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Octopus changing both it’s color and texture to blend in
#nature#nature_is_awesome#animals
Aug 8, 2019 1:14 PM
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#nature#nature_is_awesome#animals
HPSquirrelcraft
What amazing creatures!
jhuckaby
Those things are not of this world, I tell ya.
MyDogsAreMyOnlyFriends
Is that how quickly they do it or is that sped up?
LSparkles
@quagma now sing the song of your people
dreamweaver61
Most awesome creature ever !
Kyruzero
Octo. . .camo?!
TinyOctopus
Texture changing in octopus is so neat. It's because octopus skin is mostly similar to a human's tongue, in that it can bend, stretch, and
TinyOctopus
contract through three specific types of muscle fibers. One lifts the skin, one retracts the skin, and one forms specific shapes once raised
TinyOctopus
Tiny Octopus gives a link to a 2014 paper on it. It's a fascinating read: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/jmor.20221
TheTripleLindy
So cool!!!
Jaymezians
Octopodes and Cuttlefish have the best stealth in the game.
gordy77
Does anyone know, is this a conscious thing? If so, amazing and in any case incredible
ThomasRosendahl
The more I see and learn about them, the more I'm convinced they are not of this world.
manamongstyou
They are strange but definitely of this world.
athor74
Miss tinyoc...
Logan9Fingers
Thats bananas. Indeed it could be.
Lemuffinmannn
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DropKickHead
A
UpAloft
Wish I could double up doot
KnifeKnut
Am Coral, Fuck Off.
WhaaatDa
Blend in to what? Video needs background
DJudy
Video ends too short, I think it was still blending into the rock it was on.
Flame6
Can all / most octopi change color,?
TobiOfTheAkatsuki
Yes. Almost every single species of octopus can change color, and most can change texture at will.
flyingcarcass
@tinyoctopus
RavenousMaw
I'll never get sick of watching octopus videos. Brilliant creatures!
DaisyfromDownunder
Not aliens - these are normal, typical of earth's indigenous life forms. It's humans that are weird.
Wowter99
It turns into a rocktopus.
raabot0
rubberbuscuit2018
I wish I could do that
rubberbuscuit2018
Blend in-
sevendragonsandababy
If you implanted fibre optics cables and an hdmi adapter into it, could you play skyrim on an octopus?
DoctorPitt
Nonono don't give Todd Howard anymore ideas
RicheTheBuddha
The refresh rate wouldn't be so good.
sevendragonsandababy
But it's the only platform left that doesn't have a skyrim port!
ShowALK
I love the idea that an octopus is a platform.
FatassNoodleDog
Dood!? We need to get this to reddit scientists...
tarataqa
Are we talkin' Radeon or Geforce?
MachinaFI
My personal favorite is mimic octopus. One of the most enchanting things you can end up meeting on your dive trip.
Raileks
people die from swallowing live octopus arms only to find that the arm is still fighting back (six people die this way on average each year)
demonseedii
Good
Hibbtygibitty
I see calamari.
tombrazelton
You can’t tell me they aren’t aliens.
manamongstyou
They aren't aliens
WizardHarryDresden
Octopuses are by far the coolest fucking things ever
ElbowDeepinaTinyOctopus
Agreed. Wait, what did you mean?
WhatD0thLife
They're in a close-tie with elephants for me.
fancypantsoffdanceoff
Easily my favorite animal; I find them so fascinating
rustybronco
One of my favorites but that's before I found out about the Mantis shrimp.
chaaaaals
What about rocks?
chaaaaals
Rocks are pretty cool
cronkey
They're MINERALS, Marie!
znexx
inb4 octopi
MantisTobogganPilotMD
octopussies?
BAAHMMM
Atevaginas?
MantisTobogganPilotMD
I like it
tarataqa
*octopie
znexx
Octopugs
pinkcatmakeupbag
Anyone else think octopuses are from outer space?
tarataqa
We're all from outer space.
BahamutBBob
Ancient Aliens does.
Gatoechado
RednapxpandeR
For a invertebrate, holy shit man. They put all their points into AGI and INT
CyrilConnolly
If you want to get really technical, we are also from space.
juliovonmatterhorn
TodayIsSlapANaziDay
No, but they are from the one place which is way more scary. Deep sea
NotABadLookingNarcissist
No. But imagine the underwater life on other worlds.
BahamutBBob
Planet full of octopus people. Underwater doggos.
blueKD
@TinyOctopus can you confirm?
LuckyJynX
We all are
AlteR11121
Lovecraft does
TheGlow
I think they showed something about the RNA doesn't match any other animal.
LookHarder101
They can edit their RNA at will. And they have something like twice as much DNA as a human. Definitely alien.
Lordfarquad112
Me
ICheckUsernameAndSuch
Iirc theres a Hawaiian creation myth that says octopuses are the lone survivors from a previous and alien universe.
TheRicM
I love Hawaiian myths. They always add a totally unique angle on things
TheRicM
For those interested in Pacific lore: http://www.sacred-texts.com/pac/index.htm
TodayIsSlapANaziDay
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RoadOiler
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WhatsYourStoryHomie
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CorgiKnight
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RebelSkull
Pacific lore.
TheRicM
Myths etc lol
RebelSkull
I just wrote that so I’d read it later