You're Not Hallucinating. That's Just Squid Skin. | Deep Look
Octopuses and cuttlefish are masters of underwater camouflage, blending in seamlessly against a rock or coral. But squid have to hide in the open ocean, mimicking the subtle interplay of light, water, and waves. How do they do it? (And it is NOT OCTOPI)
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--- How do squid change color?
For an animal with such a humble name, market squid have a spectacularly hypnotic appearance. Streaks and waves of color flicker and radiate across their skin. Other creatures may posses the ability to change color, but squid and their relatives are without equal when it comes to controlling their appearance and new research may illuminate how they do it.
To control the color of their skin, cephalopods use tiny organs in their skin called chromatophores. Each tiny chromatophore is basically a sac filled with pigment. Minute muscles tug on the sac, spreading it wide and exposing the colored pigment to any light hitting the skin. When the muscles relax, the colored areas shrink back into tiny spots.
--- Why do squid change color?
Octopuses, cuttlefish and squid belong to a class of animals referred to as cephalopods. These animals, widely regarded as the most intelligent of the invertebrates, use their color change abilities for both camouflage and communication. Their ability to hide is critical to their survival since, with the exception of the nautiluses, these squishy and often delicious animals live without the protection of protective external shells.
But squid often live in the open ocean. How do you blend in when there's nothing -- except water -- to blend into? They do it by changing the way light bounces off their their skin -- actually adjust how iridescent their skin is using light reflecting cells called iridophores. They can mimic the way sunlight filters down from the surface. Hide in plain sight.
Iridophores make structural color, which means they reflect certain wavelengths of light because of their shape. Most familiar instances of structural color in nature (peacock feathers, mother of pearl) are constant-they may shimmer when you change your viewing angle, but they don't shift from pink to blue.
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#deeplook #squid #octopus
"You're Not Hallucinating." darn it, my dealer ripped me off :(
😂😂
Ivo Temelkov p
Noice
what?
Ivo Temelkov so you have one
What do you call a group of Squids? A Squad.
Good one
😁😂😁😂
Squid squad I waiting for the splatoon fans
LUCAS NEIRA 7867 2019 🤐
best pun ever
When she mentioned how we can breathe automatically or by thinking about it, I became conscious of my breathing and had to manually control it -_- I can't be the only one this happened to?
same 😂😂
yes😑
Yeah, it felt so uncomfortable
-_- why. It had been 5 months and you made it happen again.
Triple Layer Animator I'll be after you, reminding you every half year :p
This channel is mesmerizing. Definitely recommend this to some friends
Thank you!
Deep Look octopai
+Mississippi girl *octopi but believe it or nah, both octupi and octopuses are accepted
M i n t octosenpai
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This is beautiful, but I feel bad for the squid who got snipped :(
Seriously. Cutting the nerves on your foot would also mutilate you for life, that's where the original commenter was going. She's saying the squid had to be seriously wounded in order to complete the study.
i found you deep down in the comment section. yeah, we are few apparently. i am so sad for the squid.
Same!🙁
Oh say can you see...
Science must move forward somehow
I'm surprised the US military hasn't dumped money into R&D for camouflage based on octopus.
Who says they haven't?
They realistically have.
Play Metal Gear Solid 4, or look up a KZhead video on it.
Who do you think gives these scientists the money to pay their salaries to do something so unprofitable like cutting squid open "just to see." All research is funded as some sort of investment, whether its medical or defense related. Very few things are done out of kindness or in search of knowledge without some sort of return on investment. You can 100 percent guarantee that some DARPA scientist is sitting around reading the reports and trying to connect the dots on the primary research that determines its viability for military camouflage technology.
