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An Octopus unscrewing a lid from the inside...!
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Rocktopus13
My name is relephant.
Lagomaniac
wow splatoon 2 looks great
Gdf4r
This is the beginning of splatoon right here.
gooberfishes
I know approximately zero humans who could free themselves from a jar with a screwed on lid. They've already won.
rockgolf
Is their leader called Octopus Prime?
Juansenior
You're a kid now, you're a squid now....
VonKron
Yeah, but can they put the lid ON? https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/89/33/c3/8933c355790cf2d44b00494bdc67fc0d.jpg
GlobalThermonuclearW
Patrick is a starfish, not an octopus.
VonKron
I know; It's more a "Is it smarter than a starfish" type situation.
GlobalThermonuclearW
Ah, yes
C0mtraya
barotrauma
Even if they were more social, that wouldn't help them because they cant communicate complex ideas, or teach their young things, plenty (1)
samiroshdi
Thanks
barotrauma
of species can do complex tasks and are even social but lack a complex language to teach the young how to do things without showing them.(2)
TastyBrainMeats
There was a time when we lacked a complex language, too. Language doesn't have to be vocalized.
Snarfblatte
Well I mean, Octodad seems like a pretty bright guy...http://www.godisageek.com/wp-content/uploads/Octodad.jpg
keurah
now if we hybridized an octopus with crow we would create the most terrifieing species known to man
Vespy
And they're cyborgs, seeing as AI is now on the distant horizon.
JohnKnoefler
I'm thinking it would be more awesome to hybridize an octopus with a human.
n4chtm4hr
Do you want mindflayers? Because that's how you get mindflayers.
Vulpinologist
Imagine the hijinks if it tried to be the head of a household. A father, if you will.
Trumpcard814
Holm?
LetumComplexo
Or it would be some sort of horrible mutant retard unable to do anything. Think octopus with feathers and crow beak.
MsGenericEnough
That would be terrifying. I'm envisioning Cthulu, the flying octopus god. Imagine all brains, and malice, and beak. No sleep tonight!
BrazilianThunderPanda
In Seattle we fear the Pacific Northwest tree octopus. They live in trees & fall from above. http://zapatopi.net/treeoctopus/
a55mu11e7
this is almost as scary as drop bears.
maraiana
Wait, what?
hedgy
Took me longer than I'd like to admit to realize this wasn't real.
raywin
This... I declare this not real, for my sanity.
InsertCoinToPlay
Had me up until he mentioned Sasquatch... +1
Isabella880
Wait is this real?
CaptainHughJass
Thankfully, no, it is not real.
BrazilianThunderPanda
Shh! I was having fun!
ExTechOp
Just as real as the jackalope, the snipe, the Scottish wild haggis, and the dreaded Australian drop bear.
ChancesAreIHateYou
So... confirmed real.
irespondwithsimpsonsquotes
Theres a documentry series called The Future is Wild about possible future evolution of animals and in 200 million years, theres a-
irespondwithsimpsonsquotes
species of octopus which is very similar to early humans.
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irespondwithsimpsonsquotes
I loved the giant ass mega tortoise. They were kick ass.
MaddogExplosive
Yes! I thought that show was so cool. That information always stuck with me.
NoFuckingClue
@tinyoctopus, are you going to take over the world?
unrealplayer
I'm a kid, i'm a squid!
CommentMedic
BUT YOU KILLED THE OCTO PEOPLE
AttackCorgi
Looks like earth may just become..... octopied by them.
BornToDoStuff
This joke: its stupid... I like it.
fedthepoopy
Sir you deserve way more upvotes
klar971
yerglion
I just want you to know that we do appreciate you
Badboybenji
Genius, sir! We applaud you
shevvy
booooo hiiisssss *throws upvote anyways*
GIsLife
Get out.
Burritotacotime
This should have up votes. More of them.
CaptainHughJass
All of them
mohneekquah
Omg Dad...
theluckysuccess
Heard that in Haley from Modern Family's voice lol
pmathew
You forgot the *taking off sunglasses* icon thing.
