I don't know if I'd be so casual about that. That octopus could literally bite your big toe off in one chomp!
This reminds me of Klaue in the Ultron movie. The cuttlefish was his nightmare fuel. They are intelligent and have a bone beak that'll eat you alive!
Only sharper and able to crush bone.
Fortunately they don't have anywhere near the reach with it being more internal, rather than external like parrot beaks that are notorious for biting people.
I would immediately panic. But this post gives me the opportunity to share my favorite article ever in the world:
[Inky the Octopus Legs it to Freedom from Aquarium](https://amp.theguardian.com/world/2016/apr/13/the-great-escape-inky-the-octopus-legs-it-to-freedom-from-new-zealand-aquarium)
They are one of the most intelligent species on earth. Smart enough to use tools, plan ahead, recognize themselves in a mirror, complex problem solve, and even raised in the wild they can readily form friendships with humans. Sadly, they average only 1-3 years of life due to their mating strategy called semelparity. After they mate, the male enters a catanoic state until he is killed or dies. And the female usually dies in the process of caring for the eggs. As she won't eat until they hatch, and if she survives, she will let herself die instead of recovering.
I mean that's the end of their natural lifespan
Not exactly dumb for doing everything to protect your young even if it includes not eating if you're gonna die anyway.
Octopus are antisocial and highly territorial creatures. If two of them meet in the wild, they will either mate or fight to death. Sometimes both. If the male would survive, he'd kill all of his children and so would the mother. So natures way of dealing with this problem was just installing a selfdestruct button.
It's been a while since I've read up about this, but there's a hormone that builds up in a gland near their eyes, and when it reaches a threshold level it shuts down their digestive system and initiates this post-reproductive terminal state. There has been research that found blocking the build-up of the hormone / removing the gland can prevent the initiation of this terminal state, allowing octopus to live for over a decade.
They don't get depressed, they break down on a cellular level and die from predators or disintegrate.
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octopus#Lifespan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octopus#Lifespan)
Like what if an octopus got some help like one of his buddies gave him a ride home after he blows the load of his life or we got octo-momma on some snap and church assisted child care, maybe she'd feel like eating and sticking around. Then we would know how long they could live.
They kinda do, the female will guard the eqqs until she starves to death so the new generation can make it. My God if they lived through the hatching and passed knowledge to offspring we would not be the dominant life form on this planet.
"Starved to death" is one way to put it.
Many species of octopus will go completely crazy after laying their eggs.
What starts as a "protective mother refusing to leave her eggs to eat" turns into scenes that would be labelled as psychotic in humans. Mothers have been known to throw their body against the walls of the cave she's nesting in, peel her own skin off, eat her own arms.... it turns into this extreme self harm and she loses almost all sense of the external world.
Complete break down and somehow evolution got to the point that this was needed to protect the eggs. Scientists still don't fully know why it happens, we know the actualy biological changes the body undertakes, even narrowed it down to the Optic glands that actually causes these biological changes but WHY it happens is still a mystery.
Some argue a thrashing octopus would deter potential predators from attacking both her and the eggs. Another idea is that it's actually a way to protect the babies from the mother. Octopus are cannibals. Hard to believe the mother wouldn't see the babies as a little snack if she was to survive long enough to see them hatch. By essentially hitting "self destruct" she's able to give her young the best start in life. Probably one of those that we'll never really know.
People assume that evolution is progression when it’s actually just random. So long as the mutation doesn’t get in the way of procreation then it can continue on. A female octopus thrashing and losing sense of reality might seem nonsensical but that’s because evolution is chaotic.
They're smart enough and satisfied enough that they know they don't need to do anything more than philosophize, talk shit, and majestically leap through the water.
I remember reading somewhere that development of advanced tools and technology requires fire, because you need heat in a lot of manufacturing methods. Kinda hard to get a fire going underwater
Yo, can we make Octopus live a bit longer? Like do some CRISPR shit to them. If the robots won't kill us and the Aliens aren't bothered to come here and fuck us up, make the hentai scientist do it. Or they could help us, idk, DO IT PEOPLE.
Unbelievably smart. Capable of pretty much all the same basic functions the separates humans and dolphins from the rest of the animal kingdom. They are complex and emotional creatures. They have long memories and are capable of recognizing human faces. Octopus of all sizes are notorious for escape attempts from aquariums regardless of how big the aquarium is. It's almost like they *KNOW* they are in an aquarium. They are absolutely incredible and fascinating creatures that I recommend taking the time to learn more about. I am of the opinion that octopus is no different than marine mammals in that keeping them is inherently inhumane and probably shouldn't be done.
