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Octopuses/Octopi are Ridiculous

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Mooose...
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The way these things change color and texture is crazy.
Apr 29 2008 11:55AM
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skithebert
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they really are amazing.  they can also mimic behaviors like crazy.  like they can wave around like a piece of sea grass would.  cool stuff
Apr 29 2008 12:12PM
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snwbrdmilf
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They do it by contracting the muscles that shrink or enlarge pigment cells. It's pretty gnarly shit.
Apr 29 2008 12:40PM
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twix_182
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that's rediculous
Apr 29 2008 12:47PM
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user098123
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That's gotta be fake. If you watch after it completely disappears, there are like plants all over it and shit and then they are just gone.
Apr 29 2008 12:53PM
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Bepo
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lol

that was pretty sweet, so well camouflaged
Apr 29 2008 12:54PM
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snwbrdmilf
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Watch the plant again. It's moving...but not where the octopus is.
Apr 29 2008 12:56PM
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user098123
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I realize that, still doesn't explain how it grew algae all over it.
Apr 29 2008 12:57PM
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snwbrdmilf
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It didn't grow algae. It changed the texture of it's skin to blend in with the plant.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/02/070209-octopus-video.html
Apr 29 2008 12:59PM
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twix_182
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looking at taht again, it's so baller. it's like a movie angle.

the octopus appears right next to the camera, kinda looks like hes looking at it, then pretty much just goes "lets roll out" and shoots off. that octopus is my new best friend.
Apr 29 2008 12:59PM
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snwbrdmilf
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Fuck the fancy editor!\\http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/02/070209-octopus-video.html
Apr 29 2008 1:01PM
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snwbrdmilf
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Apr 29 2008 1:10PM
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Rosbif
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They are crazy as hell, I've caught and tried to catch a few and they always go nuts, when (if, they are tasty) you throw them back in it's like they disappear when they hit the bottom.
Apr 29 2008 1:10PM
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user098123
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if you look at its head, right before it goes invisible it gets algae all around the perimeter of it. It's possible that it just reshaped its muscles into that, since they have no bones its possible. I'm still skeptical though.
Apr 29 2008 1:12PM
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snwbrdmilf
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These vids are sooo cool



Clever Guy!


Apr 29 2008 1:13PM
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snwbrdmilf
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That's exactly what it is.
Apr 29 2008 1:14PM
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user098123
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Still skeptical.
Apr 29 2008 1:21PM
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Bepo
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those videos are awesome
Apr 29 2008 1:23PM
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pmills
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Why? How?



http://www.mbayaq.org/efc/living_species/default.asp?hOri=1&inhab=220

http://science.jrank.org/pages/4845/Octopus.html

http://www.this-magic-sea.com/ERROCT.HTM

Apr 29 2008 1:29PM
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skeedle
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octopi(?) can also fit into anything as long as its bigger than their beak.
like squeeze through a hole the size of a quarter
Apr 29 2008 1:32PM
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twix_182
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i also jus trealized this is what the octo-camo in MGS4 is gonna be based off of
Apr 29 2008 1:48PM
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sconniestyle
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it wouldnt need to form the shape of the algae, it would  just have to mimic the subtle shading of the actual algae to make the pattern it creates appear three dimensional.

it's the same concept as drawing something to look three dimensional on a two dimensional piece of paper, just executed at an amazing level.
Apr 29 2008 1:52PM
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720skiguy
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and we throw them at our hockey games.

red wings FTW!
Apr 29 2008 1:54PM
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heFF
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so much unexplained shit in this world it creeps me out
Apr 29 2008 2:03PM
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snwbrdmilf
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...but it's been explained...
Apr 29 2008 2:05PM
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user098123
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I realize what they can do, however, there is clearly 3 dimensions on this one which causes me to be skeptical. It appears doctored compared to many of the other videos I've watched.