TopangaMatthews
For about 30 seconds after reading this comment I couldn't remember how the word "occupied" is actually pronounced.
gIitterbooger
At least they dont have creepy beaks like squids. Fuckin squid beaks.
Cornholyith
Uhhh
MarkHughes
How else do they hunt and kill sharks. (I'm not even kidding) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFOEZh1Lbbg
JohnKnoefler
Actually, they do have beaks.
redemption2517
I hate to break the bad news to you
ProvoAllStar
I hate to *beak the bad news
bitterandcynical
Shut your face. Squid beaks are the coolest.
Demitger
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-eSdUWEhat3U/UB4hmX8uHNI/AAAAAAAABDg/x32xULUnIXQ/s400/giant+pacific+octopus+beak+open+radula+closeup.jpg
AntonioStark
I'm pretty sure they do.
gIitterbooger
fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu-
RJ0000
umm, they do have beaks idiot
Summerofindependentgeorge
HOLY SHIT I didn't even know those were a thing and then I googled it and now I'm scared too.
Opportunist
sperm whale stomachs tend to have a bunch of the beaks in there. Only part they can't digest.
bitterandcynical
Some whales also have wounds from the beaks of giant squids with whom they have epic underwater duels with.
Summerofindependentgeorge
O_O
ZombieEinstein
The same thing happened in the New England Aquarium as well.
purplecumbrella
I used to work there!
PizzaDealer
So what happened?
JasonForge
Cluthulu's minions?
JamesBluntThatSmartassCunt
Star Spawn of great Cthulhu.
ginofgan
Cthulhu*
kyylick
Great Cluckthulhu!
?1
Felderburg
No no, "Cluthulu" is better. "Colonel Mustard, in the ballroom, with the mind flaying shrieking call of something better left undisturbed, a
CaptainHughJass
I can just tell that this is gonna be the underrated comment of the year right here.
destinoz
Take an upvote for knowing your Lovecraftian jargon.
725484
ALL HAIL OUR OCTO-OVERLORDS
treefeather
octoverlords*
TOMMOEX
How else do you think they got those porno roles in Japan?
SquidSex
( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
whatsupwiththatsmile
This is your moment to shine
CrownFox
Your name is beautiful.
chaoslordjiro
It's not just their lack of social skills. They also don't live very long.
ExpectoMyScrotum
To be completely fair, neither did humans before we really nailed down medical science.
illdoitlater
Humans have always been able to live pretty long lives once we make it to adulthood.
TheDudeAbldes
or, you know, live on land.
asdfqwer1
We live on the land but it doesn't stop us from fucking up the ocean..
THEDEATHOFRATS
They die after they reproduce. That is a huge damper on the generational learning needed to create any advanced society.
CaptainHughJass
All it takes is a few fucked up pairs of nitrogenous bases and BOOM they live for fucking ever. Beware the 8-limbed peril.
applesforjuice
also like... the dumbest human on the planet can open a jar...
AdrianDunne
No I can't.
RedroverRedrover
That's what I was going to say. Tough to be a dominant species when you only live for 3 years.
shewalksthenight
Can you imagine though if they did live longer.....
AllOutOfEucalyptus
They'd still need some sort of culture. The ability to pass on our knowledge to the next generation sets us apart from other primates.
RedroverRedrover
They'd have to get out of the ocean too. :) I suppose they could dominate the sea and we have land. That'd be cool.
yourcameraguy
FEAR THE OCTOPEOPLE
SylviQuiver
OCTODAD'S PEOPLE ARE RISING...
sealfury
Tell you what, I am deeply conflicted by how much I respect octopuses as animals and how much I enjoy eating them as food. I fear no pus.
Alex475
Honestly if most didn't die after around 2 years they would of ruled the world a long time ago
Octopoussey
My last name is octeau does that mean i am to rule the world? i never thought this day would finaly come.