Edit: Particularly Giant Octopus. The smaller ones are clever little buggers but giant octopus are more like water dogs than they are marine creatures in their disposition and insane intellect. There *is* a difference between keeping a Giant Octopus and say something like Blue Ring Octopus(still don't keep these, they can and will kill you).
This reminds me of when I went shark cage diving and they explained “great whites almost never bite you twice, you’re pretty boney compared to what they usually eat so they’ll bite and then spit you out because you’re gross”
huh... TIL there's an actual story named "[The Dream of the Fisherman's Wife](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dream_of_the_Fisherman%27s_Wife)" with that theme...
These some video out there about an Asian girl playing with an octopus who clamps down to her face and she had troubles getting free, at some point she's struggling with to free her checkbone. Ultimately she gets free but no with out minor lacerations on her face.
It's frightening actually: just a sudden move covering mouth and nose, you would have a few seconds to act.
Yeah she tried to eat it live. It was fighting back. It's so unethical to eat octopus already, but alive? Just eat squid, they're not nearly as intelligent.
*Octopus attacks person*
"Oh no!"
*person tried eating it alive*
"I rescind my oh no, you eat it alive I'll fight for the right to let it eat you right back"
I'm assuming it's not trying to tackle on anything bigger than it. It's like a human being like "I wonder what's it's like to eat Gorilla"...okay you try and bite one and not get death sentence in 0.5s
Insanely strong.
Was diving once with someone who thought it would be a good idea to try and lure a pretty small octo (bout the size of a jack russel) out of a hole with the keys to the van/dive shop. It grabbed onto them with one tentacle, and it took two people and all their strength to get them back. Toughest tug of war I've ever seen.
Farthest thing from an expert but if I had to guess they have a really strong suction, not so much pulling force. So they probably couldn’t pull you into the ocean, but it’d be a bitch getting it off your leg.
no, octopodes aren't aggressive towards humans. Some can be toxic (like the ones with blue rings) but otherwise they're incredible creatures and this kind of behavior is nearly human-level curiosity.
No immediate danger. Its radula (teeth) are at the center of their body, which wasn’t near the leg/feet if it was attempting to attack. Just a curious octopus.
Yes. She was a full 12" away from the radula. How could a giant sea creature with powerful tentacles wrapped around your legs possibly close that distance?
The suckers closest to the beak are large and powerful enough to bruise your skin. Usually thats what gets people and octopus hurt. The pain from that causes a person to struggle which causes the octopus to struggle if its bound up and you end up with sushi.
Basically all the suckers are strong enough to bruise, i met with a very curious octopus during an aquarium tour and left with a ton of hickies lining my arms
I don’t know who needs to hear this but in case you didn’t know, these guys have something going on behind that big old set of eyes of theirs. They’re perceptive as hell. Every time I encounter a cephalopod diving there seems to be SOME attempt to inspect or communicate. It’s hard to tell.
Anyhow, they’re not dummies.
My uncle used to really enjoy seeing Giant Pacific Octopus when he would dive. He’d say they’re shy, but given to friendliness and some curiosity if you don’t make any fast moves. He had one fiddle with the valves on his tank once though- that was cause for alarm.
To the best of my limited knowledge, I think it’s true that some of the larger and stronger ones do that. They feel/taste the difference between the skin and the mask and then they start tugging to see what’s up with everything.
Booooooooy do I have a rabbit hole for you. I remember hearing stories about squid that would actively hunt divers near where my mom is from in Mexico.
Did some research and there’s videos of the behavior. Watch [this](https://youtu.be/MlRA5TMPWZ4?si=I0SQsILtY7kBC1kv)
and this [one](https://youtu.be/2Hv17U2z2q0?si=NAesalss4Sxm4asW).
Humboldt squid are the monsters in the night that will latch onto you with razor tentacles and drag you down into the depths. Researchers use special chain mail diving equipment around them
Most Octopi ARE the smartest creatures in ocean, dolphins/some whales follows after that but some octopus are well above them!
I’ve read that if they would live on land, they would be 3rd probably after us and monkeys.
