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post 10000233194 06-27-2026, 09:31 AM
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how cool are octopuses?

ive fallen into a rabbit hole of researching octopus and they are amazin. ive determined theyre or almost smarter than dogs or cats. which is strange for a non vertabrae species.

they have 9 brains, each tentacle has its own brain, sense, feeling of the world, they all send signals back to a "central brain" which is a donut shaped brain around the top of their mantel. they remember humans, they are self aware, they hold eye contact, they "play" etc.

there are plenty of stories of aquarium owners having octopus and fish in other tanks, often times they figure out how to open their tank lid, crawl to a fish tank, eat fish, then crawl back to their own tank before the owner returns lol.



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Kinda sucks because one of my favorite dishes is grilled octopus but they are such cool creatures. Didnt know people had them as pets
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Originally Posted By Chiraq⏩
Kinda sucks because one of my favorite dishes is grilled octopus but they are such cool creatures. Didnt know people had them as pets
I mean pigs are pretty intelligent too and I still eat those fuckers, so octopuses don't get a pass.

I'm not eating a dog or cat though. Third world shit right there.
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Originally Posted By AverageKenneth⏩
I mean pigs are pretty intelligent too and I still eat those fuckers, so octopuses don't get a pass.

I'm not eating a dog or cat though. Third world shit right there.
look into octopus, just youtube a few videos. you will realize they are smart. much smarter than pigs. remember, we're talking about a non vertabrae animal. most species with higher intelligence is vertabrae. octopus have no bones. they only live 2-5 years. and they're pretty small so it's amazing how smart they are.
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They are apparently fantastic problem solvers

I'm not sure its the same high level thinking, like deep thinking, we do but they can solve problems for sure.


Edit:

I guess what I mean by that is they can solve the problem to escape the tank but likely haven't thought about any problems that they might occur in doing so. Whereas humans, we didn't escape the Earth before thinking through the consequences of going into a new environment like space.

They are kind of like in the moment problem solvers but intelligence doesn't extend beyond whats right in front of them.
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Originally Posted By SoutheastBeast1⏩
They are apparently fantastic problem solvers

I'm not sure its the same high level thinking, like deep thinking, we do but they can solve problems for sure.
obv they cant deep think. the point is though they're very smart for a non human(esp non vertabrae). they know how to open jars and solve puzzles. i know for sure my dog couldnt figure out that a jar lid needs to twist to come off.

what other animals think of what u made in ur edit? not many. maybe a monkey
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Originally Posted By Jughead96⏩
ive fallen into a rabbit hole of researching octopus and they are amazin. ive determined theyre or almost smarter than dogs or cats. which is strange for a non vertabrae species.

they have 9 brains, each tentacle has its own brain, sense, feeling of the world, they all send signals back to a "central brain" which is a donut shaped brain around the top of their mantel. they remember humans, they are self aware, they hold eye contact, they "play" etc.

there are plenty of stories of aquarium owners having octopus and fish in other tanks, often times they figure out how to open their tank lid, crawl to a fish tank, eat fish, then crawl back to their own tank before the owner returns lol.


google mimic octopus

thats wild but maybe you already know.


also remember reading their eye is very similar to humans (can see with clarity & multicolors...I think most animals only see some filtered pic of everything).
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Originally Posted By Jughead96⏩
obv they cant deep think. the point is though they're very smart for a non human. they know how to open jars and solve puzzles. i know for sure my dog couldnt figure out that a jar lid needs to twist to come off.
Yeah I made an edit to clarify. Put something in front of them and they can work through a solution is basically what they do.
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Originally Posted By SoutheastBeast1⏩
Yeah I made an edit to clarify. Put something in front of them and they can work through a solution is basically what they do.
keep in mind how small they are too. so that also amazes me. their brains cant be bigger than a walnut put together all 9
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They're manlets so they probably get routinely ignored by sea sloots
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Originally Posted By SuperHercules⏩
They're manlets so they probably get routinely ignored by sea sloots
Do they shit in their own caves? If so they might be the p*jeets of the sea
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Originally Posted By Jughead96⏩
look into octopus, just youtube a few videos. you will realize they are smart. much smarter than pigs. remember, we're talking about a non vertabrae animal. most species with higher intelligence is vertabrae. octopus have no bones. they only live 2-5 years. and they're pretty small so it's amazing how smart they are.
Can we teach one to play chess? They don't even have to be good, I'll stop eating them once they get a +1000 ELO rating.
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They're smarter than lower tier "human" groups.
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They are like aliens on earth. Pretty cool creatures and smart as fuark.
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they're very cool

