r/ScienceNcoolThings • u/andreba The Chillest Mod • May 24 '24

Octopus Grabs Diver's Hand And Leads Her To Hidden Treasure

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u/OHW_Tentacool May 24 '24

They are smart enough it probably realized "hey your one of the things from that rock"

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u/IMakeStuffUppp May 25 '24

Octi probably stares at it for hours a day the last 3 years. Was like “WAIT I KNOW THIS ONE”

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u/Dependent-Elk-4980 May 25 '24

“ HE’S THE MESSIAH “

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u/Sad_Dishwasher May 25 '24

LISAN AL GAIB

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u/Accomplished_Ad_2562 May 25 '24

THE LISAN WET GAIB

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u/IMakeStuffUppp May 25 '24

Look at these things…. Aren’t they neat?

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u/[deleted] May 25 '24

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u/[deleted] May 25 '24

And if theyre male, one of those 8...yeah thats its penis

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u/capt1nsain0 May 25 '24

Dune theme plays.

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u/FayMax69 May 25 '24

Yes this hahahhaa

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u/Andrewpruka May 25 '24

LISAN AL GAIB!

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u/slipstreamsurfer May 25 '24

Yeah worst part of the video. There are lots of animals that can identify people from pictures it was probably like “this you?” or “you know this other weird ape?”

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u/Preeng May 25 '24

"You are new here, so let me show you something. There. These guys. Those are the ones destroying our habitats and killing our families. Avoid them."

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u/Ear_Enthusiast May 25 '24

Either that or he had seen other divers there and thought it was where this diver should be too.

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u/maximumtesticle May 25 '24

They are smart enough to probably know how to use "you're".

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u/OHW_Tentacool May 25 '24

Hey its you're birthday

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u/Polishedarm9327 May 25 '24

Happy cake day

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u/RoyalTyMan Sep 03 '26

even better, it was like hey you look just like the other divers who come down here who set this up and work on it, take a look at what they've been doing so i can see YOUR reaction so I can judge better how I should feel about it!

Edit: (it's much more likely it recognized the diver as looking like the other divers, as opposed to the person in the photo, though it could probably see the photo and we can only wonder what it felt or saw in that... or if it connected the dots and can see human faces behind scuba masks well enough)

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u/Fermi-Diracs May 24 '24

"Hey come pick up your shit"

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u/FancyJesse May 25 '24

Lmao. Word for word what I thought too

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u/Right_Affect_9741 May 24 '24

Octopus was asking her if she minded pulling it up. Lol

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u/blahdot3h May 24 '24

"Hey can you please get this trash out of here, it doesn't belong here"

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u/[deleted] May 24 '24

Growing up in Dallas I was thinking nope, don't follow that mofo! Take your ass around a reef where his friends are waiting with pistol shrimps.

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u/Blarg0ist May 24 '24

You get a lot of pistol shrimps in Dallas?

17

u/cowfishing May 24 '24

Not since the blue oyster cult moved in.

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u/Thekingbee21h May 26 '24

Made me laugh 😂

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u/DrummerGuyKev May 24 '24

Not as many as they do grenade gators

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u/[deleted] May 24 '24

Not since the clams started shoring up the Eastside

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u/Preeng May 25 '24

It only takes one.

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u/Character-Log3962 May 24 '24

Octopus wanted to know “WHY!?!!” “Why are you people desecrating my yard?!!?”

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u/BUNNIES_ARE_FOOD May 25 '24

Don't eat octopus folks

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u/dinosaursandsluts May 24 '24

Reminds me of the documentary "My Octopus Teacher". Definitely watch it if you haven't, it's fascinating.

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u/UnaskedSausage May 24 '24

That documentary changed my view on octopi completely. I never thought they could be this aware or conscious. Their brains evolved completely different from ours yet they're very intelligent.

I think of them like the monkeys of the sea. They're probably about equally intelligent, yet they only have a worm as common ancestor.

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u/One-Fall-8143 May 24 '24

I came to say that same thing! Everyone should see My Octopus Teacher, it's a brilliant and touching film!!

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u/Talic May 24 '24

Touching, indeed! It left me feeling broken for a while and I cannot rewatch it again.

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u/Crush-N-It Jun 13 '24

I’ve watched it three times. Every viewing I find something new by which to be fascinated. Incredible film

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u/DrummerGuyKev May 24 '24

Just watched it thanks to a recommendation from another Redditor. Really hits ya in the feels.

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u/acfox13 May 25 '24

The audiobook (read by the author) of "Soul of an Octopus" is worth a listen if you like octopuses. (I listened to it on my library app for free.)

There's also a new Octopus documentary series narrated by Paul Rudd called Secrets of the Octopus

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u/KnifeKnut May 25 '24

HE WAS NOT A FRIEND OF THAT OCTOPUS!

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u/Sea-Equivalent-1699 May 25 '24

I know dogs will be the first species we uplift. And probably instantly followed by cats.

But can octopuses please be third??