@OSKSNAKE As a scientist, I can tell you that you are incorrect. A country's government has a budget for scientific research. This amount of money is divided to various governmental bodies that deal with an aspect of scientific research. For example in Canada, 2 of the big ones are NSERC (Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council) and CIHR (Canadian Institutes of Health Research). Scientists write grant proposals to apply to grants by explaining how the funds will be used and what for. If you are doing research in something that can benefit humans (like it can lead to some kind of therapy), then you apply for CIHR. If it is a project that looks at how some particular mechanism works, then you apply for NSERC (just knowledge that perhaps in the future someone will use to write CIHR grant for). Some private companies can invest into research (like the military for example) as well but not all do. I'm working on a project that is funded by a NSERC grant, which tries to identify how the brain changes in old age (im vulgarizing it but anyway). I'm not looking for a therapy or anything. Some of the most amazing research that has given us answers to how human brains work came from studies that had no relation to humans whatsoever and were simply looking to understand how squids, sea slugs & other animals "worked"
SPLATOON
Wommy
Woomy
Octo expansion
@@Orion_280 woomy
I was just playing
0:19 *trypophobia has entered the chat*
I THOUGHT IT WAS ONLY ME SMFNDBCK DEAR GOD THAT IS _GROSS_
Me to I have trypophobia
that wasn’t even bad
Wow! They seem so alien compared to animals I'm used to seeing. Oceans are deep. Much to discover.
+Martch Zagorski Thank you! We've got more ocean creatures featured on our channel. Check them out!
Is it octopi or octopuses
+Koa Arnold octopuses
Why did I find this in a Splatoon playlist?
Some people are trying to play it irl
Woomy
I once heard that even blind squid will have their skin adapt its color... so I don't know why they had to snip one of the brain nerves.
This video made me go look up the etymology of "Octopuses". TIL: The original pluralization was Octopodes, then was incorrectly changed to Octopi because of the belief the word was Latin in origin, when it actually is Greek, and now Octopuses has become so widely used in texts it is the accepted replacement for Octopodes!
+Roulette As you might have guessed, we had several conversations about the correct plural of octopus.
+Roulette Octopuses if you're talking about multiple species of octopus, octopi if you're referring to multiple of the same species. This isn't set in stone, but it's the most accepted.
+Scotty Catman oh for pete's sake! the use of octopuses was driving me nuts. thanks :}
thank god I'm not the only one who hears a word then has to look up it's etymology and origin
We should probably start a support group..
its skin freaks me out
2:05: Great, they just made Squid Two-Face.
You are kid now, you are squid now...... Wait a second this is not splatoon
Rare footage of an inkling in ink
is....... is that Callie?
We may never know
Calamari Damacy!
Nope that ain’t a cuttlefi.... ii mean if course that iss
rip marie
Am I the only one who got goosebumps watching the squids changing colors and getting dots and such? It's like I suddenly got tripophobia.
cuttlefish are so cute
More like *cuddle*fish amirite? ;D
ScientistCat heeeeee
But they can also be a Revenge of the Fallen Jetfire stereotype
Is it sad that I've never seen a squid in real life? I've also never seen a cuttlefish before
+SpidearPlays Until recently I'd never seen a live squid before either. They're apparently very tricky to keep in an aquarium so we don't even see them there very often.
+Josh Cassidy oh ok
No man me too.
Svizer I disected one and wrote with it's ink
I see squid all the time. Heck. We just had it for lunch lol
Woomy!
My Freind: mentions squid My other freind: please don’t- Me: W O O M Y
Your a kid now your a squid now
Chris Ramsey yasss i came from splatoon ost
Flowey the Flower same
Love how your pro-pic matches your title
Woomy
so can they turn into kids?WOOMY SQUID SQUID SQUID SQUID NGYESS
NGYES WOOMY
VEEMO
OOMI
Awesome work. (And impeccable lighting on those squid!)
+Johanna Varner Thank you, I had a very competent and highly educated light stand. Don't be a stranger!
Awesome!! Thanx for sharing Laurel
Beeeautiful! And Amy's narration is so great on the ear. So glad I found your channel & subscribed x
Well, Woooommy to you too
The perfect Sequel to their video about Chameleons. Seriously this is fast becoming my favorite KZhead channel!