i want to get one as a pet
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Originally Posted By DrugsToGetBig⏩
they're very cool

i want to get one as a pet
You can get one for 100usd. They only live 5 years tops though, and they don’t eat any kibble or fish food, they need live crabs and lobster to hunt or they won’t eat
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I always thought they were aliens or something, they're so different from everything else on earth. Cool little guys.
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I'm a huge fan of the pus. It can do amazing things. I have seen some videos of the pus that would blow your mind on its capabilities.

The octopus is also incredible. Their heart shutsdown when it swims. Srs, vry srs.
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Originally Posted By BigGuyForYou⏩
I always thought they were aliens or something, they're so different from everything else on earth. Cool little guys.
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Originally Posted By Jughead96⏩

interesting. I'd like to know if they have a concept of TIME. IF the octo was actually excited to see her after many days it would show some consciousness of time (maybe).
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Originally Posted By AMOG⏩
interesting. I'd like to know if they have a concept of TIME. IF the octo was actually excited to see her after many days it would show some consciousness of time (maybe).
i doubt it is conscious of time, but it clearly is smart enough to recognize a threat vs non threat, even if it is a unsual being like a human diving.

ravens and crows are like that as well.
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Originally Posted By Jughead96⏩
You can get one for 100usd. They only live 5 years tops though, and they don’t eat any kibble or fish food, they need live crabs and lobster to hunt or they won’t eat
that's honestly retarded they have such short lifespans
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Originally Posted By DrugsToGetBig⏩
that's honestly retarded they have such short lifespans
if anything tht makes it more impressive. they live less than 1/3rd the life span of the typical cat or dog, yet they are super intelligent and impressionable. nature man. most "scientists" didn't discover fuck all, all they did was observe what nature was already putting in practice. once u learn that, u understand.
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Another cool video of em
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Originally Posted By Chiraq⏩
Kinda sucks because one of my favorite dishes is grilled octopus but they are such cool creatures. Didnt know people had them as pets
Same here bro. My favorite dish has to be grilled octopus and squid 🐙 I eat it a couple times a year
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Not as cool as my boyfriend who is 5’11 and not bald
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Originally Posted By Jughead96⏩
keep in mind how small they are too. so that also amazes me. their brains cant be bigger than a walnut put together all 9
The ones we catch in crayfish pots (lobster) near me are decent sized, about 3'+ long when they hang. They are good eating but also make great salt water fishing bait, particularly when you get a fresh one right before you go fishing.

They are cool though when you watch vids like above or docos on them, cuttlefish are cool as fuck too (even better for bait).
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Originally Posted By Mulloway69⏩
The ones we catch in crayfish pots (lobster) near me are decent sized, about 3'+ long when they hang. They are good eating but also make great salt water fishing bait, particularly when you get a fresh one right before you go fishing.

They are cool though when you watch vids like above or docos on them, cuttlefish are cool as fuck too (even better for bait).
How often do you catch octopus?
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How often do you catch octopus?
If you're pulling pots you get them reasonably often, depends on if you're a commerical fisherman or just a 2 pot license civvie - the more pots you pull the better chance. I haven’t ever had my own license so just have gone and pulled pots with my mates and my best mate used to work on a cray boat so he used to get them for me.

But I can drive about 15mins from my house and get one most days, you just go to the places that the boats drop their crays off to and ask for an occy. Used to cost me $20 for a fresh one. Sometimes they dont have any but most days they do, gotta get there early. I also buy the boxes of frozen cray bait as well, cheap fishing bait and top quality (usually mackerel under a foot long).
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