On Friday, February 14, 2014 3:12:56 PM UTC, Platonist Guitar Cowboy wrote: > > Some members of the list have expressed fondness or interest for > cuttlefish, which is why I post this link: > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgdVVU8tBTQ > > The documentary is a bit sensational/over the top at times, but I'm not > bothered as I just care about the footage. They used to be prominent at a > beach I had access to as a kid and they've been a favorite member of our > fauna to me ever since. > > I don't think I have to spell out in too much detail why this might be > relevant or fun and refer to: it thinks itself into different form, skin > structure, color etc. Why are our bodies, nervous systems, and skin so dull > in comparison? > > We're all worm and slug descendants on some level right? Why did we pass > up such useful and amazing features? Stupid nature/evolution... I want that > feature. > > No, really: I want that! Can anybody hook me up? PGC > I don't see cuttlefish with false moustaches. Even the gay ones. Humans can get one easily. Some can grow one for real Something I did learn from one of those sensationalist but still good documentaries, is how the mummy octopus starves herself to death in the process of infant rearing. So octopus never ever know their parents, or exist with any sort of overlap. The speculation the docu was building this up to, was whether they are sentient beings with culture pregnant to happen, but sadly never does happen because each individual has to discover everything all over again Another suggestion was that this is probably part of the explanation why the octopus has not taken its place at the top predator table, despite being more than qualified
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