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Saw one while snorkeling in Spain once! Brave little bugger faced me and lifted two tiny tentacles above its head in an attempt to ''look bigger'' and intimidate me. It was so fricking goofy and adorable!
I would act scared to give him a lil confidence boost 😂
Sounds scary to me
@@kayleighgroenendal8473 Awww, I probably should have done that! ❤
… The (Relatively) Old Cuttlefish: Git off mah lawn! [ Menaces with danger noodles ] D^B(
I would love to see that lol
My favorite part about cuttlefish is that their pigmentation changes while they sleep and will sometimes just explode with brilliant displays of color without any outside stimulus. We may never know why this happens but it really seems like some reflection of their dreams.
Of course it's reflexions of dreams. We should by now be very sure that animals dream. Who has not seen a dog dream of running, or the cats tail go wild while she sleeps? We should assume dreaming to be the norm. At least by intelligent creatures.
I've heard that they're able to achieve REM sleep (the state of sleep in which humans usually dream). So they're likely able to dream.
Imagine being male and hanging out with a woman and her husband, and wearing drag on the half of your body facing the husband and normal clothes on the other half, and convincing the man you're a woman who wants to sleep with him, while simultaneously sleeping with his wife. Sounds like a good sitcom episode
the femboys are up to something
You just accidentally explained gender nonconforming ppl and i think that's great
@3g0st gnc people aren't trying to trick anyone for the sake of reproduction. What are you trying to say? 💀
Sounds like Baron Ashura from mazinger
@@3g0st no he didn’t it’s literally ntr
Cuttlefish have also demonstrated the ability to pass the Stanford marshmallow test - deferring gratification in order to obtain a larger reward. Watching footage of the tests is fascinating, as the cuttlefish display a lot of the same self-distraction techniques used by human toddlers taking similar tests.
Thank you for your work bringing the abilities of these fascinating creatures to the KZhead audience! I grew up watching Jaques Cousteau specials on tv, and your docs are so enlightening. 😊
2 minutes in & I'm already hyped. This channel rocks
@@3squ1l0 Rocks my socks off!
What a coincidence, my elderly father also uses “ambling” to get around. He also uses flashing colors to mesmerize his victims, but that’s another story.
😂
Can’t wait to hear it! 😱
Sounds like your old man has game 👍
Octodad
‘flashing’ to ‘mesmerize’…. mf this joke is wild
the only time i've ever snorkelled in my life as a little kid, I had the pleasuere of meeting a little cuttlefish i was so surprised I just stopped for a second and stared and the little guy stared back before shooting away. I've never felt like I've been regarded by an animal like that before - it really felt like it was actually considering me before deciding I wasn't anything interesting and going on its way. I love cuttlefish so much, my favourite cephalopod for sure 😊
I love science
I FREAKING LOVE SOYENCE 🤓🤓🤓
agreed
Hell yeah
It's pronounced 'stience'
It's the closest we as bipedal apes can get to the truth of this universe we live in, it's amazing.
Here in Australia I find “cuttle bones” on the beach all the time. Birds love them. If you tie a bone up in their aviary, they’ll use it to sharpen their beaks and as a calcium supplement. You can buy them in pet stores too. I assume it’s the same in the USA?
It’s the same here in stores
My turtle sharpens his beak on them too!
I was never sure if the "cuttle bones" we gave our cockatiel were actual bones... but now I have learned for sure they are! Fascinating. And yup, bird loved em. Bought em in the pet store, and she nibbled and scratched on them.
Parrot rescuer from USA here; yep we also give birds cuttlebones. Cuttlefish are plentiful in the Gulf of Mexico, you can see some at most reef snorkeling spots off the coast of Florida.
I am so happy that you covered the Cuttlefish. As much as I think of Octopusses as aliens, when I look at a Cuttlefish just **exist** I'm like, what fricking asteroid did you arrive on? The way it's mouth is positioned behind the little arms is so peculiar that one can't even tell where the heck the mouth is or whether they're looking at it from the front or the back even after many times of looking at this creature. Everyone wonders what sci-fi creatures from other worlds would look like and I'm literally here going "Duide. Have you even SEEN The insane Biology of the cuttlefish?? It makes Avatar look like a documentary about goats, horses and pigeons".