FurryFoxBoy
THERE ARE EIGHT OF US! EIGHT!
estdimmigt
.... Cthulhu fhtagn...!
thinkingwithportals
Octodad just got a lot more real
SomebodyStoleMyCarRadio
Well we had an octomom a few years back
Sexlexic
OOOOOOOCT PEOPLE OOOOOOOCT PEOPLE
Superiorsasquatch
Look like octo talk like people
umpbumpfizz
This was exactly my thought!
GIsLife
fullmoonwolf
WHAT AS WELL AS THE CRAB PEOPLE ?!?!?!
nativedude
What about the crab people though?
poopizzle
Hahahahaha "crab people craaab pepollle"
WilhelmvonSchlapphand
Don't octopuses eat crabs? So the crab people and octopeople would be mortal enemies, we would be caught in the crossfire. RIP humanity.
WhimsicalCalamari
and don't forget about these guys http://imgur.com/jvh5gbl
Diablotrotuga
What is that thing
WhimsicalCalamari
a tricky lobster person
thehoff37
It is from the magnificent world or Dr. McNinja!
Mobileuserwholikestoberandom
THEY'VE ALREADY BEGAN! Remember the game OctoDad?
Goodnewwseveryone
OctoDad? I remember "stocktopus" from "Thinking Things 3"
Assbandit
Mobileuserwholikestoberandom
smashpro1
You mean that game about a totally ordinary guy?
Mobileuserwholikestoberandom
No, wait I thought it was about an, oh wait! That's right cause he was in a suit and stuff. Thankfully octopuses can't wear that stuff, yet.
TresusIbor
Well at the end of the game they stretched for a twist ending and we found out he was an octopus the whole time. Pretty unbelievable.
morgana7460
Huh. I don't think anybody suspected a thing.
squallau
SHUT UP! YOU'RE NOT MY REAL OCTODAD. *pouts*
admtk89
Not saying they are aliens but they are aliens.
zaraztroe
yes
myusernameismyrealname
Clydefrogger
Drunken chuckle.
DreamVeil
Gargantia reference? (Anime) recommended.
Verldemert
Not to burst your bubble or anything but *bursts your bubble*
Gamecube762
I ain't saying they are aliens, but we are the aliens.
foreverdepressed
I WAS THINKING THE SAME THING.
JustSomeRocks
Reminds me that a book about intelligent non-sentient aliens (Blindsight) was written by a marine biologist.
DrunkGermanGuy
They have a unique nervous system, basically their brain is distributed periphally to their arms. Seems pretty alien to me.
thegr8rambino
Very weird
USEDABUSEDCONFUSED
thought they could regrow their arms.....so they're regrowing brains too?
Thormaehlin
That is essentially the plot of the Crisis trilogy.
DrunkGermanGuy
So is Crysis 3 actually worth playing? I liked C1, but C2 was already really dumbed down to a corridor shooter ...
NecroticWords
Yes.
oblivioniscalling
And Gargantia the Verdurous Planet.
lordofthedice
Ehhhhh not quite. But I won't spoil it.
gandalfthegraygray
it is a hella good series tho
lordofthedice
Agreed. Good stuff. I liked the animation, too.
gandalfthegraygray
i was gonna say that
ICantSpellGirafe
This says otherwise
ashurtl96
10/10 I 100% expected the Spanish inquisition there, but was still entertained.
VeryScaredGecko
Why did I even click?
wherearemytesticles
Why did I even hover?
eagle193
who clicks? I only hover.
TheNyuko
I don't know what I expected
WadeWilsonAKADeadpool
I fucking knew what it was and I still clicked it...
FikL
No it doesn't
Teddelz
The tastiest god damn aliens
Elerich
just so you know, there's an anime about that: Suisei no Gargantia
DignamWhenAskedaQuestion
Also your comment perfectly answers Gamecube762 . Were you addressing him?
