A Truly Astonishing Natural Illusion - Disappearing Octopus

[4thel0ve]

Huh. No one said the usual comment, "Damn, Nature, you scary."

So there, I've just done it. :p

[lin2k4]

Earth is incredible

[ceclovitch]

nature freakin rocks

[ricardorn06]

Fake and gay

[dummy671]

@ricardorn06 yes it's real

[kalloused]

@ricardorn06 I know you're trolling but you're still a moron

[DanteJoseCuervo]

Some may call a cephalopod's camouflage a beautiful thing and to an extent they're right. I honestly think it's terrifying though. Now imagine if they had terrestrial cousins...scary... Very cool and wonderful hunters nonetheless.

[ChilloutSessionZ]

proof of shapeshifting

[dragonparty2]

Next time I'm in the ocean I'm checking each freaking rock and plant for an octopus.

Does this mean that there are really huge octopuses that disguise themselves as oceanliners?!?!?

[Lucyischill]

I MET Dr. Robert(the guy who filmed this) at the mlb in woodshole!! gahh cephalopodsssssss

[EllenRebecca3]

"I can be unseen whenever I wish, but to disappear entirely, that is a rare gift"

[4thel0ve]

@EllenRebecca3 Your Aragorn reference is a complete WIN.

[EllenRebecca3]

@4thel0ve Thankyou! :-D

[BICsuicideATLANTA]

Amazing creatures

[thewhitemonkey100]

u know what i like about these things??:)Well next time u r watching them or cuttlefish have a look at their eye pupils:) c how they change in2weird shapes also:)kinda tells a facial expression story.

[4nticipate]

WHAT THE FUCK???

[Sylocat]

Six people are secretly octopi who don't want TED spoiling their tricks.

[zingyscroll]

its an octopus.

[MochaholicPuppy]

0_0 MIND FUCK!

[TheHelplesssoul]

How i wish i hav that ability and i am a human

[YuTe3712]

Reminded me of Ghostfreak from Ben 10 (especially the eye).

[drsinister07]

Its like wheres waldo... but waldo is an octopus

[Daaaaf]

AWESOME!

[JoZo60]

Octopus = Sea ninja

[Senshinobi]

At first at 1:42 I couldn't believe that this was real! I watched that scene again and again and still thought that was some kind of trick until they shoed it in slow motion. Incredible animals!

[GeorgeMillerAtkinson]

Chuck Norris's Pet.

[EdTheBadass]

@GeorgeMillerAtkinson

wasn`t that horse size wolverine?

hmm.. maybe he has several pets..

[Darkwing74]

Applauses for the octopus!

[CamiloSanchez1979]

The guy goes like "thank you, thank you" the cheering goes to the octopus dammit

[brendameistar]

TED talks ftw!!!

[megabigblur]

The fella at 1:40 is why octopuses are going to take over the world. Not Paul. I mean, invisibility vs predicting football matches...I'd take invisibility as a superpower any day.

[EricFishaaa1369]

In soviet Russia algae bite you!

[hollywoodbumblebee]

wow!!!!

[SillyFREAKout]

so amazing!

[meshlife88]

The plural of octopus is octopusses, not octopi, as it is Greek, not Latin. That's your trivia for today. ;)

[kcdl]

@meshlife88 It could also be octopodes if you want the plural that is true to its roots.

It reminds me of a t-shirt I once saw that said "Polyamory is WRONG! It should be Polyphilia or Multiamory, mixing greek and latin roots is WRONG!"

[BruneiTV]

do not kill paul the octopus!!!

[trombone7]

Cephalopod : head / foot. I almost choked on my beverage laughing when I realized what he meant.

[silentjustin]

Octopi are truly beautiful creatures aren't they?

[BeautifulCh40s]

That was amazing!

[KnightSchade]

Octopi are smart as all hell too. Show them how to do something once (like unscrew the lid of a can), and bam, they know it too.

Now humans, please pay attention: do not wipe them from the face of the planet. I know you're good at it, but just, you know, make an effort.

