sonnymax Posted December 25, 2020 Report Posted December 25, 2020 Octopuses Punch Fish, Sometimes For No Apparent Reason What have eight legs, hunt among a group of fish and can throw a mean sucker punch? According to research published in Ecology last week, the answer would be octopuses (yes, octopuses, not octopi—we asked). Octopuses punch fish. Deliberately. Sometimes there's a reason, but other times, there's no discernible excuse. Researchers caught this behavior on video. The first time researcher Eduardo Sampaio witnessed this phenomenon, he laughed. Normally that'd be fine but at the time he was underwater wearing scuba equipment. "I almost choked on my regulator" ... NPR article Quote
JSngry Posted December 25, 2020 Report Posted December 25, 2020 Maybe fish be overbearingly passive-agressive in ways that only water can accurately elocute. Has anybody asked the octopi why they do that? Typical human assumptionalism. OTOH, I gladly eat them both, so I guess I am punishing them both, the way only a human can do. I mean, I don't eat no bear, or anything like that. Either way, oop boop dittum dattum waddum CHEW. Quote
Chuck Nessa Posted December 25, 2020 Report Posted December 25, 2020 I am sticking with octopi because it is so mathematical. Quote
Dan Gould Posted December 25, 2020 Report Posted December 25, 2020 "No reason" is bullshit. There are obvious reasons: Get the fuck away from me (too close) Keep that shit out of here (getting too close) Quote
Dave James Posted December 25, 2020 Report Posted December 25, 2020 For those who are on the fence with regard to Octopi or Octopuses, and need some enlightenment, might I suggest "My Octopus Teacher" now airing on Netflix. When you're finished, you won't care about proper "pluraling", you'll just be be entranced and fascinated by what you've just seen. Quote
HutchFan Posted December 25, 2020 Report Posted December 25, 2020 52 minutes ago, Dave James said: For those who are on the fence with regard to Octopi or Octopuses, and need some enlightenment, might I suggest "My Octopus Teacher" now airing on Netflix. When you're finished, you won't care about proper "pluraling", you'll just be be entranced and fascinated by what you've just seen. Seconded! Great program! Quote
jazztrain Posted December 25, 2020 Report Posted December 25, 2020 5 hours ago, HutchFan said: Seconded! Great program! Another strong recommendation for that program. It's entrancing. Quote
sidewinder Posted December 25, 2020 Report Posted December 25, 2020 Easily as intelligent as dogs - always enjoyed interacting with them in my diving days. Quote
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