Interesting, I always thought the cells were arranged like the cephalopods since it's more logical.
Got to keep that in mind when I create my army of genetically engineered superhumans to take over the world.

Damn it Japan, why do you have to torture those little Cephalopods? You know they're not really after your women.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octopus

"Octopuses are highly intelligent, likely more so than any other order of invertebrates."

"In some countries, octopuses are on the list of experimental animals on which surgery may not be performed without anesthesia. In the UK, cephalopods such as octopuses are regarded as honorary vertebrates under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 and other cruelty to animals legislation, extending to them protections not normally afforded to invertebrates."

(citation- http://www.archive.official-documents.co.uk/document/hoc/321/321-xa.htm)


>> ^quantumushroom:

Cruel.

@rottenseed, it's more about us and the choices we're willing to make. I'm saying that choosing to eat an animal alive, as opposed to killing it first, is repugnant and immoral, on the basis that it requires the creature to endure wasteful and unnecessary suffering.

@Stu, what I think is acceptable to eat isn't bound to the mirror test at all, and I just meant that I'm unwilling to eat anything capable of relatively advanced cognition.

I have nothing to do with PETA, we are undeniably the most successful predatory creature on the planet and as for the rest of it, I'm not sure that I care. I've already been pretty clear about what I think on the subject and I've been about as overbearing as I'll allow myself to be.

Edit : Actually, just a little bit more, as you mentioned pain... #1, related to pain with references, and #2, octopus/cephalopod intelligence in general, only a few references.

I don't agree with it either, but there you have it. I doubt this video will influence anyone who wouldn't do it already to jam live, slimy, wiggling cephalopods into their pieholes, so *promote *quality. >> ^BoneRemake:

"Hey damnit, quit playing with your food !! "
As well, I really, really! do not agree with eating things while it still has a heart beat. Just my fantastic important opinion. This is as bad if not "more " so than that live fish that gets sliced and diced.
Crazy Asians.

>> ^JiggaJonson:

So wait, you're telling me that, with barely any assistance from a mature animal, these barely multicellular baby octopuses survive on their own to become THIS???

That's pretty damned impressive.


In most cephalopods, the majority of energy from food intake goes straight to promoting rapid growth until the day they die.

Short-lived, extremely vulnerable, and as an evolutionary result, highly intelligent, they are paradoxical little blobs of manipulative protein with potential for near unlimited growth relative to other animals; had the parameters for their selection been slightly different (favoring longer lifespans over super short, super fecund ones) they may have been the dominant intelligent aquatic lifeforms on this planet. Considering the circumstances, I'd say they do pretty damn good for themselves.

If the Earth were to undergo another mass extinction, wiping out all mammals, my bet would be on these guys eventually taking over.

Tags for this video have been changed from 'predation, cephalopod, distracted, unsuspecting prey' to 'predation, cephalopod, distracted, unsuspecting prey, om nom nom' - edited by calvados

i have a total hardon for this cephalopod.

>> ^AeroMechanical:
Scale. I need scale.
Is this a real giant squid or just a big squid?

I'd wager that the ROV shown in the vid is similar to a Centurion QX series 200 or 300 -- LxWxH: 2500mm x 1700mm x 1700mm which would put that squid at around or less than 1.7m (based on positioning of the camera and the type of robotic arm)


>> ^StukaFox:
They're spineless, amazingly dumb and will attack things without reason or warning.

Cephalopods are known to be [one of] the most intelligent invertebrates (O_o') there are ... Humboldt (link to documentary @ amazon.com ) hunt schools of fish [voraciously] in large packs and have been known to cooperate and communicate quite well (think wolves and dolphins) ... plus, a brotha's gotta eat!

>> As such, they're know as The Republicans of the Sea.

Methinks your comment gives squid a bad name.

I like it. You and I (and she and her) are on similiar wavelengths.

If I may suggest some special exceptions:

platypus eggs: 3
platypus meat: 4
cephalopods: 4
primates: 5
cetaceans: 5
humans: 6 (and fair to recognize by name i.e. "Thank You Linda!")

>> ^darkpaw:
Nice video, though they are not fish but cephalopods, which are a subgroup of molluscs.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cephalopods

and, cheesemoo? umm. "tastycakes"...?

>> ^Payback:
Speaking of Futurama, what's up with the Hypnotoad eyes? insert alien electric machine noise



Cuttlefish eyes are among the most developed in the animal kingdom. The organogenesis of cephalopod eyes differs fundamentally from that of vertebrates like humans.

Superficial similarities between cephalopod and vertebrate eyes are thought to be examples of convergent evolution. The cuttlefish pupil is a smoothly-curving W shape. Although they cannot see color, they can perceive the polarization of light, which enhances their perception of contrast.

They have two spots of concentrated sensor cells on their retina (known as fovea), one to look more forward, and one to look more backwards. The lenses, instead of being reshaped as they are in humans, are pulled around by reshaping the entire eye in order to change focus


And before anybody thinks i'm a marine biologist, thats taken straight from the cuttlefish wiki

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuttlefish

Nice video, though they are not fish but cephalopods, which are a subgroup of molluscs.

This music is really good, i played it to the "popping and breakdancing battle: Cephalopod vs. Dementia" and it fits that perfectly as well.

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