There is just so much time put into these 3 to 5 minute video's. The narration is amazing, the educational level is amazing and the video footage is amazing. Keep it up, love this channel!
Thanks!
I think cuddle fish are so cute!❤️❤️❤️ idk why I just do I'm weird😋
cuttlefish
cuttlefish deserves cuddles
Cuttlefish are awesome
they're like.... octopus, mixed with squid, mixed with a tiny chthulu. And a frog :L Cause they have kinda tongue things they use to catch food
I know right? They're adorable ^u^ probably one of my favorite undersea animals along with jellyfish and octopodes. I know, I know, no one says "octopodes," but I do because I like it better than "octopuses" and if I say "octopi" I'll be told it's incorrect.
Btw, I love the music you guys use on your videos!
+Felds Liscia Thanks! The music is one of my favorite parts too. Seth Samuel created the score for this video. Check him out- www.sethgsamuel.com/
*SNIFFLE* *wipes tear* Cuddlefish are so beautiful.
this makes camouflage GRASPABLE I love this channel
OK SO THAT'S A SQUID NO WAIT THAT'S A KID OH NO SQUID NO NOW IT'S A KID
I love this channel. Wished videos were longer
I wish theses shows were longer
*_Wait until the squids turn into human and youll see_*
Don't forget octopuses
More close-ups of squid skin! This is so satisfying to watch... Also, this is a fair chance to let squids live.
amazing - love the animated GIFs too
amazing video! Thanks for the high quality stuff! It's nice being off school for a full year and still learning about these things that i use to like.
+Stevo Canuck Thank you for your nice comment! We're glad you enjoy our videos.
Amazing channel ! This is the kind of content that the internet was made for. I love the narrators enthusiasm, you can tell she really is interested in whats going on :) That enthusiasm easily transitions to the viewer! Amazing job!!!
+sagerobot Wow, thanks so much for the kind words! We appreciate it!
My favorite Deep Look yet! So cool!!
+Lauren Farrar Awesome! We're so glad you liked it!
This channel is just... Man, this is way too good.
This one is beautifully narrated with scientific info. Nice!
squids are the next assassins xD
Excellent video and very interesting description!
Amazing music of choice! very beautiful video
Absolutely hands down the best episode yet!!! :D
+SonOfAKing Wow, thank you for the excellent comment! We hope you enjoy our channel.
OCTOPI I THOUGHT IT WAS OCTOPI
Both are acceptable.
It is octopi and none other.
It is octopuses, check the oxford dictionary.
Octopods
Ocotopi assumes that octopus is a Latin word. The problem is, it's not, it's a Greek word. Octopodes would be the "correct" pluralization. However, that doesn't work well in English, so the correct English plural is octopuses. Octopi is generally accepted, but it's definitely not right.
THE BEST CHANNEL EVER! THANK YOUUU!!❤❤❤❤
Thank you for this video!!
You're so welcome!
That was so great! Really neat critters!
+zzsql Thanks for watching!
Perfect video, again. You never disappoint me, congratulations!
+Guilherme Vecchi Thanks for the nice feedback! Any other perfect videos you like of ours?
This is a great channel!
I just happened to find your channel, and I started watching you guys on the Killer Mushroom video. The videos are amazing and I'm watching every single one! They are very interesting!
Most beautiful video I've ever seen!!!
+Yuki mura Thank you, I was surprised how gorgeous squid are since I'd only ever seen them in a restaurant before. I was just lucky enough to get to film them.
(☆0☆)/ I love it They shall make More videos Rn >▪< I love it ♡
You guys are one amazing channel! I love watching your videos! Can you guys to a topic about Pogona Vetticeps? These reptiles are my childhood favorite! I'd love seeing a video of you talking about them! :)
Great suggestion. Thank yoU!
gives me shivers ughhhh
The narrator's voice and mannerisms are absolutely perfect
i was watching splatoon videos, how did i end up here?
