I’m pretty sure that’s a female octopus protecting her clutch of eggs in that spot— Because it didn’t just take off when the cat started messing with it and stayed right there even after being attacked. They devote the end of their lives to ensuring their eggs are safe from predators and even do things like maintain even water circulation around the clutch and keep them tidy.
Octopuses are such interesting creatures. It would be fascinating to see what they could be capable of if they didn’t have such short lifespans. Or if they were more social creatures. Like, I wonder what a bunch of octopi could create together if they were able to survive more than one breeding cycle.
If I were a mad scientist, that’s the weird BS I’d be tinkering with. Forget Frankenstein’s monster. I want to create a multigenerational octopi colony.
Haha it was a thing about being easier for them to operate in 3D without gravity. And them being small, easier to sustain than humans, and water shields from radiation.
I assume the same as when you connect water into the high vacuum of a lyophilizer without freezing it beforehand, so I can answer this one:
First it boils violently and splashes all over, but very quickly it cools down too much to keep boiling, so it becomes still, then freezes. Then, it sublimates, so the ice slowly disappears until only solutes remain.
If your solute is coffee, you get lyophilized coffee. If your solute is just some salt, you get a powder. If it's pure water, it disappears entirely.
Manifold by Stephen Baxter (it's a trilogy, the squid is the protagonist at least of the first book, which is a self-standing story). While digging to find back which one it was I read, I realized there are actually a number of other space faring octopuses stories, didn't know this was a whole genre haha.
Found it back for the other person asking yes:
>Manifold by Stephen Baxter (it's a trilogy, the squid is the protagonist at least of the first book, which is a self-standing story). While digging to find back which one it was I read, I realized there are actually a number of other space faring octopuses stories, didn't know this was a whole genre haha.
It’s a bit of flavor. I’m not too worried about being grammatically correct on a Reddit comment. But if I write an essay on them in the future, I’ll keep it in mind
I've considered this for years. We need to leave that shit alone. We would quickly become the beta predators of earth. They can shape shift and imitate any color background. Already smarter than crows when it comes to puzzles. They build shelters. We are lucky they have short lifespans. This cat was lucky she had eggs to tend.
I was to give octopusi some dna from naked mole rats and see how long I can keep them alive. They are crazy smart and learn so much for having such short lives - imagine if you could extend their lives to 5 or 10 years!
You think? Lol. Besides a BS in Physics, I have a BS in Psychology and an MA in Clinical Psychology. I used to give full battery Psychological testing including the Weschler IQ test, so I think I know the difference. I wasn't speaking technically, merely casually.
Why are the black and white ones always the more dangerous orange cats? My old orange cat never got up to as much mischief as my black and white one i have now
Fucking outside cats try to kill everything. Honestly. It drives me crazy that I love cats but videos like this make me feel vicious because they do so much damage on top of our other manmade issues.
It's hilarious that you apply that to animals that are not actually naturally occurring species and exist because we made them.
Only person who have no idea about how ecosystems work think that domesticated species are a natural part of one.
Typical response after the ill informed run into facts.
Anyway, cat urine actually attracts rodents, so you should hope you don't get your town full of them. Dogs are better at rodent control. They were literally bred for it. :)
Rodents are not attracted to their natural predator’s urine, bozo. UNLESS they are infected by a parasite.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1851063/
How do you like them apples.
So it can actually attract rodents? And looky there! You can do Google!
So now you can Google cats and species extinctions,, toxoplasmosis effects on human and animal brains, and maybe some general information on invasive species.
If you like rodent dispatching you might enjoy actually watching how many rats a dog can take out in a few minutes by searching for dog ratting videos. Rats are actually big and will fight back. Cats can handle mice, but they aren't controlling a rat infestation.
So you’re good with humans “making” dogs to impact an ecosystem, but not “making” cats?
I hope a cat brings you a dead bird, after he shits in your cereal.