Exactly man! This thing looks like it evolved on Chriirah!!
This was such a wonderful episode, i absolutely love watching these videos while i draw. better than any netflix documentary i've seen, and the lady's voice is so soothing and charming. thank you so much for making this fantastic quality content available to us for free
11:35 The chromatic aberration would not be limited to RGB, that would allow distinguishing a whole lot of spectral colors within the range their photoreceptors are sensitive to, the limiting factor for a cuttlefish is probably processing power if that is how they are detecting color. RGB wouldn't even be the easiest/most likely if their vision is based on this and only processing three colors.
It's a very interesting way of doing spectroscopy, I wonder if there's any real world applications for this
Processing power? Really? No, their 'processing power' is not the limiting factor; they don't even have 'processing power;' their brains are not CPUs or computers. Also, just to let you know, the worlds most advanced super computer and AI cannot even model the behavior of a simple FLY in a real time simulation, yet a simple fly brain can do all this using a fraction of the power and a fraction of a fraction of a fraction of a fraction of any supposed 'processing power.'
I saw a cuttlefish video showing one individual who had a potential mate on one side of him and a rival on the other. He was simultaneously flashing the mating pattern to the female and the aggressive warning pattern to the other male. The control is amazing.
Thank you for this video. As always, it was very informative and interesting and very enjoyable to watch. I was lucky enough to dive with the giant cuttlefish during spawning time in South Australia in July. They are truly magnificent creatures.
This is easily the most fascinating animal of any on earth for me. What a majestic creature.
I promise this is my favorite creature on earth. Everyone asks me what my favorite animal is and when I reply "Cuttlefish" i get the oddest looks 😅
I once had an encounter with squids while swimming in a reef near us, there was an anchored raft at the edge of a drop off where I often rest and I saw a group of squids at the edge, lined up horizontally with a relative distance with each other, as if they were forming up a defensive line. Don't know what they were up to, but seeing that was enough to mesmerize me, Cephalopods are such amazing creatures.
Like a group of outlaws on horseback waiting to rob a train
I just found your channel today and the wonderful thing about you is that not only do you solve these mysteries but you show the mystery in its entirety first.
The Insane Biology of: These Goddamn Aliens, Vol. 2
What an unexpectedly incredible and delightful cephalopod! Cell to Singularity is also a very relaxing way to pass time :)
My favourite animal in the world!, they're smart, master of disguise like ocean ninja, and seeing them changing color is so bizzare.
Literally love these videos so fucking much dude you have no idea how much time I would have spent looking for good research papers to quote (well, I guess the same/less than you but anyway) and it’s all so well squished together! Can’t wait for the next upload!
They are fascinating creatures. Their camouflage is hypnotizing and I can just look at it for hours. Their mating strategies tho 😂😂😂 truly big brain creatures
I scuba'd through a curtain of these amazing creatures, separating me from my family in St. Croix, US Virgin Islands. They radiated a color as though they were communicating. It was insane and I was so young that it was almost unbelievable. I had to ignore the fact they created a wall and pierced through gently and the curtain opened. I knew the colors were communicating something tool.
Only halfway through, and I can say without fear of contradiction that this is the _best_ short subject film on Cuttlefish I've ever seen!!! Absolutely _packed_ with interesting and informative facts, and solid gold in it's graphic data representation choices. Good show!!! 🙂 🙂 🙂
I love the depth at which you delve backed up with appropriate imagery. Nothing you provide is guffy stock. Tip Top job. Well done and Thank You.
great soundtrack in this one. appreciate your taste for background music in your videos in general 🙌🏼
always impressed by how your vids transcend the initial topic. the opposite of clickbait
Your videos are the best as always. Thank you for you pursuit in creating incredible and educational content. You have taught me so much. Your deep dives enlighten even the knowledgeable. Onto Nebula!
