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Re: You might not find it funny
DIR By: Thetis099
Date: September 17, 2021, 12:13 pm
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> Confession: I used to be scared of octopi (octopusses?) as a
little kid. No doubt it was because of some lame monster movie
I'd seen.
>
> So this octo-lovefest in this thread is pretty damn funny to
me 🐙👍🧡
>
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Octopuses, with only one "s". But, optopi is widely used in
spite of not being the correct plural form of "octopus".
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Re: You might not find it funny
DIR By: LabPartner
Date: September 17, 2021, 12:21 pm
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It's a Latin thing.
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> Octopuses, with only one "s". But, optopi is widely used in
spite of not being the correct plural form of "octopus".
>
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Re: You might not find it funny
DIR By: PalomaBlanca
Date: September 17, 2021, 5:44 pm
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--- Quote from: Thetis099 link ---
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>
> Cephalopods are my favorite marine charismatic megafauna.
Anatomy and physiology aside (3-D color camouflage is effing
awesome) they live strange compared to what is most familiar to
us. Highly intelligent but very short lived. This intelligence
is obtained with zero parental care after they emerge from their
egg. They can learn how to do amazing things like using a
coconut shell as armor as they traverse a barren stretch of
sand, or how to remove a threaded jar lid to get to the crabby
treat inside. At the cephalopod lab I visited regularly as a
student, the biggest challenge with some species was keeping
them in their tanks. They were persistent and not easily
discouraged from constantly trying new methods of escape.
>
> A favorite among favorites is the Pacific Giant Octopus, which
lives for 3-5 years. The female breeds once, then she dies as a
result of carefully protecting her eggs from predators, algae,
and any other fouling. She emerges from the den weak from
starvation only to be eaten by the predators standing by as her
tiny offspring drift away on the current as micronekton.
>
> It has always struck me as odd compared to land animals with
high intelligence that typically breed more than once and
provide at least some parental care. Very different indeed.
>
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I so envy you the experience of visiting the cephalopod lab!
For now I have to stick to reading more about them before
finding ways to see them again.Their intelligence intrigues me
too, with their ability to solve problems on the fly as well as
pass on information to other octopuses. Some researchers think
their intelligence is very high (folded lobes in their brains),
and assert that they have distinct personalities. One issue
that I was reading about is that we tend to use human
intelligence tests on them, when clearly their intelligence is
not similar to ours. I'm also intrigued by their ability to
recognize and like/dislike people. Octopuses are about the
closest thing I can think of to having alien life on earth.
BTW, your love of these cephalopods shows that your screen name
it totally apt. :)
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Re: You might not find it funny
DIR By: Thetis099
Date: September 17, 2021, 6:52 pm
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--- Quote from: PalomaBlanca link ---
> I so envy you the experience of visiting the cephalopod lab!
For now I have to stick to reading more about them before
finding ways to see them again.Their intelligence intrigues me
too, with their ability to solve problems on the fly as well as
pass on information to other octopuses. Some researchers think
their intelligence is very high (folded lobes in their brains),
and assert that they have distinct personalities. One issue
that I was reading about is that we tend to use human
intelligence tests on them, when clearly their intelligence is
not similar to ours. I'm also intrigued by their ability to
recognize and like/dislike people. Octopuses are about the
closest thing I can think of to having alien life on earth.
>
> BTW, your love of these cephalopods shows that your screen
name it totally apt. :)
>
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Yes! The cephalopod lab was awesome. I was not fortunate
enough to have worked there. It was a coveted place to
volunteer and learn and I didn't get a spot. I knew someone who
worked there because they joined the ornithology club I had
started on campus. I got to visit often and it was incredible.
I agree with you about all that you wrote. Earth was their
planet for a long time. Before animals moved onto land they
were the dominant megafauna. So much variety. Every oceanic
niche filled. I have daydreams about what that world may have
been like.
I have seen a few in the wild. We brought up small octopus that
was attached to a benthic instrument package. It quickly found
it's way across a short stretch of deck and over the stern,
ker-plunk! I didn't get a good enough look to know what
species. And I was bitten by a tiny bay squid while attempting
to rescue it from our seine (we were night seine fishing for
ichthyology lab). I have spotted a few more in intertidal areas
but they see and feel you coming. They can be difficult to get
a good look at. I'll never stop trying though. Aliens, for
sure.
I think you are the only person who has ever let me know they
get my screen name. Thanks for that.
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Re: You might not find it funny
DIR By: CaviaPorcellus
Date: September 17, 2021, 8:31 pm
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While we're talking about our cephalopod overlords, here's an
octopus changing colors as she dreams:
HTML https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vKCLJZbytU
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Re: You might not find it funny
DIR By: AbidingDudev4.1
Date: September 20, 2021, 2:51 pm
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[img]
HTML https://twitter.com/i/status/1440014474065362946[/img]
Long day today, some days you're driving, other days you're just
along for the ride.
HTML https://twitter.com/i/status/1440014474065362946
#Post#: 18368--------------------------------------------------
Re: You might not find it funny
DIR By: Heron
Date: September 20, 2021, 2:53 pm
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And some days, you're hoofing it!
Hope tomorrow's better for you, AD.
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Re: You might not find it funny
DIR By: CaviaPorcellus
Date: September 20, 2021, 7:27 pm
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For the record every time I see the title of this thread my
brain insists on reading it to the tune of "Mad World"
🎵You might not find it funny🎵
🎵You might not find it sad🎵
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Re: You might not find it funny
DIR By: Thetis099
Date: September 20, 2021, 9:45 pm
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--- Quote from: CaviaPorcellus link ---
>
> For the record every time I see the title of this thread my
brain insists on reading it to the tune of "Mad World"
>
> 🎵You might not find it funny🎵
> 🎵You might not find it sad🎵
>
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The Gary Jules cover is the best:
HTML https://youtu.be/pzVuyVAWZys
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Re: You might not find it funny
DIR By: PalomaBlanca
Date: September 21, 2021, 6:01 pm
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Love, love, love "Mad World". It was the theme for "Donnie
Darko", which is where I heard it, and it was sublime. :)
No matter how many covers it has, it always is hauntingly
beautiful. Imagine Dragons did it quite well, I thought. But
Gary Jules makes it his own.
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