DignamWhenAskedaQuestion
DUDE ! That's one of my favorites ! Remember the belly dance episode !
lordofthedice
Except not really, but that's spoilers.
kilmore
Octopus are the best people
sudenuni12
Lovecraft was right all along
holymopandbucket
Leviathan?
wineandpopsicles25
http://img4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20150603202456/villains/images/8/8f/QpPutuc.gif
HankyDaddy
Do you fear death jack?
sonofeve
come to think of it, aliens in pop culture are complete mimicry of Octopuses.
Catbab
Unless, you a zombie
Chipchapchup
We are the sobrukai!
DangerZoner
NordfjellBerg
.
JeffGoldblumSayingWellThereItIs
katos1995
I want to see this guy talk about octopuses!!
Blackd0nuts
I love this Gif but I always think it stops too soon
InsecurePassword
Blackd0nuts
I like your fix
MarkTh
I say launch a bunch of them in a spaceship to Europa , and let them deal with whatever lurks in the infinite ocean beneath.
Pigfish
If the robots don't get you then the Octopuses will I guess
motittiesmoproblems
It literally had it spelled right in the title of the post... Octopi
VenserQL
In the future humans will be gone and there will be a war raging between AI robots and octopusses
pleasesayiamfunny
There is a game about this; it's called Human Resource
Impossibrew
i aint got a coast for 650 miles. i aint worried about octopi
decarnatedame
OCTOBOTS.
curvebot
Roll out
Mostlydeadpool
*rolls into water. immediately shorts out*
climbinguy
Whynotboth.jpg
ImRonSwanson
And don't even get me started on Robot Pirates
fmidk
God help us if there ever make robot octopuses.
sh0tybumbati
This Is basically the matrix in a nutshell
Sobertal
I've seen enough hentai...
PhantomK88
http://www.sideshowtoy.com/mas_assets/jpg/900548_press01-001.jpg
sorrycannotbraintoday
http://i.ytimg.com/vi/N0qx2xxu6vc/hqdefault.jpg
Vespy
IIRC, In the UK, octopuses are 'honorary vertebrates' on account of their intellect and are protected against cruelty.
Assbandit
BeerFueledAdventurer
*Octopi
Ellimem
Some will say "octopodes," but that is a middle-English/Latin derivative. It's used to make people sound smart.
MorayCup
Its origin is greek, so technically octopodes
Ellimem
No, actually. That is applying the wrong suffix to the base word. Of the choices, that is the most wrong.
BeerFueledAdventurer
Huh...TIL this is more debatable than I thought, but not purely 'wrong.' http://grammarist.com/usage/octopi-octopuses/
Stegemonster88
Octopussies*
Ellimem
Some will say "octopodes," but that is a middle-English/Latin derivative. It's used to make people sound smart.
SenoraZorra
I thought it was Greek.
UrinalPube
"something better than 7 pies" - Karnak the magnificent
Ellimem
So of the available plurals of octopus, "octopuses" is the most right.
beedude
It's not octopussies?
LetumComplexo
Actually, given the words Greek origin octopodes is most right. But no one uses that so it would be too confusing. There is no right answer.
Fishticuffs
Octopus isn't quite correct in Greek. Oktapous would be the best word for that. Given this fact, octopodes doesn't quite do it for me.
Fishticuffs
Octopodes means animals that are 8 feet long. If we were to convert to latin, it would be octApi. So anglicizing to octopuses makes sense.
LetumComplexo
Damn, you went the Latin conversion route. I was hoping you wouldn't know that one, there's no defense against it. Well played.
BeerFueledAdventurer
Huh...TIL this is more debatable than I thought, but not purely 'wrong.' http://grammarist.com/usage/octopi-octopuses/
SellaTheChair
*octopeople
mistersteel
So I work for PBS, I basically watch Kid's shows all day. Last week a Wild Kratts episode was one about Octopi, and they put an oyster (1)
HannahNeirma
I'm a little too excited you work at PBS. I thought of the Arthur episode where DW is too scared to get in water bc shes scared of octopuses
newsguycraigevans
My kids enjoy Wild Kratts so +1
ThatOneChickYouAllForgot
The Kratt brothers were my childhood. It was weird seeing my little cousin watching Wild Kratts and I got a little teary eyed.