Thank you for the fantastic documentary! I really enjoyed the eye part and how cuttlefish is able to percive colour. Nature always has a way.
I live in Adelaide South Australia and we have the worlds largest breeding area for giant cuttlefish in our state. Wonderful animals indeed. Some of the cartilage that washes up on our beaches can get huge!
Thank you for all of your beautifully produced and educational videos. But especially for this one! Count me as a cuttlefish enthusiast! They fascinate and amaze me.
Great videos, and the fact that you save the ads for the end is *chef's kiss.
Is it possible that the cuttlefish's habitat and the ability to camouflage perpetuates a cycle of increasing intelligence? Visually complex habitat -> camouflage creates advantage -> needs larger brain to camouflage better and control appearance with detail -> more cuttlefish with better camouflage and shape-shifting -> need more brains to be able to compete -> more cuttlefish with better camouflage and shape-shifting -> need more brains to be able to compete -> ....
"Let us not, dear friends, forget our dear friends the cuttlefish..." - Capt. Jack Sparrow
PLEASE make more videos on the insane biology of sea life. I'm way more interested in the ocean stuff you do. It's incredibly insightful and calming and soooo cool to learn about. I trust your channel more than any other 100% 🙏🙏 please
That was AMAZING! In the beginning, seeing those black waves move over it, I thought those were shadows. Unbelievable! ❤
Only animal to hypnotize it prey? She forgot about the hypnotoad.
Kinda interesting to note than even though we think of octopus and squid as pretty closely related, the fact that they have a different amount of limbs kinda suggests they are pretty distant. When's the last time you saw a primate with more than 5 limbs?
Not really, it's easy for extra tentacles to appear through mutation and be useful. It's just muscle. But with skeletonal limbs, it's much harder since it needs to mutate an extra appendage with bones that connect to the rest of the skeleton; that at the very least isn't detrimental to its survival. Like fingers and toes.
I would rather think of this like whales, who are descendants of ungulates who have four extremities. Whales, however, have two. Speaking of cephalopods, Nautiluses have many tentacles, squids and cuttlefish have eight plus two, octopuses have only eight. So - it is possible.
You realize it's not much different than some primates having a tail? Monkeys and apes are related, both primates. Squids and octopi are related, both cephalopods.
Whales still have vestibular bones inside their bodies that used to be legs@@nordveld
@@blahthebiste7924 They do. The point was: Extremities, even with bones in them, can be reduced when they are no longer needed.
i’ve been waiting for this one since i first saw this series
THE EPISODE I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR!!!! 🤩
This was upmost informative! Thank you! 👍🏻
Awesome video! would love to see one about Ctenophores and their nervous system. Did it evolve independently? are the Ctenophora the real sister group to all Metazoan or should we stay with the Porifera as sister group?
Thank you for creating videos that reignite the kid in me who used to watch nature documentaries.
The Cuttlefish is a magnificent example of the Creator's immeasurable creativity and brilliant engineering!
Clear, informative and entertaining. Great channel
This is exactly what I need rn, thank you
This is so cool! I never realized how amazing cuttlefish are.
Been waiting on this one. Good job everyone
Forget the myth of snakes hypnotizing their prey, cuttlefish have been doing that this whole time!
But how do they control how much water is in the cuttlebone? Letting water in must be easier..but how do they remove the water?!
I've always wondered about that for fish in general.
Every living organism produces gas with their respiratory system, which is then pushed in and out of the swim bladder, and presumably the cuttlebone for cuttlefish. Swim bladders are what our lungs evolved from, and several species of fish can use this swim bladder to breathe oxygen from the air.
Such a cool channel, thank you for sharing!
Ever since I was the octopus vid , I was waiting for this one
I love cuttlefish! Thank you for doing a video on my favorite marine animal!
these videos are so good, can you make a behind-the-scenes video of how you edited this video?