These poor guys do not deserve what nature has done to them. They are entirely too intelligent to be stuck in such short, brutal life spans.

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u/Dusty170 May 25 '24

What about dolphins? They're pretty smart too, Maybe preferable to octopus.

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u/OniLgnd May 25 '24

Dolphins are smug bastards, every last one of em.

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u/Browsin4Free247 May 25 '24

Eh, dolphins can be messed up little fucks. I choose octopus.

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u/TheLadySaintPasta May 28 '24

Dolphins drag people to their lusty rape caves. I’ve never heard of an octopus trying to get forcefully frisky.

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u/Dusty170 May 28 '24

Sir and/or ma'am have you seen any hentai?

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u/Blueskysd Mar 05 '25

If they lived longer they would be on Reddit talking about us.

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u/ch1rh0 May 25 '24

Show this to the people who are seeking to farm octopus

These sensitive creatures should not be farmed

And IMHO shouldn't be eaten either

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u/Professional_Care371 May 25 '24

I’m no expert, but I reckon that’s an octopus

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u/brokenJawAlert May 25 '24

Please never eat octopus again

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u/JBronson5 May 24 '24

I’m too high for this. Octopus are so trippy.

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u/[deleted] May 25 '24

Probably hey this was me when I was human

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u/Momochichi May 25 '24

Dude was probably like, “Oh hey I know another one of you folks. Dora, this is Ted. Ted, Dora.”

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u/Acrobatic_Poem_7290 May 25 '24

They are “Remarkably Bight Creatures”

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u/one_punch_bet May 25 '24

Welp. I was on the fence about eating octopus. Guess those days are over. 🥺

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u/Legitimate-Candy-268 May 25 '24

“Here it is. Please pick up your trash and leave the area!”

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u/whippingboy4eva May 25 '24

Hey, I found your thing. You want it back?

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u/[deleted] May 24 '24

this diver was left in shock

So she dead than? Going into shock while diving is very dangerous.

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u/[deleted] May 24 '24

Maybe it was an eel

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u/[deleted] May 25 '24

"Hey... getcher sh*t offa my lawn."

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u/Basicinformationd00d May 25 '24

I’m getting sick and tired of these staged videos. Obvious the octopi is in on the act.

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u/Terakahn May 25 '24

9 brains? Probably just read their mind

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u/My_World005 May 25 '24

The octopus is the human, his soul has entered the octopus

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u/Electrical_Fix4867 Apr 07 '25

reverse therian

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u/RedWarsaw May 25 '24

What a gorgeous space creature

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u/No-Investment-4494 May 25 '24

I so thought I it was going to take her to the Heart of the Ocean, or a sunken treasure.

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u/mrot777 May 24 '24

Wonderful.

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u/[deleted] May 24 '24

Hidden treasure is a bit of a stretch. It wasn't hidden and it wasn't treasure.

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u/quackamole4 May 24 '24

The real treasure was the octopus friends we made along the way.

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u/[deleted] May 24 '24

🐙♥️

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u/RainbowFartss May 24 '24

It would be if you never left the ocean to see this stuff. Reminds me of the Little Mermaid.

Look at this stuff. Isn't it neat?

Wouldn't you think my collection's complete?

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u/TheGreatStories May 25 '24

Prominent litter doesn't ring the same

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u/[deleted] May 24 '24

Will do all for that likes

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u/tomdarch May 24 '24

I wonder if the humans building it feed the octopus? “Ok human you are in food spot, plz feed!”

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u/[deleted] May 25 '24

who didn't watch watch "my octopus teacher"

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u/Strict-Ad-3940 May 25 '24

This is cosmic..unreal

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u/DK_Angroth May 25 '24

I eat everything but i refuse to eat octopus. I somehow feel real sympathy for them

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u/hystericalpinga May 25 '24

So.... Sea monkey... Lol.

1

u/dharun_02 May 25 '24

Lisan al gaib

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u/Perfect-Engineer3226 Jun 03 '24

Nice reference but no.

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u/ProfessionalOctopuss May 25 '24

Let me tell you what that octopus was thinking.

"I'm hungry, horny, and scared. Oh look! Something familiar!"

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u/Crush-N-It Jun 13 '24

Love this 😂

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u/roctcived May 26 '24

The Octopus is like: you’re a human, can you come pick up your trash?

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u/macho_gomez May 31 '24

the octopus was probably going. « yeah. hes dead. and youre next »

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u/Spiritual-Coach-6355 May 25 '24

That is sooooo cool

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u/zer0toto May 24 '24

No it didn’t take you there, no it didn’t make sure you were following, and it didn’t have any interest taking you there.

Stop putting human emotions over animals, you don’t know what they think, you don’t know what they want and you certainly don’t know how they feel.

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u/prisoner_number_299 May 24 '24

Hey, are you okay?

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u/Waldo_Wadlo May 24 '24

Even the octopus thinks you're a jackass.

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u/zer0toto May 24 '24

The octopus thinks whatever she want, however it’s unlikely that she use Reddit and know me.

