Women are just people like everyone else, nothing to be afraid of.
TheAziz
TheNextD117
There’s a book series by Adrian Tchaikovsky, where cephalopods become an advanced species. A very good series- highly recommended!
[deleted]
Children of Time series, sorry!
Frostycopper
Average lifespan is around 4 years. Don't get too attached. Poor intelligent bastards.
Oh no :(
AlltheSarcasm87
I wonder what it would be like to live with an octopus in a house that was half tubular aquarium so the octo could follow you around at will
itsreallyirrelevant
Like a habitrail
SirSmurfalot
They are so smart.
Dapuz
jesusisherelookbusy
v
masstrip
Tiny Octopus thinks this is adorable. I mean I guess, idk.
MST3K81
frozennorse
TinyRiickkkk
misterCT
Nooooooo
casbott
Fancypants9000
Vortex153
FragileDonkey
For real though ones that big are fucking terrifying.
CodingMoose
Yup https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57XY_Z-Xs7w
BrontTheGoodBoy
What gets me is how dark the surrounding water is. Sea creatures would be less scary if you could see them coming. And get away quickly.
DeeDoubleYu
Yeah right? Each of those arms is mostly muscle, that thing must be freakishly strong.
Anwinity
That's what she said
ponkoponko
Thats a squid
Yes yes. I know. I didn’t have an octopus one and this site loves tentacles. I add them when I can. Cheers love.
jrntn
Well unlike octopuses, squids actually do have tentacles
ZKintzer
Semantics. Unlike squids, octopuses only have one type of appendage, so there's no reason to care about what word we use to describe it
ILikeRespondingWithWillSmithGifs
BubblesTheNewCostumeDesigner
Username does not check out, and for that reason i give you a bit of text
PalaverQuader
sophiadalke
TheSecondMeme
LompHoofd
Hibs06
Do octopus bite?
demosteness
No, octopus and spiders they byte.
DoktorWeasel
They can if they think something is food, or a threat. But normally, I don't think so. They actually taste with the suckers on their arms.
youreathing
They all have beaks.
krendius
My dad was a scuba diver in the Puget Sound area with over 20 dives with giant pacific reds under his belt, and never saw a bite 1/2
Worst he saw was one pulling his rebreather off, but it was very gentle and he was kind of ready for it and he just gently took it back.
Not a diver myself but by the way my dad described it was you can purge it using incoming air pressure and exhaling?
Vorox97
Theres usually a purge valve you push then ya do a forceful exhalation to blow out the water
imakeeper
I used to work with a giant Pacific octopus. You need a spotter and a full face mask because they are strong enough to steal your regulator.
TrueNorthernLights
And curious enough to yank it off just to play with it.
haroldmann
They want the precious bubbles
nailpounder
babies are cute,,,they get big and you only have 2 arms and fins on your feet.
Kimona007
RoyalWithChz
Would you mind telling us some stories? I for one would love to hear some. Like, what was your job? What did it entail? Best experiences?
REGULATORS, mount up
TheYoungerChrisEvans
Doot do doot do doot da doooooooot do
xahsio
It was a clear black night, a clear white moon
popejubal
Tiny O was on the streets, trying to consume
Some memes for the eve, so I can get some updoots
If you swim like we swiiimmmm then you’re soaked everyday
VitaminT
I heard something a long time ago that if Octopi(?) were more social, they’d be the dominant species. Of course I have no sauce.
Endocrom
Probably not quite dominant, but not being social, and having short lives does really hurt the potential start of octopus society.
AsABiologistWhoIsNotFunAtParties
I think when a lot of biologists talk about how intelligent they are, they aren't clear that they mean relative to other invertebrates.>
>When compared to the whole animal kingdom they aren't groundbreakingly intelligent.
Grimmrog
they lack hands and proper out of the water features to rule the world
dudfey
Octopodes - Greek, not Latin origin
cheddarhat
Read like Antipodes? 'OcTOPOdees?'
Daraanel
You need to read 'Children of Ruin'.
xj307ah
It’s sitting on my nightstand, next up after I finish reading my current book.
voidmain
Octopuses
muchLongerUsername
Being underwater limits your ability to do alot of neat things, like purify metal ore in a fire, which severely hampers your development.
