A mimic octopus stops mimicking the ocean floor.
Posted Oct 23, 2017, 11:34 AM UTC
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It's when they mimic treasure chests that I get really annoyed.
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Just see if it gets magnetized ey
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Magnet/Stasis, AKA how to check for bullshit.
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Wait, it's a small mimic!
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I didn't expect to find a zelda reference here...
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I thought it was a Dark Souls reference
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90s nox reference actually
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Aliens bro. Octopus are my favorite creatures that live in the ocean.
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Video of the Mimic Octopus
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Source for those living the Ctrl+f life
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that "turkey" mimic was of a frogfish
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Octopi are actually one of the smartest creatures in the sea. they can adapt and think when they are put in a new environment and can overcome obstacles.
a study was done about how smart octopi really are. a jar was put in an octopus enclosure with food in it. the lid was a twist off. the octopus began to think, and eventually twisted the lid off and got its food. the experiments got more advanced with lids and doors that came off in different ways, but the octopus still got its food every time.
they can take over the world.
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Octopuses or octopodes ... "Octopi" is based on the misconception that the word is of Latin origin.
I agree though that those eight-feetlers are a smart bunch.
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They are all technically acceptable ways to plural Octopus. You can talk about origin all you want.. but Octopus is an English word and gets inflected like other English words, meaning Octopuses is the 'correct' English language version. Octopi is also perfectly acceptable... As is Octopodes; except Octopodes is extremely rare.
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Not this again.
Yes, if you wanna go descriptive linguist on someone, you can say that technically people, though in the minority, sometimes use Octopi as an alternative to Octopuses.
But that doesn't mean you can't clear up a misconception. I happen to be on the side of "keep the prestige form for easy communication when it comes to unimportant morphemes".
...also, "Octopi" sounds the same as "Octo-Pie", which sounds like it'd taste horrible.
edit: btw, I know this is an unpopular opinion. I've gone through this like a million times. I still stand by my point though. Feel free to disagree.
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It's just one of those things where language changes based on the most popular consensus.
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COMPLETELY disagree!!!!
An octopus pie could actually be delicious!
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If they had a longer life span.
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even if they only live like 10 years they can still do it. we’re weak
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Actually that’s incorrect as they on have the brain power of a five year old. Smart for an animal, but stupid compared to a human
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What about a very smart 5 year old brain?
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Actually it was mimicking a stingray.
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Thats what happens when pre-workout kicks in
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The chameleon of the sea
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Chameleons don't change colors to match their surroundings.
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Miriam Webster definition 2 one that is subject to quick or frequent change especially in appearance. Tourmaline is the chameleon of the gem kingdom because it can assume virtually any color." It is a common saying that isn't necessarily making an "apples to apples" correlation (as is shown in the example because, as it should be obvious, a gem is not a lizard nor does it consciously change its colors...)
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Nobody cares.
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You beat me to it.
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Well that escalated quickly
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I'm trying to determine if it would be more or less scary at actual speed
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Octopuses are so fucking fascinating.
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Am I the only one who has a fear of octopus?
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I have a fear and also love them. I think they're absolutely amazing but I'm terrified of coming across one in the sea.
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I wonder how long they can do that
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Starscream!
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Randall from monsters inc
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Does anyone ever wish they were an Octopus b/c it’s like ur a super snake with like 8 noodly bits
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De cloak from stealth and engage attack mode.
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Crazy how it not only appears to camouflage but change sizes as well.
Must be trying to scare off whoever is filming
Yeah that's neat. Where did the extra volume go / come from?
Pym particles
was this close to googling that...
I assume it was just flattening out
Looks like it was a bit folded.