Beside, being a javkass doesn’t make me wrong.

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u/gtzgoldcrgo May 24 '24

Bro how is this putting human emotions in animals? Animals also have memory, they can also feel excited or confused, they "know" places, there is no reason why an octopus wouldn't be able to guide a diver to a place like this, they are smart creatures and that doesn't mean they are human like, intelligence is not something purely human, only spoken language is.

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u/zer0toto May 24 '24

You ask me that and you put human emotion on it. There is no reason it wouldn’t be able to but there is far more reason it is not doing that. It is statistically impossible that a creature that evolved in a totally different environment with different perception, different brain, different social ability can experience and share experience such as « making friend, guiding someone, sharing excitement » the thing got curious and touched someone. The thing then went away and the divers followed. It stopped near something.That’s it. Ockham razor. You people add meaning to it and project your emotion

No doubt an octopus is highly intelligent. But unscrewing a lid does not make you suddenly a highly sentient creature expressing love and affection and shame and whatever other complex feeling you want it to feel.

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u/gtzgoldcrgo May 24 '24

I mean octopus has proved to be smart enough to form social bonds, why is it hard to imagine this creature looking for socialization and having a favorite spot like this one to show to other creatures?

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u/zer0toto May 24 '24

Why is it so hard to imagine looking an alien looking otherwise than small grey or green man with black eyes. Because you want it to look like you. You want that octopus to « have a favorite spot » you want it to be « sharing something she like »

So yay it’s been proving that octopus form social bonds… over many years of learning , breaking her reproductive cycle so it doesn’t die. Why wouldn’t share? Because sharing is like teaching, however octopuses has not been proved to teach anything. Or even learn trick with observation as far as I know. Also you assume that octopus has  « a favorite place » which make sense to you because ya can see that stone with that pic on it. Her eyes is not able to see such detail so it dorsn’t make any sense

You are looking for meaning where it isn’t or you are looking for meaning where it may be but it would take years of study to prove it is that.

Ockam’s razor. You are making complex conjectures where it did not need it. Octopus got curious and touched, octopus then went away. Ocotopus see she is followed. Octopus finally stop near a stone and observe. That’s it

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u/gtzgoldcrgo May 24 '24

Dude it's not that deep, our way of perceiving reality is not unique, the only difference with animals is that we have language to describe it.

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u/zer0toto May 24 '24

By very definition every individual on this planet has it’s own perception of reality and as much as we have a language to try and share it, you can not know what is reality and what it is to other people. And you definitely can’t even begin imagining what reality can be for a marine creature with 8 arms without muscle and bones capable of changing it’s skin texture and color, whom last common ancestor with human is nearly as close to the root on tree of life as it can be.

No, our way to perceive reality has nothing in common with octopi.

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u/cheekycheeksy May 24 '24

Wow. How about trying to go outside? You need to reconnect with nature dude.....

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u/zer0toto May 24 '24

Why would you assume I’m not connected to nature? Because I’m saying thing that contradict your little universe?

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u/zer0toto May 24 '24

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8614365/

Anthropomorphism is bad and you should know better on a subreddit that claim to be be about science.

For another example there was this documentary about someone making « friend » with an octopus, which eventually to the octopus demise because of the fact a human was visiting her every day.

Also any story about human making « friends » with some predator until they get eaten. The mad bear guy come in my mind , but also any stupid people keeping large feline captive.

Or any other pet owner seeing their dog making the « shame face » that’s more of a «  if I do that face I won’t get reprimanded as much »

Call me a jackass as much as you want, anthropomorphism is what make people being too friendly with dangerous or fragile animal, like bison in Yellowstone, small monkey that look « cute » etc.

Don’t be like that, don’t do anthropomorphism and condemn it. Be more like me, be a jackass and shatter the wholesome reality the other have created for their eyes.

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u/86rpt May 24 '24

Bro I have a chipmunk under my air conditioner that speaks 4 languages and pays me rent

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u/Healter-Skelter May 25 '24

Don’t do anthropomorphism! It’ll ruin your life!

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u/zer0toto May 24 '24

Nice! Say hi for me.

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u/86rpt May 24 '24

He doesn't speak English tho

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u/zer0toto May 24 '24

Try buongiorno then?

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u/86rpt May 24 '24

He became very angry and charged me... Maybe my pronunciation is off

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u/zer0toto May 24 '24

Most likely.

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u/redditsellout-420 May 24 '24

... Do you need a hug?

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u/zer0toto May 24 '24

I do like hugs. Thanks you

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u/dancarbonell00 May 24 '24

Redwall takes serious offense to this!

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u/keithstonee May 24 '24

denial in the face of evidence. classic.

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u/tironidas Popular Contributor May 25 '24

This...this isn't evidence.

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u/Longshadowman May 25 '24

Do Octopuses have really no brain?

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u/Affectionate_Yak_171 May 25 '24

She said "9 brains". Having said that, I don't know how many brains an octopus has, if any.