skirtsanddesserts
We love the wiiiild Wild Wild kratts.
extraordinaryagility
I WANT YOUR JOB.
castleinthewind
Octopodes
CthulhuApproved
It's octopuses.... Just saying... octopi isn't a word, in that sense
TheGuestHouse
Is there somewhere you can still watch Kratt's creatures? That used to be my favorite show as a child!
loafoaf
Zaboomafoo was the hypest shit man
TopangaMatthews
Zaboomafoo!
skirtsanddesserts
Netflix I think. I need to ask the three year old when he wakes up. He'll know which one lol
morrissimo
Omg my kids are wild kratts addicts - I'm going to tell them that jobs like yours exist and watch their heads asplode
84brian
I dunno. Kids assolodin don't seem right. .
moseph
im actually so happy the kratt brothers have a show because I grew up watching Zoboomafoo
mistersteel
Haha it is a fun job, but watching tv all day can be maddening. Luckily I have other responsibilities.
apcamanda
"Asplode" +1
mistersteel
(2) in a jar, tossed it in the tank of the octopus and it freaking opened it no problem. It was awesome.
shakespeareanwheelies
I love that show. Glad to see that they're still on tv even though zoboomafoo is over.
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shakespeareanwheelies
Really? No. It was a show they did when I was a kid. Still with animals but it had a lemur puppet and no cartoon animation.
goodnessgracious
It did have some claymation.
drtran97
Huh, I learned something new today.
nlky
They had a show before zoboomafoo, called Kratt's Creatures. It had an alligator or crocodile animal companion guy, if I remember right.
shakespeareanwheelies
They have been doing this for a very long time I see.
lolzomg123
Oh thank god i thought i was just having memory embellishment issues when I saw zoboomafoo with them and was like "the hell is that lemur?"
RosieReal42
Kratt's Creatures was the shit! I guess I was probably too old for Zaboomafoo, I hated that stupid lemur.
kargul
I loved Kratt's Creatures.
youdontneedalicense2driveasandwich420
(2) in a pb&j sandwich and taped it to a greyhound running after a fake rabbit. The octopus waited for the dog to circle and tackled
MrChuckletrousers
I want to watch your version
youdontneedalicense2driveasandwich420
I wish I was more graphically talented.
youdontneedalicense2driveasandwich420
(3)The fuck outta the dog, like a pro.Then it wrestled the sandwich from The dog, ate the oyster, and admirably gave the sandwich to the dog
howtomakeausername
Thank you for making me ugly laugh. Its my favorite kind.
mistersteel
You're the best kind of person.
youdontneedalicense2driveasandwich420
Probably the best compliment I've ever gotten. Heres some upvotes cruising your way.
SenorChrzo
I kinda want to downvote the correct follow up now.
Blakfyre77
I, for one, welcome our new cephalopod overlords
urafaggotm8
original
TellusEidolon
I too welcome them.. onto my dinner plate. ;)
JRCameron
Your resistance has been noted.
Frostgreen
If any are reading this we too welcome you
AreYouRelevant
Here are some fun facts about our new overloads!http://youtu.be/st8-EY71K84
odamanda
Their habitat doesn't allow them to master fire, and it's the basis of civilization and technology. So, no, they wouldn't.
TimothyTRiG
But they can have computers: http://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/q/3722/223
tommytraddles
They have already mastered gardening, though.
nightmarerunner
It's the basis of OUR civilization and technology. They live by different circumstances.
odamanda
No, fire is litterally the basis of any technological breakthrough needed to achieve a dominance, metallurgy to begin with.
odamanda
Note that I'm only talking about what's needed to match and/or overcome human dominance. If you remove humans from the equation, then, yes.
nightmarerunner
If you judge a goldfish by its ability to climb a tree it'll spend its life thinking it's an idiot
Krikr
the goldfish isn't wrong. It IS an idiot, it's a goldfish it's dumb as hell. It just doesn't understand why.
odamanda
It's not what I'm talking about. A goldfish cannot manipulate its environment as proficiently as we do, for example. It's already a barrier.