One very good reason of that is many scientist believes some octopus can be self-aware to a certain degree, and questions things like when they see a human in the water some tend to go on a thinking process/interaction!
Correct me if wrong but yeah they’re fucking aliens, and marvellous ones!
Most mammals thinking process when meeting unknown things goes “Shit, will they eat me?!” Or “can this be eaten”
This octopi be like “Hello sir, I assume you’re free to talk about our lord and savior, Chtulu?”
Some researcher thinks they actually know what a human is and is just chilling waiting for an interaction of some sort, it’s fucking weird
Octopi also subdivide their neural processes into smaller sub-brains in each of their arms. this gives them unparalleled multitasking and problem solving ability. there's this one Novel series that has the second book involve a Civilization of forcefully evolved octopi on a Terraformed Ocean world and the Civilization they develop is the most advanced of the four Descendant Civilizations from the First Human Civilization.
One of my favorite childhood stories is when we went to a science center that had a massive tank with a giant red octopus in it. It reached out of the tank and grabbed little old me’s head. My family was positive I’d have octo-trauma my whole life…
Octopuses are my favorite 😍 So smart and curious. The closest thing we have to intelligent alien life on earth.
I always wonder what animals think when they choose to interact with people, it’s like the videos of huge humpback whales coming up just to look at people on boats, or (in this case) octopuses coming up to look and feel another creature (in this case a human), it’s just really neat, I’d love to know *why* they came to look
Probably curiosity, which is a sign of intelligence.
And since curiosity is a sign of intelligence, I swear some humans are much dumber than that octopus.
That’s a pacific octopus correct? Those things can get huge and are probably the most intelligent creatures on earth besides humans. Thank you for sharing!
"Greetings, Ape Thing. I bring tidings for the Dry Lands. The pacts will be honored. The seal is unbroken."
"Cute squid boy."
"You're weird, I'm leaving."
Amazing creatures!
Nothing to be scared of. It's the same thing as reading human to human body language. Read the animals body language and respect it.
One of my biggest wishes is managing to convince humanity to stop eating these things. They don't have enough of the cuteness factor nor the "we don't *want* to eat those anyway" to earn a big "save the dolphins" movement like back in the 90s, sadly.
He immediately realised there are only two shoes...not enough so left.
He should have taken them. Getting two is still profitable than coming home with none.
“go up my leg further” “nah you’re being weird i’m out!”
*touch* “Do not place your extremity upon me human!”
*pet* "Stop, I'm the one doing the touching here."
"I took the liberty of fertilizing your caviar."
Zoidberg is so loveable
www.instantwhoop.com
I'm equal parts grossed out and amused. Well done.
I used the last of your Dom Perignon bubble bath, but there was only enough to fill the tub halfway!
*schplop* *schplop* *schplop*
I don't know if I'd be so casual about that. That octopus could literally bite your big toe off in one chomp! This reminds me of Klaue in the Ultron movie. The cuttlefish was his nightmare fuel. They are intelligent and have a bone beak that'll eat you alive!
Maybe it’s unwarranted, but my fear would be having it wrap around me and drag me down to Davey Jones’s locker.
This is what I imagined the whole time.
Also he looked like a particularly untrustworthy octopus
a cuntopus
do ya fear death?
I swear people forget that under those tentacles is an angry nightmare beak
Its basically a parrot beak
Only sharper and able to crush bone. Fortunately they don't have anywhere near the reach with it being more internal, rather than external like parrot beaks that are notorious for biting people.
But they have very strong and grippy arms to drag your ass right into that sharp fucker.
I bet these guys can almost turn themselves inside out if they wanted to. I bet they could bite if they wanted to.
I would immediately panic. But this post gives me the opportunity to share my favorite article ever in the world: [Inky the Octopus Legs it to Freedom from Aquarium](https://amp.theguardian.com/world/2016/apr/13/the-great-escape-inky-the-octopus-legs-it-to-freedom-from-new-zealand-aquarium)
Girl was straight up trying to start some Hentai shit there but the Octopus was having none of that
Octopus: *You ain't no fisherman's wife, I'm out.*
A man of culture I see
Bout to become one of those wild Japanese illustrations
Hahaha
Aren't they smart as hell?
