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Octopuses work together with fish to hunt—and the way they share decisions is surprisingly complex
Phys.Org ^ | September 30, 2024 | Culum Brown

Posted on 09/29/2024 7:54:38 PM PDT by Red Badger

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1 posted on 09/29/2024 7:54:38 PM PDT by Red Badger
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Amazing. I was just reading about Octopuses on Quora.com, and saw an image I wanted to share on FR, so i switched over to here, hit F5, and the newest post was yours. So here it is: Another trick they have is the ability to squeeze their body through extremely tight spaces. An Octopus multiple feet in length, could easily fit through an inch sized hole. If that's not unbelievable; then I don't know what is.

- https://www.quora.com/What-animal-do-you-think-is-the-most-unbelievable/answer/The-God-Butcher-1
2 posted on 09/29/2024 7:58:10 PM PDT by daniel1212 (Turn 2 the Lord Jesus who saves damned+destitute sinners on His acct, believe, b baptized+follow HIM)
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To: Red Badger

it’s not octopi?


3 posted on 09/29/2024 7:58:48 PM PDT by changeitback440
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To: Red Badger

In the latest Pew pole, 8 out of 10 octopi said they were NOT voting for Commiela.

Which makes them smarter than half the human population.


4 posted on 09/29/2024 8:02:03 PM PDT by griffin (When you have to shoot, SHOOT; don't talk. -Tuco)
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To: daniel1212

Octopuses are extremely intelligent................


5 posted on 09/29/2024 8:04:21 PM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: changeitback440

https://www.merriam-webster.com/grammar/the-many-plurals-of-octopus-octopi-octopuses-octopodes


6 posted on 09/29/2024 8:05:13 PM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: Red Badger

Amazing...but I’ve long felt our animal friends are much smarter than most give them credit for.


7 posted on 09/29/2024 8:06:45 PM PDT by griffin (When you have to shoot, SHOOT; don't talk. -Tuco)
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This type of behavior can been seen with cows and birds.

Some birds follow cows as they graze and eat the insects the cows stir up as they move through the grasses.

They cows do not know or care they are assisting birds to feed.

8 posted on 09/29/2024 8:14:59 PM PDT by Deaf Smith (When a Texan takes his chances, chances will be taken that's for sure.)
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9 posted on 09/29/2024 8:28:02 PM PDT by gundog (It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. )
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To: changeitback440

“it’s not octopi?”

Only if we change it back.


10 posted on 09/29/2024 8:29:28 PM PDT by TexasGator (l . . l / l / . l l . l).1 1 l l l l l " / . l l ( .)
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To: Deaf Smith
The most symbiotic relationships are where each species cannot live without the other. They fully depend on each other.

Probably the most well-know of these is Yucca Plant and Yucca Moth (Tegeticula sp.). One of the most extraordinary partnerships between an insect and the plant that it pollinates is that of the yucca and the yucca moth. They are so interdependent that one cannot live without the other. Actually, there are a number of species of yucca, each with its corresponding partner, a species of Tegeticula or Parategeticula moth. This mutually beneficial relationship probably started as a relationship of exploitation with the moth feeding on the yucca. This is still the case with a number of close relatives of Tegeticula, members of the Prodoxidae family.

11 posted on 09/29/2024 8:30:18 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom (May the soy boys, feminazis, and alphabet weirdos choke on the toxic fumes of our masculinity)
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I’ve had owls follow me on deer trails, at night. I’m sure they follow deer, and other animals, too. Had a Short-Eared Owl follow my dog, years ago. Flew about 4 feet above him, and a few feet behind. Nemo never knew he was there.


12 posted on 09/29/2024 8:31:04 PM PDT by gundog (It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. )
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

Could be a suicide pact. Most commensal relationships have an out.


13 posted on 09/29/2024 8:34:40 PM PDT by gundog (It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. )
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"...Another trick they have is the ability to squeeze their body through extremely tight spaces..."

They're invertebrates, have no bones. The only part of an octopus's body that's rigid is its beak. It can squeeze through any hole large enough for its beak to pass through.

14 posted on 09/29/2024 8:37:38 PM PDT by Paal Gulli
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To: changeitback440

8 π


15 posted on 09/29/2024 8:37:59 PM PDT by gundog (It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. )
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Badgers and coyotes sometimes hunt together. The badgers flush out prey from underground and the coyotes make the kill.


16 posted on 09/29/2024 8:49:28 PM PDT by Catholic and Conservative
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To: changeitback440; Red Badger; null and void

I remember Octopi Wall Street


17 posted on 09/29/2024 8:53:26 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the Days of Lot; They did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
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[Octopuses work together with fish to hunt]

Well, I got news for you guys. I have been studying things closely and I have determined that the man and the dog ARE DEFINITELY working together!!!


18 posted on 09/29/2024 8:55:56 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the Days of Lot; They did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
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Just like dolphins 🐬 and primates.


19 posted on 09/29/2024 9:00:27 PM PDT by No name given ( Anonymous is who you’ll know me as)
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To: SaveFerris

😂


20 posted on 09/29/2024 9:05:04 PM PDT by Right Brother
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