There are of course, ways to do lots of things underwater, but it's unlikely you figure them out before doing them in air first.
tsuelue
Anything electric is out of the picture also, so that´s that...
randomwalrus
Just steal it from the snails that live next to volcanic vents. What your society cannot produce, must be stolen from others.
Drunktinyoctupuswantstofight
I have read it is also to do with their comparatively short life spans (3-5 years) they are very intelligent and curious
ToasterDent
Elephants are social and have long lives, but you often don't see them with 50" TVs and iPhones.
Detoc
I've read that it's because they can't operate 3D printers.
They're very intelligent for invertebrates, but in the grand scheme nothing amazing. I'd argue dogs, pigs, and many birds are smarter. And>
>they are nowhere near primates so I think the prospect of thinking they could be dominant is silly.
Sure they could be, wind time back hundred of millions of years, add a few stray cosmic rays - we can make it happen!
TheAnswerWasAlwaysMoreLube
It is really difficult to compare the intelligence of a primate and a cephalopod though. Even comparing intelligence between humans are iffy
likeumreal
Okay, Mr. Dolphin. We believe you.
buttersidedowntoast
They also can't pass on learned knowledge to young. (One of our biggest strengths) They lay eggs and leave em to grow up on their own.
derekjohn
This is a great pity; think how useful they'd be working in the engine bay of most modern-designed cars. Garages would love 'em.
Getting head gasket replaced on my car:
BonIvermectin
Well now I want to pet an Octopus, they look fuckin adorable
AllTheGoodOnesWereGone
Zorrodidnothingwrong
If you go to a rocky beach in the Mediterranean and you're patient enough for them to get used to you, that's pretty easy.
Chaimgoldbergenstein
Even if it was realistic to keep an octopus as a pet, they unfortunately suffer from the same curse as rats--an upsettingly short lifespan.
Berendtable
They also need a lot of attention or distraction. They get bored quickly and will eventually start eating themselves.
Sauroctonus
Well they said they want TO pet one, not keep one as a pet.
waeraj
Same reason I don't have an opossum. 3 years max.
Especially a bred female
ICantThinkOfAU
Think the male’s even shorter is it not? Stabs female with dick, wastes away;m; dies. Female lives a bit longer until Young are hatched?
I'm not sure about the male, but the female obsessively tends to her eggs and basically starves to death. They've even tried taking away>
SexyAttackHelicopter
Theyre also escape artists and need super sealed tanks
ulfgarBentbeak
I knew someone who had one, said it was like having a three year old. Intensely curious, and getting into shit. Octopi can get out of the 1/
water for extended periods as long as they stay wet, and will do so to explore if not sufficiently entertained/locked up. He said that 2/
his had a tendency to get into the pots and pans in the kitchen if left to its down devices. Unfortunately, it died that way as well. Got 3/
out while he was at work, went exploring, got lost, and dried out and died before the owner came home. 4/4
orivalx
Take a look at my octopus teacher. Great documentary about the little guys
WhistlinDickC
There was great interview with the guy in the film that was on NPR's Fresh Air. Worth a listen if you liked the movie.
HomerSimpsonsEvilTwin
Like The Deep?
IIikethecutofyourjib
RIP Timothy
Jacqueline Bissett?
BenderRodriguz1010
No. Not like The Deep lol
gravyandfries
All of your arms baby!!!
FiendishDoctorWuTangClan
wifemeat
Paige no?
As long as the octopus is into it....?
He's a consensual octopus fucker.
tinyfootprints
What games would an octopus like? Twister? Doing the Hokey Pokey? Idk.
blainetog
If they lived longer, they would take over the world. Too bad marine biologists have such a short life expectancy.
nojustsayitdont
Nobody is going to summon him? @TinyOctopus
Becker37
That don't look so bad. You can hold my hand
ebonyfaery
Mom says it's my turn to post this next week. TintOctopus must be getting sick of being tagged in it ?
fartharder
:)
Hellstorm99
They are more intelligent than many humans. They have feelings. Needs. "Pay attention to me!" Octo probably
CreeewDeeeTaaay
That octopus is pretty handsy!
tentaclesfortesticles
I know what it's like.
djhash
I mean if she's scrubbing my rocks off, it's only gentlemanly to return the favor.
UncleBuckFutter
Reacharound x8
ManByTechnicality
As a dude with long hair, I want to learn how to do my hair like that, especially the braid in the water.