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I took this screenshot to show where there is 3 dimensional growth on the octopus. It seems very unlikely it would mimic its structure to that extent.



and estcst101, get off my back. I'm very well aware of the camouflaging capabilities of cephalopods. If you look up other videos none of them are nearly to the point of this one.
Apr 29 2008 2:28PM
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currentwestman
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those little stub things that appear to be coming from the octopus in the picture are actually behind it, part of the plant. watch the video again carefully and pay close attention, you will see that those stubs dont move with the octopus
Apr 29 2008 2:52PM
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Hannah.
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hahahaha yeah we do too
Apr 29 2008 2:58PM
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PacificRimJob
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I still have zero clue why you guys have an Octopus as your mascot.. haha.
Apr 29 2008 3:13PM
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user098123
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you might be right
Apr 29 2008 3:20PM
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MADmidwest
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the octapus species are predicted to be the dominat species on earth if all large land animals are killed in a mass destruction kind of armagaggedon thing. They will be the first to sprout legs and start walking, plus they are really smart.  They will look like the simpsons aliens I bet.

Apr 29 2008 3:23PM
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ECfreeski3
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that first clip is my dad's! he's a marine biologist and he took that shot in cayman a few years back. he studies the camo of octopus and cuttlefish.. and i help him edit his shit because he uses an HVX200 now. in fact the first thing i helped him do was put a watermark on that exact clip because he makes thousands of dollars from that clip and he didnt want it ending up on places like ebaumsworld without any credit. but yeah its definitely real. crazy shit. haha he'd be excited to know a bunch of kids think its cool
Apr 29 2008 3:28PM
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ECfreeski3
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eh not completely. they still dont know how the octopus/cuttlefish can match the background so well and so quick.. plus theyre colorblind

oh yeah and its "octopuses", not octopi. i always joke with my dad and "correct" him when he says octopuses
Apr 29 2008 3:31PM
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Reed.S
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crazy
Apr 29 2008 3:31PM
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snwbrdmilf
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Whaaaa? Imagine that! Which one, the one the thread creator posted? INSANE.
Apr 29 2008 5:45PM
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OAK_TREE
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I hate octopuses and that video, was pretty cool.
Apr 29 2008 6:04PM
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buchanan.
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humans still havent been to the deepest parts of our oceans ON EARTH, and we have put billions of dollars on technologies to try and put people on a death trap of a rock that at its closest is 35 millions miles away and (with the current technologies) would take around 7 years to get to. Dont get me wrong, im all for space travel, just seems sorta wierd sometimes
Apr 29 2008 6:35PM
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east_toast
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When octopus evolve and can breath on land we would all be fucked, they'd be ambushing people all over the place.  you'd think it was the plant in the parking lot one minute and its eating your face the next, scary
Apr 29 2008 7:51PM
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no_steeze
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octopussies scare me, they're so tentacly and gross
Apr 29 2008 7:57PM
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bigwhite.steeze
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yes...yes that would be a bit of a problem...
Apr 29 2008 7:58PM
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max.
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haha how often do you talk about them?

and they should do a Plant Earth show just on octopuses. That would be sick.
Apr 29 2008 8:12PM
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samwise
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"cephalopods are the pinnacle of invertabrate evolution"- I saw a show on the discovery channel about squids and octopusses and cuttlefish and that quote sums up how freaking cool these animals are

Apr 29 2008 9:18PM
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phishfood
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the new octograb is the tits. u jump, do an octograb and then just fucking disappear into thin air, then morph to the landing of the jump while being all invisible and octopus like.

u have to be completely covered in octopuses tho so it's tricky.
Apr 29 2008 11:41PM
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ECfreeski3
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haha he talks about them nonstop. i told him theres a thread on newschoolers about his video and he was pumped!

Apr 30 2008 12:09PM
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skithebert
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where do you live?  and who does he work for?
Apr 30 2008 12:25PM
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ECfreeski3
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he works for marine biological laborator in woods hole, MA (cape cod)

Apr 30 2008 3:05PM
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b-kul
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who is your dad? my dad works there too!
Apr 30 2008 3:15PM
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Barf.
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hahaha wow this is funny because I just read a book on them today, totally out of the random.
Apr 30 2008 3:28PM
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ECfreeski3
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whaat. his name is roger hanlon
Apr 30 2008 3:37PM
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