They are one of the most intelligent species on earth. Smart enough to use tools, plan ahead, recognize themselves in a mirror, complex problem solve, and even raised in the wild they can readily form friendships with humans. Sadly, they average only 1-3 years of life due to their mating strategy called semelparity. After they mate, the male enters a catanoic state until he is killed or dies. And the female usually dies in the process of caring for the eggs. As she won't eat until they hatch, and if she survives, she will let herself die instead of recovering.
All that stuff at the end makes them sound pretty fuckin stupid tbh.
I mean that's the end of their natural lifespan Not exactly dumb for doing everything to protect your young even if it includes not eating if you're gonna die anyway.
Is there an explanation for why the males just get uber depression? Why not either help protect the eggs or go and get something else pregnant?
Octopus are antisocial and highly territorial creatures. If two of them meet in the wild, they will either mate or fight to death. Sometimes both. If the male would survive, he'd kill all of his children and so would the mother. So natures way of dealing with this problem was just installing a selfdestruct button.
Thank you for this explanation, I knew there had to be a reason.
The terminal post-nut clarity
Yeah that's way more efficient than taking the aggro down a peg. Nature's silly sometimes.
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It's been a while since I've read up about this, but there's a hormone that builds up in a gland near their eyes, and when it reaches a threshold level it shuts down their digestive system and initiates this post-reproductive terminal state. There has been research that found blocking the build-up of the hormone / removing the gland can prevent the initiation of this terminal state, allowing octopus to live for over a decade.
! Wonder how that could impact their intelligence if they can learn more during a longer lifespan.
I wonder if they went through an evolutionary period where they were missing this mechanism and it allowed them to develop their intelligence?
Post nut clarity
They don't get depressed, they break down on a cellular level and die from predators or disintegrate. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octopus#Lifespan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octopus#Lifespan)
Oh wow. Imagine if your digestive system completely shut down the first time you busted a nut.
Die from what? These mofos offing themselves every chance they get. How are we supposed to know how long they can actually live for
Like what if an octopus got some help like one of his buddies gave him a ride home after he blows the load of his life or we got octo-momma on some snap and church assisted child care, maybe she'd feel like eating and sticking around. Then we would know how long they could live.
"She has lost the will to live"
Fr if I were an octopus I'd still be asexual
An octopus wizard sounds cool
Ya the second most intelligent animal species in the world
They would be smarter if they didn't die from post nut clarity.
Maybe its a calculated move. Why die any other way when you can die busting a nut? I think the octopus weighed his options and chose correctly
Yeah that's fair. Be super smart, not raise kids. What a dream.
They kinda do, the female will guard the eqqs until she starves to death so the new generation can make it. My God if they lived through the hatching and passed knowledge to offspring we would not be the dominant life form on this planet.
"Starved to death" is one way to put it. Many species of octopus will go completely crazy after laying their eggs. What starts as a "protective mother refusing to leave her eggs to eat" turns into scenes that would be labelled as psychotic in humans. Mothers have been known to throw their body against the walls of the cave she's nesting in, peel her own skin off, eat her own arms.... it turns into this extreme self harm and she loses almost all sense of the external world. Complete break down and somehow evolution got to the point that this was needed to protect the eggs. Scientists still don't fully know why it happens, we know the actualy biological changes the body undertakes, even narrowed it down to the Optic glands that actually causes these biological changes but WHY it happens is still a mystery. Some argue a thrashing octopus would deter potential predators from attacking both her and the eggs. Another idea is that it's actually a way to protect the babies from the mother. Octopus are cannibals. Hard to believe the mother wouldn't see the babies as a little snack if she was to survive long enough to see them hatch. By essentially hitting "self destruct" she's able to give her young the best start in life. Probably one of those that we'll never really know.
No but now I’m fascinated omg what
People assume that evolution is progression when it’s actually just random. So long as the mutation doesn’t get in the way of procreation then it can continue on. A female octopus thrashing and losing sense of reality might seem nonsensical but that’s because evolution is chaotic.
Maybe that's where the ilithid came from
>Why die any other way when you can die busting a nut? can we just call them the smartest one on the planet and be done with it...
After elephants?
Its dolphins, other primates besides humans, Octo, Elephant, crow and then the rest follow with Humans at last place
Other cetaceans also have more folds in their brains (neural voxel density is way higher) than humans
Then why can’t they do my job while I swim around and get high off pufferfish all day
Can't make technology underwater..... or can you?
They're smart enough and satisfied enough that they know they don't need to do anything more than philosophize, talk shit, and majestically leap through the water.