Linzzy Rabbit Because squids and kids.
i have also arrived here via splatoon videos. Woomy.
WOOMY
ngyes!
Omg my trypophobia is going crazy
now that you've mentioned it..... AAAAHHH MY BACK IS ITCHING
What's tripopphobia
Lilytheartist03 it's when you're scared of Triphop
Antoine Fantoine Irrational Fear Of Holes. WTF IS A TRIPOP!?
Jeffrey Shao Same man....same!!!!!
This is very awesome and at the same time educational keep up the good work!!!! :D
Wow great video!
SO nature is X-men !
Color change would definitely be an awesome mutie power.
Next hero in Avengers 4 X-Squid
Came here from Vox, this is an amazing channel! Subscribed!
Excellent! We were honored to be recommended. We won't let you down.
same!
I LOVE YOUR FILMS . I lOVE THIS CHANNEL. Keep it up !
That looks majestic.
WOOMY
Great quality in all of your videos. Subscribed!
Welcome! Thanks for subscribing!
aren't humboldt squid better?
The background music is fantastic. Good work Seth Samuel!
+Njul Thank you!
"You're not hallucinating" how dare you assume my state of consciousness
WOOMY!
Well Splatoon bought me here I like it
I like this comment
How beautiful is that!
this was soooooo awesome to watch
Inklings ancestors
i freaking love this chanel !
Love your videos cant get enough of them, just subscribed
Thank you!
I wish the videos were a bit longer, every time I actually settle in they ends :-(
How can I donate directly to DeepLook?
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its amazing especially considering that their colourblind
you guys are almost at a Million subs!!! Keep at it
Amazing video! May I ask why these videos aren't uploaded in 60 frames per second, though? It's sort of a shame that such high quality footage is limited to 30 despite KZhead's recent integration of 60 fps uploads.
+F255123 Hi, I shoot Deep Look at 30P so I don't think uploading at 60 would be possible. Maybe in the future if we upgrade our 4k camera. Thanks for your comment.
Dammit, now I'm aware of my breathing.
Yeah. What about blinking?
+Kel's Kreations hate when that happens
That was beautiful!
its really nice! i love your channel alot!
Thank you!!
W O O M Y
Oh no....
@@InfinityBlock192 oh yes oomi
Spaltoon!
Ngyes
V E E M O
SPLATATATATATATATATATATATATATA
ATOOOOOOON!!! "Get inked May 29"
+Jeff Cena get inked at Walmart srsly
That's amazing!!
again a very nice quality video.. keep up..
Are you sure this is a kid?
It´s definitely a kid
..It kinda looks like both to me.
+Maddi Nicole (Tictac) It can´t be both.
Welp. Its magic.
***** Yisss
splatoon.
Amazing research~
Your photomicrography is fantastic! I operated one of the first high speed video cameras ever...the Kodak Spin Physics system. I used a laser to light the subject; I perfected the manufacture of 14" rigid Winchester disks for Dysan (late '80s) I could not shoot animals or anything else that the necessary lighting power would destroy. The sensors are SO MUCH BETTER now...mine was monochrome. (sigh) I met Doc Edgerton when I was a kid. My uncle worked with him at Picatinny Arsenal in New Jersey. He gave my life direction. I'll watch your discoveries with great interest.
BUT THAT SQUID IS ALSO INFACT A KID AS WELL
inkling: WOOMY
No, please no
Veemo.
Woomy!
That's soo cool, I wonder if humans can have that ability, If they did what do you think would be the downside of it?
Probably no down side but no up side either except that you would look cool :)
ChelZemi Would be soo much easier for people to show their emotions.
Saiko Path That'd be nice, especially for people who have trouble expressing themself. I wouldn't though lmao.
It would be way cooler if you could graph a area of skin with these cells. High-Tech Tattoo's
westxtsew For sure, Cool AF
I really love the high resolution close ups
+Kar Al Thank you! We hope you enjoy all our videos!