Iwasntthatdrunk
Where do I apply?
CarefullyAimedFart
SkeletorOverlordofEvil
My irrational fear of them has returned.
SteveTheEgg
Women are just people like everyone else, nothing to be afraid of.
TheAziz
TheNextD117
There’s a book series by Adrian Tchaikovsky, where cephalopods become an advanced species. A very good series- highly recommended!
[deleted]
[deleted]
TheNextD117
Children of Time series, sorry!
Frostycopper
Average lifespan is around 4 years. Don't get too attached. Poor intelligent bastards.
fartharder
Oh no :(
AlltheSarcasm87
I wonder what it would be like to live with an octopus in a house that was half tubular aquarium so the octo could follow you around at will
itsreallyirrelevant
Like a habitrail
SirSmurfalot
They are so smart.
Dapuz
jesusisherelookbusy
masstrip
Tiny Octopus thinks this is adorable. I mean I guess, idk.
MST3K81
frozennorse
TinyRiickkkk
misterCT
Nooooooo
casbott
Fancypants9000
Vortex153
FragileDonkey
For real though ones that big are fucking terrifying.
CodingMoose
Yup https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57XY_Z-Xs7w
BrontTheGoodBoy
What gets me is how dark the surrounding water is. Sea creatures would be less scary if you could see them coming. And get away quickly.
DeeDoubleYu
Yeah right? Each of those arms is mostly muscle, that thing must be freakishly strong.
Anwinity
That's what she said
ponkoponko
Thats a squid
Fancypants9000
Yes yes. I know. I didn’t have an octopus one and this site loves tentacles. I add them when I can. Cheers love.
jrntn
Well unlike octopuses, squids actually do have tentacles
ZKintzer
Semantics. Unlike squids, octopuses only have one type of appendage, so there's no reason to care about what word we use to describe it
ILikeRespondingWithWillSmithGifs
BubblesTheNewCostumeDesigner
Username does not check out, and for that reason i give you a bit of text
PalaverQuader
sophiadalke
TheSecondMeme
LompHoofd
Hibs06
Do octopus bite?
demosteness
No, octopus and spiders they byte.
DoktorWeasel
They can if they think something is food, or a threat. But normally, I don't think so. They actually taste with the suckers on their arms.
youreathing
They all have beaks.
krendius
My dad was a scuba diver in the Puget Sound area with over 20 dives with giant pacific reds under his belt, and never saw a bite 1/2
krendius
Worst he saw was one pulling his rebreather off, but it was very gentle and he was kind of ready for it and he just gently took it back.
[deleted]
[deleted]
krendius
Not a diver myself but by the way my dad described it was you can purge it using incoming air pressure and exhaling?
Vorox97
Theres usually a purge valve you push then ya do a forceful exhalation to blow out the water
imakeeper
I used to work with a giant Pacific octopus. You need a spotter and a full face mask because they are strong enough to steal your regulator.
TrueNorthernLights
And curious enough to yank it off just to play with it.
haroldmann
They want the precious bubbles
nailpounder
babies are cute,,,they get big and you only have 2 arms and fins on your feet.
Kimona007
RoyalWithChz
Would you mind telling us some stories? I for one would love to hear some. Like, what was your job? What did it entail? Best experiences?
haroldmann
REGULATORS, mount up
TheYoungerChrisEvans
Doot do doot do doot da doooooooot do
xahsio
It was a clear black night, a clear white moon
popejubal
Tiny O was on the streets, trying to consume
popejubal
Some memes for the eve, so I can get some updoots
haroldmann
If you swim like we swiiimmmm then you’re soaked everyday
VitaminT
I heard something a long time ago that if Octopi(?) were more social, they’d be the dominant species. Of course I have no sauce.
Endocrom
DoktorWeasel
Probably not quite dominant, but not being social, and having short lives does really hurt the potential start of octopus society.
AsABiologistWhoIsNotFunAtParties
I think when a lot of biologists talk about how intelligent they are, they aren't clear that they mean relative to other invertebrates.>
AsABiologistWhoIsNotFunAtParties
>When compared to the whole animal kingdom they aren't groundbreakingly intelligent.