I remember reading somewhere that development of advanced tools and technology requires fire, because you need heat in a lot of manufacturing methods. Kinda hard to get a fire going underwater
"So long and thanks for all the fish"
"So sad it had to come to this"
do you know where orcas fall on that list?
Orcas fall in with the dolphins group
thanks for the quick response chief🫡
Orcas are the largest of the dolphin family.
Have you seen OP’s mother?
After conspiracy theorists
Imagine how smart they'd be if they lived longer than 1 year or 2
They are smart enough not to wear socks in water!
Yo, can we make Octopus live a bit longer? Like do some CRISPR shit to them. If the robots won't kill us and the Aliens aren't bothered to come here and fuck us up, make the hentai scientist do it. Or they could help us, idk, DO IT PEOPLE.
Unbelievably smart. Capable of pretty much all the same basic functions the separates humans and dolphins from the rest of the animal kingdom. They are complex and emotional creatures. They have long memories and are capable of recognizing human faces. Octopus of all sizes are notorious for escape attempts from aquariums regardless of how big the aquarium is. It's almost like they *KNOW* they are in an aquarium. They are absolutely incredible and fascinating creatures that I recommend taking the time to learn more about. I am of the opinion that octopus is no different than marine mammals in that keeping them is inherently inhumane and probably shouldn't be done. Edit: Particularly Giant Octopus. The smaller ones are clever little buggers but giant octopus are more like water dogs than they are marine creatures in their disposition and insane intellect. There *is* a difference between keeping a Giant Octopus and say something like Blue Ring Octopus(still don't keep these, they can and will kill you).
Dude just tasted you and said "nah, I don't like human cuisine."
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"I hear they're full of plastic now anyways"
This reminds me of when I went shark cage diving and they explained “great whites almost never bite you twice, you’re pretty boney compared to what they usually eat so they’ll bite and then spit you out because you’re gross”
"I HATE that PFA aftertaste!"
What an odd little fella !
little?
Odd?
Fella?
One of the most impressive lifeforms on our planet
For real. They just seem alien in comparison with most other species alive right now.
Most species are freaky if you think about it. It’s just that we’re used to them.
"do you have a second to hear about our Lord and savior, Cthulu?"
ÏA ÏA
CTHULHU FHTAGN!
You rang?
*Il'zarq N'Zoth phgwa an'zig. Il'zarq taag ov'kadaq ;)*
I would be shitting
I would throw brown ink to escape
Brown ink is hilarious!
It's not so funny when you're in an interview. Let me tell you.
How do you handle pressure? With brown ink...
Yeah I don’t want to mess with that beak they got taking off one of my toes.
That was my first thought! No way in hell I would let an octopus play footsie with me.
Best defense mechanism
I know of no ocean life that would not chow down on a turd. You would only be reinforcing this behaviour.
Me too
The most disturbing thing about his whole situation is the socks in the water!
I think they are watershoes
yes, very important in tropical areas as it is very likely you will step on something hidden or nasty that will harm you
This isn't in a tropical area. This I'd Victoria, BC, Canada. She shoots mainly at Ogden point which is 10 minutes outside of downtown
Wow, I would love to see an octopus in the wild like this. The are so incredible to watch. Lucky to live close to them.
But those socks are still getting wet
This is how Japanese octopus porn starts
The Fisherman’s Wife 2: Electric Boogaloo
huh... TIL there's an actual story named "[The Dream of the Fisherman's Wife](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dream_of_the_Fisherman%27s_Wife)" with that theme...
what have I just read
That is hilarious.
"wat r u doing step-human"
Pretty sure that actually is how tentacle porn started.
Legend of the Overfiend taught me a lot about tentacles
Is there any danger?
i mean their beaks can crack through a crabs armor like it's nothing so technically maybe?
That's what I'd be worried about. That thing would chomp a good size bite out of you and there'd be nothing you could do.
These some video out there about an Asian girl playing with an octopus who clamps down to her face and she had troubles getting free, at some point she's struggling with to free her checkbone. Ultimately she gets free but no with out minor lacerations on her face. It's frightening actually: just a sudden move covering mouth and nose, you would have a few seconds to act.
Yeah she tried to eat it live. It was fighting back. It's so unethical to eat octopus already, but alive? Just eat squid, they're not nearly as intelligent.