I've been waiting for this one 😍
I've kept dwarf cuttlefish for a few years now. They are so much work and cost to keep alive but they are absolutely amazing. I never get bored watching them.
But I heard they’re the easiest cephalopods to keep in an aquarium or am I wrong? Because I was thinking about keeping one too
@@seansingh4421 I think all cephalopods are hard to keep! Perhaps easiest but still not easy. I’ve had a couple octopus too, one was pretty easy and one was super picky. Cuttlefish need a constant supply of high quality live food. As long as you ace that part you’ll be golden. If you have experience with a reef tank you’ll be good too because cutttles need perfect stable water quality similar to coral.
Awesome waking up to see this channel posted
great video, learnt a lot. I was wondering how cuttlefish knew whether they are displaying the right colour (what is the feedback system?)
This was a really good, vid. You guys are great.
I'm playing Cell to Singularity since a year now. All the bits and pieces are well put together and it does not force you to anything. It's nice that they try to explain every entity you unlock. It also features a tea event, what can you want more? Very neat time waster.
Cuttlefish and octopus are fighting hard for second place when we all know squid are the most successful cephalopod
great work, thank you real science :)
Dude one time at the beach I found a cuttlebone and I didn't know what was it before so I just brought it home,a few years went then I watched this video and I saw the cuttlebone segment and thought "hey I think I have that"then I desperately trying to find it but it was thrown away.
Amazing video, The video quality is breathtaking.
There is not much that fascinates me more: Than Cuddlefish!
OG of the sea and the first topic I can remember ever using in a research paper at school.
I love watching theses videos
When I was a kid, I thought these creatures were called "CUDDLE fish" and probably wondered why anybody would want to do that.
Cephalopods are amazing, fascinating and wonderful creatures :)
love these videos
Hey, great content, as always, but is it possible to put freedom units on screen when you talk about centimeters or kilograms??
4:14 I have found those on the beach near Rome! I've always wondered what they are since then!
I can't get enough of cephalopod facts. Everytime I see another video, i cant click away
this is wonderful
These videos are fantastic
They can sense and process color and texture in some way. It’s gonna be awesome when we figure out how because it’s clearly not the way we do it.
The worst part about a cuttlefish is when your the middle person in a3 person human centipede and the first person has it for dinner
Cephalopods are such a fascinating group of animal
Never would have imagined Cell to Singularity would sponsored a Real Science video. A great idle game btw, lots of contents with no annoying micro transaction.
I downloaded and played the initial release of Cell to Singularity a few years back. It was an awesome 'game'.
I would love to see an experiment to see if an octopus and cuttlefish could be coaxed into cooperation on a task.
Great vid! Ty
i used to find alot of cuttlefish bones washed up by the beach and loved taking them and carefully sculpting them into tiny boats when i was a kid i would even make sails from gluing toothpicks and a piece of cloth
congratulations on being the 100,000th cuttlefish video on KZhead!
Actually mind blowing
You should do a video on Nautilus next! One of the few cephalopods I rarely hear anything about
Do we know why higher intelligence evolved most notably in cephalopods, when it comes to sea invertebrates?
wow can't believe dagon from JJK was so popular that he was created as a fish in real life as homage
I’m in Portugal and this is a typical thing to eat during the summer. Taste pretty good right off the grill.
I love them so much.
Narrator: "If it feels kind of hypnotizing..." Me: *hypnotized* whaaaat
great channel! Now a sub . Ground news is what I've been searching for.
Cuttlefish are my absolute favourite 😊 watching from New Zealand 🇳🇿
iv'e now have a new appreciation for the cuttlefish.
Let us not dear friends forget our; dear friends the cuttlefish. Flipaglorious little sausages.
Still the most amazing creature I've seen whilst diving.
The description of cuddle fish mating had me saying: "So, it's a bar in the SF Bay area."
I often use my cuddlebone to find a mate as well... (preferably one with their own cuddlebone) Ughhh thank you for teaching me this new term I'll use it always!
Best. One. Yet!!🙌