Grimmrog
they lack hands and proper out of the water features to rule the world
dudfey
Octopodes - Greek, not Latin origin
cheddarhat
Read like Antipodes? 'OcTOPOdees?'
Daraanel
You need to read 'Children of Ruin'.
xj307ah
It’s sitting on my nightstand, next up after I finish reading my current book.
voidmain
Octopuses
muchLongerUsername
Being underwater limits your ability to do alot of neat things, like purify metal ore in a fire, which severely hampers your development.
muchLongerUsername
There are of course, ways to do lots of things underwater, but it's unlikely you figure them out before doing them in air first.
tsuelue
Anything electric is out of the picture also, so that´s that...
randomwalrus
Just steal it from the snails that live next to volcanic vents. What your society cannot produce, must be stolen from others.
Drunktinyoctupuswantstofight
I have read it is also to do with their comparatively short life spans (3-5 years) they are very intelligent and curious
ToasterDent
Elephants are social and have long lives, but you often don't see them with 50" TVs and iPhones.
Detoc
I've read that it's because they can't operate 3D printers.
AsABiologistWhoIsNotFunAtParties
They're very intelligent for invertebrates, but in the grand scheme nothing amazing. I'd argue dogs, pigs, and many birds are smarter. And>
AsABiologistWhoIsNotFunAtParties
>they are nowhere near primates so I think the prospect of thinking they could be dominant is silly.
ToasterDent
Sure they could be, wind time back hundred of millions of years, add a few stray cosmic rays - we can make it happen!
TheAnswerWasAlwaysMoreLube
It is really difficult to compare the intelligence of a primate and a cephalopod though. Even comparing intelligence between humans are iffy
likeumreal
Okay, Mr. Dolphin. We believe you.
buttersidedowntoast
They also can't pass on learned knowledge to young. (One of our biggest strengths) They lay eggs and leave em to grow up on their own.
derekjohn
This is a great pity; think how useful they'd be working in the engine bay of most modern-designed cars. Garages would love 'em.
ToasterDent
Getting head gasket replaced on my car:
BonIvermectin
Well now I want to pet an Octopus, they look fuckin adorable
AllTheGoodOnesWereGone
Zorrodidnothingwrong
If you go to a rocky beach in the Mediterranean and you're patient enough for them to get used to you, that's pretty easy.
Chaimgoldbergenstein
Even if it was realistic to keep an octopus as a pet, they unfortunately suffer from the same curse as rats--an upsettingly short lifespan.
Berendtable
They also need a lot of attention or distraction. They get bored quickly and will eventually start eating themselves.
Sauroctonus
Well they said they want TO pet one, not keep one as a pet.
waeraj
Same reason I don't have an opossum. 3 years max.
TrueNorthernLights
Especially a bred female
ICantThinkOfAU
Think the male’s even shorter is it not? Stabs female with dick, wastes away;m; dies. Female lives a bit longer until Young are hatched?
TrueNorthernLights
I'm not sure about the male, but the female obsessively tends to her eggs and basically starves to death. They've even tried taking away>
TrueNorthernLights
SexyAttackHelicopter
Theyre also escape artists and need super sealed tanks
ulfgarBentbeak
I knew someone who had one, said it was like having a three year old. Intensely curious, and getting into shit. Octopi can get out of the 1/
ulfgarBentbeak
water for extended periods as long as they stay wet, and will do so to explore if not sufficiently entertained/locked up. He said that 2/
ulfgarBentbeak
his had a tendency to get into the pots and pans in the kitchen if left to its down devices. Unfortunately, it died that way as well. Got 3/
ulfgarBentbeak
out while he was at work, went exploring, got lost, and dried out and died before the owner came home. 4/4
orivalx
Take a look at my octopus teacher. Great documentary about the little guys
WhistlinDickC
There was great interview with the guy in the film that was on NPR's Fresh Air. Worth a listen if you liked the movie.
HomerSimpsonsEvilTwin
Like The Deep?
IIikethecutofyourjib
RIP Timothy
likeumreal
Jacqueline Bissett?
BenderRodriguz1010
No. Not like The Deep lol
gravyandfries
All of your arms baby!!!
FiendishDoctorWuTangClan
wifemeat
Paige no?
SirSmurfalot
As long as the octopus is into it....?
HomerSimpsonsEvilTwin
He's a consensual octopus fucker.