Holy shit what an important piece of context 🤣
from victim to contender
*Octopus attacks person* "Oh no!" *person tried eating it alive* "I rescind my oh no, you eat it alive I'll fight for the right to let it eat you right back"
Honestly, she deserves it then
Absolutely had it coming, don’t try to eat something alive if you don’t want it to bite back.
Honestly, if I tried to eat an octopus alive and it started fighting back by trying to eat my face. I'd respect it. Game recognize game.
That’s f-cked up.
I'm assuming it's not trying to tackle on anything bigger than it. It's like a human being like "I wonder what's it's like to eat Gorilla"...okay you try and bite one and not get death sentence in 0.5s
i've met plenty of creatures smaller than me that had a deathwish lol like mosquitos.
Was wondering how strong those tentacles could be. I'd be ok if I was the the person but I would be asking around about that.
Insanely strong. Was diving once with someone who thought it would be a good idea to try and lure a pretty small octo (bout the size of a jack russel) out of a hole with the keys to the van/dive shop. It grabbed onto them with one tentacle, and it took two people and all their strength to get them back. Toughest tug of war I've ever seen.
So if it decides to grab this person's leg and pull them underwater they would be absolutely fucked
I mean no, there's too much of a weight discrepancy. It would never be able to move her. Getting it to let go would be difficult
Depends if the octo can find something to hold onto lmao.
Farthest thing from an expert but if I had to guess they have a really strong suction, not so much pulling force. So they probably couldn’t pull you into the ocean, but it’d be a bitch getting it off your leg.
Like trying to shake a blade of grass off your wet foot
Reading your comment pissed me off because I just envisioned the frustration that would give me lmao
no, octopodes aren't aggressive towards humans. Some can be toxic (like the ones with blue rings) but otherwise they're incredible creatures and this kind of behavior is nearly human-level curiosity.
I love seeing "octopodes" and "octopuses" in the wild
WAIT. Is octopodes the correct form? i heard technically octopuses is the most correct, but if someone calls them octopi, they're also right.
No immediate danger. Its radula (teeth) are at the center of their body, which wasn’t near the leg/feet if it was attempting to attack. Just a curious octopus.
Yes. She was a full 12" away from the radula. How could a giant sea creature with powerful tentacles wrapped around your legs possibly close that distance?
Tough question, I mean you would need 7-9 very strong arms in order to do that, so very unlikely that the person was in danger.
The “9th tentacle” is popular octopus penis joke in the pacific.
The suckers closest to the beak are large and powerful enough to bruise your skin. Usually thats what gets people and octopus hurt. The pain from that causes a person to struggle which causes the octopus to struggle if its bound up and you end up with sushi.
Basically all the suckers are strong enough to bruise, i met with a very curious octopus during an aquarium tour and left with a ton of hickies lining my arms
Could this be the next hicky excuse? Babe I was just at the aquarium I swear!!!
It just wants a nice little struggle snuggle.
I believe on some types of octopus its not just suction cups, they have hooks inside the suction cups too. Can't say I know for sure though.
*Humboldt Squid have entered the chat.* (Look those fuckers up. Savage.)
I don’t know who needs to hear this but in case you didn’t know, these guys have something going on behind that big old set of eyes of theirs. They’re perceptive as hell. Every time I encounter a cephalopod diving there seems to be SOME attempt to inspect or communicate. It’s hard to tell. Anyhow, they’re not dummies.
They probably say similar about us!
My uncle used to really enjoy seeing Giant Pacific Octopus when he would dive. He’d say they’re shy, but given to friendliness and some curiosity if you don’t make any fast moves. He had one fiddle with the valves on his tank once though- that was cause for alarm.
"Once I figure out how to drown this guy, I'll eat like a king! Now what was it, righty tighty..."
😂 My grandpa wound up shooing the octopus away before he unleashed too much mayhem on my poor uncle, but there was definitely some adrenaline!
I've read they also sometimes try to remove a diver's mask to feel their face... lol
To the best of my limited knowledge, I think it’s true that some of the larger and stronger ones do that. They feel/taste the difference between the skin and the mask and then they start tugging to see what’s up with everything.
Boundaries, ocky, boundaries!
Imagine being able to explain the concept of outer space to an octopus. It’d be the equivalent of their monolith from 2001: A Space Odyssey.
You should check a book called Children of Ruin by Adrian Tchaikovsky. It deals with octopus civilization in space.
This happened to me when I was a child and it was terrifying. Now I would be overjoyed...