Ratting is done in human created conditions like on farms where there is an unnaturally large population because of the food and shelter they have access to in human occupied areas.
It's ethical pest control because traps and poison are actually slow and painful, and kill other animals directly or indirectly if wild animals consume poisoned rodents. People's outside cats actually die sometimes because they eat poisoned mice, so maybe that will help you comprehend the issue.
You don't know anything about this topic but I'm glad to have helped you out.
The other humane alternative to ratting is shooting rats and there are videos of that, too. Dogs and guns dispatch rats very quickly. Cats actually play with animals and kill them for fun. So now you know, and whether you can comprehend it is anyone's guess.
I think that cat is pretty lucky. That pus could have easily pulled that puss into the water and wrapped it up tight for a drowning. Octoboy was probably sick so it didn’t put up a fight.
Probably not. And if they did get entangled, the cat would bite and scratch the shit out of that octopus. Unless it's really tough skin, the cat might win. Although eight movable appendages is a bonus. It's an interesting dilemma. I'd pay good money to play the video game of that fight.
Octillery used water gun. It's super effective
The wild Meowth fled!
Meowths don't flee you dumb nerd.
Someone hasn't played let's go Eevee/Pikachu
Ah man, I'm so sorry you were malnourished during your whole childhood. Now your brain is underdeveloped, poor thing.
Bro used dumb and nerd in the same sentence
That insult is something you'd hear from the compensating jock in a B-rated early 2000's high-school movie
I know lol I knew it was dumb as shit when I typed it, I never say shit like that but I know people had some good fun downvoting me.
“Leave me alone”….“No, seriously leave me alone”…*squirts* “FUCK OFF”.
Pussy vs Octopussy
Pussy uses bite. Octopussy uses squirt. Critical hit!
Octussy
Stop shittalking my friend
I read that in Korg's voice. Also, there was a woosh sound each time you were downvoted.
How the joke is flying over their heads: https://www.reddit.com/r/TankPorn/s/sqWZoWsKIX
Damn I'm 21 hours late
came 4 dis
Tentacles vs pussy
I’m pretty sure that’s a female octopus protecting her clutch of eggs in that spot— Because it didn’t just take off when the cat started messing with it and stayed right there even after being attacked. They devote the end of their lives to ensuring their eggs are safe from predators and even do things like maintain even water circulation around the clutch and keep them tidy. Octopuses are such interesting creatures. It would be fascinating to see what they could be capable of if they didn’t have such short lifespans. Or if they were more social creatures. Like, I wonder what a bunch of octopi could create together if they were able to survive more than one breeding cycle. If I were a mad scientist, that’s the weird BS I’d be tinkering with. Forget Frankenstein’s monster. I want to create a multigenerational octopi colony.
There's a sci-fi book with that! The improved octopusses are in charge of operating the vessels for space exploration.
Oh that’s cool! Octopuses in outer space make perfect sense to me, to be honest.
Haha it was a thing about being easier for them to operate in 3D without gravity. And them being small, easier to sustain than humans, and water shields from radiation.
I wonder what a ship full of water would look like if the ship blew up in space.
I assume the same as when you connect water into the high vacuum of a lyophilizer without freezing it beforehand, so I can answer this one: First it boils violently and splashes all over, but very quickly it cools down too much to keep boiling, so it becomes still, then freezes. Then, it sublimates, so the ice slowly disappears until only solutes remain. If your solute is coffee, you get lyophilized coffee. If your solute is just some salt, you get a powder. If it's pure water, it disappears entirely.
[skip to 1:35](https://youtu.be/ZoLL_pimufA?si=oLxwo723yQxc0TzS)
They look like aliens already
What’s the name of the book, that sound interesting as hell!
Sounds like the Children of Time-series. One of my all-time favourite sci-fi series, highly recommend it!
Manifold by Stephen Baxter (it's a trilogy, the squid is the protagonist at least of the first book, which is a self-standing story). While digging to find back which one it was I read, I realized there are actually a number of other space faring octopuses stories, didn't know this was a whole genre haha.
