Octopus Escape

1. Larfin Jackarse
   July 15th, 2008 at 7:27 am

   Have seen a few of these in the wild. They are amazing to watch, once they know you see them they ‘hide’ in plain view. You have to keep your eye on them else they just disappear but if you keep staring at where they last were, then they seem to think the game is up and ‘reappear’ and speed to the next bolt hole to again ‘disappear’.

2. sparge
   July 15th, 2008 at 8:21 am

   I don’t doubt that octopi are intelligent for invertebrates, but this video, though cool, doesn’t demonstrate that. All it says is that they’ve evolved to be able to instinctively squeeze into and out of tight places in the reefs and caves beneath the sea.

3. NikosDad
   July 15th, 2008 at 8:30 am

   Octopi? I only saw one.

4. Pablo
   July 15th, 2008 at 8:33 am

   Wrong, you can’t say octopuses.
   When you actually use the word octopi you use it wrong.
   Octopus=Singular
   Octopi=Plural

   Indeed these animals are amazing. Great video.

5. Algonkin
   July 15th, 2008 at 8:37 am

   Sorry for the typo and thanks for the correction.

6. marie
   July 15th, 2008 at 8:45 am

   Looks like you’ve still got an error in there: “Octopuses”

7. Abigail
   July 15th, 2008 at 8:58 am

   Actually, octopi is the incorrect plural. Octopuses is correct, or octopodes, but octopi is not.

   Octopus is a word of Greek origin (”eight feet”). The correct plural, based on Greek, would be Octopodes (pod or pous is the singular, podes is the plural).

   If you want to treat it like an English word, just use the standard +(e)s, making Octopuses.

   Changing the -us to -i is treating it like it’s a Latin word, which it ain’t. It’s trying to sound pretentious when it’s really just misinformed.

8. Viola
   July 15th, 2008 at 11:00 am

   Who gives a rat’s behind? Did you all not understand “more than one octopus” so thoroughly that you have to argue over endings?

   I think the video is cool. It doesn’t prove intelligence by any means, but it was nifty to watch.

9. Gadabouted
   July 15th, 2008 at 11:05 am

   Or we can actually comment on the subject matter, (the Octopus). Amazing idea, ain’t it? I think the video is interesting. I agree they are intelligent, but this video doesn’t prove it.

10. Neatoramawontsendmeapassword
    July 15th, 2008 at 12:18 pm

    It’s easy to squeeze through a 1-inch hole when you don’t have any bones.

11. Bonnie L.
    July 15th, 2008 at 1:11 pm

    Cephlapods like the octopus can basically squeeze themselves through any opening as long as the opening is big enough to accomodate their beak, which is the only hard substance in their body.

12. violet/riga
    July 15th, 2008 at 1:49 pm

    Don’t moan at people that are having a sensible, intelligent, and relevant discussion. I was going to say the same thing - well done to Abigail for giving the correct explanation.

13. Max Power
    July 15th, 2008 at 3:06 pm

    Errr.. sorry, I mean this 100%ly for real..is anyone else experiencing heavy deja vus on neatorama recently? Alone today..the .. story about the gangsters there with Dillinger, and the Octopus and the argument about its plural.

    Someone answer. :S

14. Dani
    July 15th, 2008 at 7:53 pm

    Haha, I remember the other octopi/octopuses debate.

    This video crept me out.

15. ted
    July 15th, 2008 at 9:48 pm

    Not again. I already told you guys it’s “octopussies”.

16. RM
    July 16th, 2008 at 9:39 am

    Cool moves.

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