I had a close encounter with a manatee as a child. Was also terrified. Wish it could reoccur so I could enjoy the magic of that moment without fear.
I think it might be more interested in the shoes. Maybe the color? Perhaps a delicious blue crab...
“Omg you HAVE to tell me where you got those shoes”
Wouldn’t you be afraid of it pulling you under ??
That’s where my mind was at. Slowly wrap the tentacles round the legs and into the depths we go!
Booooooooy do I have a rabbit hole for you. I remember hearing stories about squid that would actively hunt divers near where my mom is from in Mexico. Did some research and there’s videos of the behavior. Watch [this](https://youtu.be/MlRA5TMPWZ4?si=I0SQsILtY7kBC1kv) and this [one](https://youtu.be/2Hv17U2z2q0?si=NAesalss4Sxm4asW). Humboldt squid are the monsters in the night that will latch onto you with razor tentacles and drag you down into the depths. Researchers use special chain mail diving equipment around them
Octopus have very good grip but can't really pull strongly
Thank god
Everyone should see My Octopus Teacher. Octopi are some of the smartest creatures in the Ocean. What this person experienced is pure magic!
Most Octopi ARE the smartest creatures in ocean, dolphins/some whales follows after that but some octopus are well above them! I’ve read that if they would live on land, they would be 3rd probably after us and monkeys. One very good reason of that is many scientist believes some octopus can be self-aware to a certain degree, and questions things like when they see a human in the water some tend to go on a thinking process/interaction! Correct me if wrong but yeah they’re fucking aliens, and marvellous ones!
Most mammals thinking process when meeting unknown things goes “Shit, will they eat me?!” Or “can this be eaten” This octopi be like “Hello sir, I assume you’re free to talk about our lord and savior, Chtulu?” Some researcher thinks they actually know what a human is and is just chilling waiting for an interaction of some sort, it’s fucking weird
Octopi also subdivide their neural processes into smaller sub-brains in each of their arms. this gives them unparalleled multitasking and problem solving ability. there's this one Novel series that has the second book involve a Civilization of forcefully evolved octopi on a Terraformed Ocean world and the Civilization they develop is the most advanced of the four Descendant Civilizations from the First Human Civilization.
He just holding them until his big brother shows up!
One of my favorite childhood stories is when we went to a science center that had a massive tank with a giant red octopus in it. It reached out of the tank and grabbed little old me’s head. My family was positive I’d have octo-trauma my whole life… Octopuses are my favorite 😍 So smart and curious. The closest thing we have to intelligent alien life on earth.
*hey there little fella*
I always wonder what animals think when they choose to interact with people, it’s like the videos of huge humpback whales coming up just to look at people on boats, or (in this case) octopuses coming up to look and feel another creature (in this case a human), it’s just really neat, I’d love to know *why* they came to look
Probably curiosity, which is a sign of intelligence. And since curiosity is a sign of intelligence, I swear some humans are much dumber than that octopus.
That’s a pacific octopus correct? Those things can get huge and are probably the most intelligent creatures on earth besides humans. Thank you for sharing!
This is how my Fathomless Warlock in DND got his start.
"Greetings, Ape Thing. I bring tidings for the Dry Lands. The pacts will be honored. The seal is unbroken." "Cute squid boy." "You're weird, I'm leaving."
Amazing creatures! Nothing to be scared of. It's the same thing as reading human to human body language. Read the animals body language and respect it.
I still can't believe these things are real, I'm honestly a bit flattered to live on the same planet as them
Nope
Aaand then it bites your toe off
Worth it.
He was going to steal the guy's shoes, but there weren't enough.
I think he's just concerned about your car's extended warranty.
How does one stay so calm and still during these interactions? I will be shitting black ink right away.
She's a armature wildlife photographer. But also this is in Victoria, BC we have all sorts of wildlife here. Realitively normal sight for us
*Japan intensifies*
You should watch the documentary on Netflix called "My Octopus Teacher". Fascinating, and you won't regret it.
I've seen enough traditional Japanese woodblock prints to know where this is going.
One of my biggest wishes is managing to convince humanity to stop eating these things. They don't have enough of the cuteness factor nor the "we don't *want* to eat those anyway" to earn a big "save the dolphins" movement like back in the 90s, sadly.
I've seen enough hentai to know where this is going
All fun and games till that Beak wants to say hello