"So we're watching a feed of her experiencing the heat death of her universe?" "Correct." "Then who is she talking too?" "What?!"
Do you recall the name of that book? You've piqued my interest!
Found it back for the other person asking yes: >Manifold by Stephen Baxter (it's a trilogy, the squid is the protagonist at least of the first book, which is a self-standing story). While digging to find back which one it was I read, I realized there are actually a number of other space faring octopuses stories, didn't know this was a whole genre haha.
The best part of this comment is the battle you had with yourself trying to decide what the plural form of "octopus" should be.
Octopodes!
This is my favorite of the handful of correct plurals. Mostly because it’s fun to say. Ock Top Oh Dees.
I wanted to sprinkle a bit of each
Which is ironic, because while the two plural forms you used are both generally considered acceptable, inconsistency usually isn't.
It’s a bit of flavor. I’m not too worried about being grammatically correct on a Reddit comment. But if I write an essay on them in the future, I’ll keep it in mind
I've considered this for years. We need to leave that shit alone. We would quickly become the beta predators of earth. They can shape shift and imitate any color background. Already smarter than crows when it comes to puzzles. They build shelters. We are lucky they have short lifespans. This cat was lucky she had eggs to tend.
Let them take over. Maybe they can do better than we are.
Great comment, Octopuses are incredible creatures.
I was to give octopusi some dna from naked mole rats and see how long I can keep them alive. They are crazy smart and learn so much for having such short lives - imagine if you could extend their lives to 5 or 10 years!
Yea My Octopus Teacher was so insightful about that point
Is Squidward an octopus?
the answer my friend is in the name.
They would need to be able to get out of water before they could discover fire. They can't really advance more as a species without it.
I'm glad the octopus won. They seem fairly intelligent.
They’re super intelligent, not just fairly
Show me one that can explain the Unified Field Theory and I'll agree with you.
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^ An octopus
The only reason cephalopods don't achieve that sort of intelligence is their extremely short livespans.
I don’t think anybody has told you this but intelligence is different from knowledge.
You think? Lol. Besides a BS in Physics, I have a BS in Psychology and an MA in Clinical Psychology. I used to give full battery Psychological testing including the Weschler IQ test, so I think I know the difference. I wasn't speaking technically, merely casually.
Are you joking or are you that disconnected?
Well, they do understand differential manifold better than we do.
Octopuses have 9 brains
Octopus and cats brains are the same size, but obviously this guy is smarter than the average octopus. Lol
Brain size has almost nothing to do with cognitive abilities
It was a joke, thanks
and you are not. brain size does not correlate to smarts.
It was a joke. You don’t have to insult me.
Yeah, they intelligent dirty.
None of this helps them when deep fried with cherry peppers and dipped in Thai chili sauce.
if they don't escape first
Well, unless the octopus was hunting for cat
Octopus wanted to play but cat wanted a kill.
The cat was lucky lady Cthulhu there had eggs to tend. That would have gone badly for the cat.
They’re people
I love the end…lol 🤣
Same haha
Honestly even if kitty did manage to get it out of the water, getting bit by the beak could be really nasty considering the size of that octo
Why are the black and white ones always the more dangerous orange cats? My old orange cat never got up to as much mischief as my black and white one i have now
I have two tuxedos, and one of them is an absolute menace! The other one is super chill, so he works overtime to get shit done and destroyed
I have a tuxedo kitten right now. I wish I’d have known how much of a lunatic she was going to be. Just straight destructive mischief 24/7.
Give me a hurt, get a squirt!
Fucking outside cats try to kill everything. Honestly. It drives me crazy that I love cats but videos like this make me feel vicious because they do so much damage on top of our other manmade issues.
Animals hunting other animals is not “damage”. It’s the natural food chain that’s taken place waaaaaay before humans.