CaptainHughJass
But they don't need to cook food or stay warm. Just thoughts
odamanda
Indeed, but I'm only pointing out what's needed for a species to match our own dominance.
Vulpinologist
They'll just bide their time until the icecaps melt. Then they'll control the worlds oceans and restrict us to land and air travel.
AnythingIsBraveIfYoureDildoEnough
Never "octopi." The word isn't Latin. Octopuses or octopodes.
PianoMan2112
But remember, English beats up other languages in dark alleys for spare words.
JT1984
But what if there are multiple octopuses on a 180 degree angle? Then they would be "octo-pi" haha, I'll go now.
classicodinopoli
And if you get too friendly octoload
SomeDetroitGuy
You're exactly correct.
shaymizz
We are not speaking Greek, so octopodes is not correct either.
AnythingIsBraveIfYoureDildoEnough
I see your point, and think anyone who actually says "octopodes" is probably a bit of a wanker.
kokkosp
Actually it is greek. Octo is the greek word for the number eight and pus-podia- podes etc means legs. So it literally means Eightlegs :)
danjo
Yeah, he's saying it isn't Latin so "octopi" is technically incorrect.
ChainsawVisionMan
Sorta, its filtered through a layer of "Scientific Latin." if it was direct from Greek to English th singular form would probably be octApus
hcar
The correct term is actually "octopussies"
danielaustin100
Octovaginas
rauche
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFyY2mK8pxk
HarbourMistress
Apparently pies and puses are all acceptable. Me, I prefer pies to puses, but then I'm a lady.
ChainsawVisionMan
Sorta. while the Origin is mostly from greek, English gets it via "Scientific Latin" that was popular in taxonomy from the 1375 to 1900.
ChainsawVisionMan
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Latin
AnythingIsBraveIfYoureDildoEnough
You. I like you.
Vespy
There are no fixed points. Language evolves too.
eggmuffin
Languages change. But that does not mean that every change brought on by lazy people not bothering is for the better.
Vespy
If a change makes communication too hard or too imprecise, then those changes are unlikely to stick, because language is functional.
kokkosp
Actually it is greek. Octo is the greek word for the number eight and pus-podia- podes etc means legs. So it literally means Eightlegs :)
EricMatthews
They said it ISN'T Latin
wizardboy24
Except it's an accepted plural.
Darjanator
Not officially it isn't.
wizardboy24
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/octopus Yes it is.
eggmuffin
Accepted, but still wrong. Like so many words when the people who know better get sick of correcting those who never paid attention.
wizardboy24
It may be etymologically wrong, but it's technically right because it -is- accepted as a plural.
KingoftheIntroverts
Some words have been used for so long that despite being technically wrong, the incorrect spelling is acceptable.
caelinus
Really though, are any words actually correct? They are all bastardizations of older words which are derived from even older words, ect.
KingoftheIntroverts
And thus, we have the glorious disaster that is the English language.
SmashingChap
There's nothing disastrous about english.
KingoftheIntroverts
You've never tried teaching English to a non-native speaker, have you? It's not Mandarin, but English is a bitch to learn.
wizardboy24
That is ANY language.
KingoftheIntroverts
A lot of languages have consistent structure and conventions. I don't think there is one rule in the English language that can't be broken.
tomahamaru
Cephalopods are about 50% brains.
AssPirateVictory
small common sense organelles?
Pornegranate
Well, cephalopod literally means "headfoot".
HomelessToddler
15% krill. 20% concentrated octopus bill.
geonerd
...and 50% feet.
KoishiKomeijisama
And 100% totally sweet
Grinz91
10%pain 30%seafood 12%fame
Norwaybaws
And a 100% reason to remember the name
AllIHaveHadTodayIsLikeSixGummyBearsAndSomeScotch
The cuttlefish brain is larger than its entire body. Including its brain. Which may not make sense, but it does to the cuttlefish. Because
AllIHaveHadTodayIsLikeSixGummyBearsAndSomeScotch
it has a very large brain. ~ zefrank
onepumpchump
Putting the cephalo in cephalopod
sangatiche
Aside from a distributed nervous system, they have five brain hemispheres and three hearts.
MrNotANiceGuy
10% penis
Luftewaffle
6.25%, as 50% is brain and (as we all know) 1 of the 8 tentacles isn't a tentacle at all.
Pornegranate
5% pleasure, 50% pain
myusernameismyrealname
durtboydurtboy
ButterfaceTaintClown
And yet you never see a zombie eating an octopus.
Goodwolf
Check out #5 for your nightmare fuel. http://www.cracked.com/article_19774_6-terrifying-creatures-that-keep-going-after-theyre-dead.html
hawkmi
Wouldn't it technically be a bodyless snake that could still kill you?
ockraz
agreed- unless headless constrictors can squeeze people to death - seems implausible tho'
Berley
Actually that head thing is their stomach and assorted innards. The brain is pretty small. Still smart buggers but not a big brain.
Zodi
THEY HAVE A FUCKING BEAK
ockraz
octopi or squids?
CHOOCHOOMOTHAFUCKER
Rabbits made of steel
pancakesinthesky
but do they melt steel beams? I THINK NOT!
DrinkMoreChai
Cuttlefish and Octopi have the highest brain to body mass ratios of any invertebrate, their nervous system is fundamentally different 1/x
Pigeonseed
It's really fascinating. How do you come to know about them?
BrokeMyFunnyBone
Have you heard of wikipedia? Or google? They're these amazing new websites that only came out recently
Pigeonseed
I always find it strange when someone barges into a conversation to say 'why are you talking? you could just look it up'
Alex475
@drinkmorechai pls answer I want to know too
DrinkMoreChai
I really don't remember where i heard it from first but here.http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2001/09/0907_octoarm.html
DrinkMoreChai
Another article http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/octopus-chronicles/even-severed-octopus-arms-have-smart-moves/
DrinkMoreChai
from a vertebrate's nervous system. Basically they have masses of nerves in every limb that hande the fine detalis of any 2/x
DrinkMoreChai
movement they make, whereas in our brains moving a limb requires calculating all the different things each muscle has to so in an 3/x
DrinkMoreChai
Octopus the octopus simply sends a message to the leg to move in some fashion that the limb then interprets, in this way 4/x
DoYouLikeBread
Size of the brain is not correlated with intelligence
Disprofuse
Right, humans who've had half their brain blown out by explosion or impalement have continued as functioning intelligent people.
Disprofuse
IOW, a lot of brain tissue is redundancy in case of injury.
Darkcl4w
but it gives the capacity to be intelligent, whereas a smaller brain only gives the ability to be efficiently programmed (like an insect)
Disprofuse
Well, even a trivial neural network can be trained. Insects don't need training/general intelligence, and the environment is too harsh.
RoomTemperatureCoffee
Every brain is programmed. Things like insects just follow simpler programs.
Supanini
Somewhat correct. It's the proportion of its size compared to the body.
ockraz
actually even that's less important than surface area - hence our convolutions
AnotherOneBitesTheCrust
I haven't heard 'Cephalopod' since SpongeBob
NedwardStark
MIB for me
Imaybegotthis
means head foot
Ruhig
They've very clever, but they have no "culture", so baby cephalopods don't learn from adults, so each one starts at zero every time.
Lemmesmash
Just like the US back in the day, eh?
Ruhig
Ha ha, not sure which part you're referring to, no culture, or started from zero.
CptFlapJack
Awesome perspective.
theluckysuccess
TIL BABY CEPHALOPODS ARE FROM THE HOOD
STAYAWAY
started from the bottom.
Ruhig
Mostly because in octopuses, at least, both parents are usually dead when/soon after the eggs hatch, IIRC.
aesarax
Goddamnit, nature.
LadsActionNews
this is nature protecting us from a super-advanced cephalopod taking over as dominant species on the earth. thank her.