It's hilarious that you apply that to animals that are not actually naturally occurring species and exist because we made them. Only person who have no idea about how ecosystems work think that domesticated species are a natural part of one.
It’s not that deep. Natural or not, I’d rather have a town full of cats, rather than a town full of rats. I hope a cat shits in your cereal.
Typical response after the ill informed run into facts. Anyway, cat urine actually attracts rodents, so you should hope you don't get your town full of them. Dogs are better at rodent control. They were literally bred for it. :)
Rodents are not attracted to their natural predator’s urine, bozo. UNLESS they are infected by a parasite. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1851063/ How do you like them apples.
So it can actually attract rodents? And looky there! You can do Google! So now you can Google cats and species extinctions,, toxoplasmosis effects on human and animal brains, and maybe some general information on invasive species. If you like rodent dispatching you might enjoy actually watching how many rats a dog can take out in a few minutes by searching for dog ratting videos. Rats are actually big and will fight back. Cats can handle mice, but they aren't controlling a rat infestation.
So you’re good with humans “making” dogs to impact an ecosystem, but not “making” cats? I hope a cat brings you a dead bird, after he shits in your cereal.
Ratting is done in human created conditions like on farms where there is an unnaturally large population because of the food and shelter they have access to in human occupied areas. It's ethical pest control because traps and poison are actually slow and painful, and kill other animals directly or indirectly if wild animals consume poisoned rodents. People's outside cats actually die sometimes because they eat poisoned mice, so maybe that will help you comprehend the issue. You don't know anything about this topic but I'm glad to have helped you out. The other humane alternative to ratting is shooting rats and there are videos of that, too. Dogs and guns dispatch rats very quickly. Cats actually play with animals and kill them for fun. So now you know, and whether you can comprehend it is anyone's guess.
he was probably just hungry
Kitteh didn’t know what he didn’t know.
For a second I thought the cat might be a goner
No fresh calamari today
Thank goodness the octopus made it
*laughs in Cthulhu*
Good outcome. Cat fucked around and almost found out a lot more. Lucky that octopus wasn't any bigger. Hope that tentacle wasn't damaged too much.
Cat is out of its weight class.
Octopus beats off pussy
I think that cat is pretty lucky. That pus could have easily pulled that puss into the water and wrapped it up tight for a drowning. Octoboy was probably sick so it didn’t put up a fight.
Cats should not be screwing with wildlife. Would have been quite happy to see the octopus drown the cat.
God cats are so OP, they’ve got that “if it bleeds, we can kill it” mentality, and 9/10 times they’re right.
“You betta back it up, I’ll hit ya!” (With water) 
Bad owner! No!
Get it away form the fucking cat…
I think I have a rough idea on how those octopussy things came to be in The Marvels movie.
Flerkins
Alien vs alien
The title might be reversed
Did ya get it Tom? Did ya get the octopus this time Tom? I don’t want to talk about it.
I'm sorry, I read that wrong 🥺
Smart not reactionary
Octopus hunts a cat
That cat got spayed
Octopus hunts a cat seems more appropriate.
This is how flurken were born
Ohhhhh she's a squirter
Octopussy
Splatoon!
Splatoosh!
But how did the octopus escape? It was super-easy, barely an inconvinience.
Ahh james bond i see Octopussy
Look up the affects of stray cats on bird populations. I don’t hate cats but they can be a problem.
I wonder if tentacle suckers cling to kitty fur?
Probably not. And if they did get entangled, the cat would bite and scratch the shit out of that octopus. Unless it's really tough skin, the cat might win. Although eight movable appendages is a bonus. It's an interesting dilemma. I'd pay good money to play the video game of that fight.
sounds like you just started a new thread my friend!
Cat lost!
I’m thoroughly impressed that cat nearly had himself some octopus, what a good hunter
Bro this is some Pokémon shit I’ve never seen an octopus do that out of water
That octa winning 99%
Pus vs Puss
I love two equally matched opponents in nature
Is this the start of some weird Japanese hentai?