Business6
...For now
aFadingMemory
I'm confident I could take an octopus in hand to hand to hand to hand to hand to hand to hand to hand to hand combat.
Djmachale1
Meanwhile I'm just about able to dress myself without embarrassing people I know
Snarknado4
Cerebropods
overthereoverhere
Bless you
aiyooh
Fucking mindflayers
pumpernicklelel
Politicians*
Darkcl4w
TIL I'm a cephalopod. Just kidding. I knew that already.
DeHumpty
Shit! Now I'm scared, I'm like 80% brain
ThisIsntYou
And we are 80% water...
Darkcl4w
~60%
RobeD87
Cephla - referring to head. Pod - referring to legs. Head legs.
gondring
Close. Cephalo: pertaining to head or skull. Pod: Feet, not legs. Head feet.
spamandcrap0
Um, are you sure? I thought humans far outclassed and animal in terms of brain mass to body mass ratio
Disprofuse
We do, but I think they mean that Octopuses if evolved over time would be competitive, probably due to their appendages.
Disprofuse
Whales and dolphins are smart and social as shit but have stupid flipper arms, can't use tools, so they suck and will remain the underdogs.
Goodwolf
Their tentacles can act autonomously. Let that sink in for a minute.
DragonXneoN
Each tentacle has its own brain.
icanzbjoed
Which, interestingly enough, is something of a side-plot in the Tobey Maguire Spiderman 2 (with Doctor Octopus).
vindik8or
It's more like their tentacles can only act autonomously. They are too complex and numerous for a brain to have total motor control over.
TheGiraffeLord
And one of the tentacles is a dick
thefrompleman
that's what he said last time, ending up staying 3 weeks, never trust the sinks
looseygoosy
*sensible chuckle*
snowy129
so... each arm has its own brain? It's Doc Oc! :)
ockraz
Wait- do you mean to say that your tentacles DON'T act autonomously?!?!
GilgameshWulfenbach
50% of their brain is stored in their tentacles
Therearetoomanyusernames
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-l1V3sTjNelQ/TjCZLpLjwCI/AAAAAAAAA6M/f2hdCoSVtZg/s300/nomnomnom.gif
nightmarerunner
Therearetoomanyusernames
Haha perfect!
LiterallyWorseThanHitler
Don't worry, that's just the sodium stimulating the nerves, thus leading to muscle twitches. You will get that with any very fresh meat.
Therearetoomanyusernames
Yeah, I know. I read all about it. I just thought it was an appropriate gif for the original comment. Haha
DRNbw
So can our arms? When you get burned, your hand will have moved from the source of heat before the pain reaches the brain.
Goodwolf
But the reflex is still processed in our brains. Not so with the octopus. Brain says food, arm tent does the rest.
snowy129
Not entirely accurate. The pain sensation has to travel up your arm and to your brain before you jerk your arm away.
RonBurgundySayingIDontBelieveYou
Can't they regenerate too?
whulfy
Tentacle rape is real, guys...
CarlTheLlamaBoy
End tentacle rape culture!
GaryFreakinOak
And the tentacles are doing it all by themselves. At least, that's what the tentacled things claim in court.
whulfy
http://40.media.tumblr.com/094de929d8a13a4e6c8fe8095ed274cd/tumblr_nghxpr8yhJ1rlo1q2o1_1280.jpg
YourWaifuIsTrash
IGNORANT!
kerms
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BoENP8mIUAAPR0Y.jpg
ThisGuyHere
Okay, but just for a minute. Maybe a while.
jdcream
JamesBluntThatSmartassCunt
Fuck you I like this.
theluckysuccess
Clicked. Didn't get it.read the comment you were replying to again. LOLed. Came back. Upvoted
MOTHERFUCKINGFLYINGSPAGHETTIMONSTER
Why did I chug orange juice right before I watched this? Now i have to clean up. Thanks alot.
EchoOfSnac
Whateveridontcareaboutnames
thats what I get for opening too many comments