[thehontry1fan14]

The last one was ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!! Nature is full of surprises!

[gztrack]

thats just absolutely astounding how it can do that

[Dennygieck]

Absolutely amazing.

[jasmmmm]

Absolutely amazing creatures.

[TheMasamura112]

dang someone give me info on the last vulgaris O_O! SO MGS4 !!! ahaha OctoCamo

[UrbanAssault5150]

they have pigments like ours but they can control the hight and color of each pigment i think there are alot of colors in their cells

[dukeofdeath5]

you cant see me you cant see me

lalalalala

[KnarkPekka]

That octopus at the end was photoshopped lol

[xxhintoftearsxx]

@KnarkPekka No, it really wasn't. We covered it in a university animal behaviour lecture, and watched a documentary done by the individual (Dr Roger Hanlon) who shot the original footage. He's done a lot of fascinating research on marine life.

[elner123]

wtf with people asking how does it do that. are shit heads. they are fxxking ninjas they have trained for 10 years !!! they have trained octoninjacamaflouglingness and mastered it!

[madzane94]

we should make planes that can do that.. or clothes.. xD

Spy shit :P

[zippydog153]

Brilliant thanks

[SuperKaitie333]

NINJA OCTOPUS!

[xxhintoftearsxx]

@SuperKaitie333 Ninjoctopus!

[socialnoocrat]

how do they do that?! cephalopods are all color blind!

[RickRaptor105]

2:14 O_O

[58fubu]

awesome

[mattcsu012]

i can do that

[Locustx925]

hehe lol

[xavier21magic]

Thank you so much for posting this!!! Real Magic!

[Seniarth]

1:34

HOLY SHIT! amazing camouflage!!

[InserteNombreRandom]

@Seniarth Its friggin Snake from MGS4 O.o

[WeedPatch71]

That was awesome!! That would freak me out if I was ever down in the water and that happened. He'd be like, "BOOOO!!!", and I'd probably float a log in the water... :D

[NVanWendy]

@WeedPatch71 Not if you were wearing a wetsuit...

[NyariNyarichop]

Neattttt. ^ ^

[CamiloSanchez1979]

In the next episode. The amazing fertility of 'octomom' ...xD

[LauraMarija]

amazin'

[Vumsy101]

Awesome!!! I want see one, pet one, then eat one of those! except cattlefishes, they're just like puppies. You don't eat puppies...

[Kyuma3]

おいしそうなタコだな。Looks like a good octopus... YUM.

[ganonforce]

yes Asian style eat anything that fucking moves.

[micadillic]

why does everyone talk shit on youtube= that is quite uncredible= no wonder the us military are investing in invisible camoflage=instintics luniatics and i can't the itch out of my eyes... I'll talk to any responce tomorrow.. = i may be an old timer but theres a clock in your mangina//double helix...

[TarantioDaceRW]

drugs. Say no.

[saharariver]

fuki aki

[Animorph3]

i luv eating fried octopus

[mistic586]

i could still see the octopus after it apparently dissapered

[SAc0balt]

I love eating octopus.

[Vampiregirl196]

I don't see how u could eat itewwy

[SAc0balt]

You've obviously never had it with some rice and a little bit of wasabi :D Delicious!!!

[xraidedlok]

people like you make amazing things extinct im all for eating fish but this? come the fuck on.. you just wanna put it in your dirty mouth and shit it out of your fatass whats the point?

[TarantioDaceRW]

grose dude

[xraidedlok]

yes but true.. whats the point it goes in your mouth and you shit it out.. there goes another great animal

[bobzilla211]

this is incredible

[lapalomax]

:O

COMO!!!! XD

[ballinsince1992]

whaaat the farrrkk that was nuts! but what was with that gay little fish right at the end of the movie? i hated that little bastard i wanna punch his other eye in..

[dashanat]

well i like that fish i bet its cuter than you

[Xezlec]

Wow. If we hadn't made it, I'd think octopi would have evolved into the apex species on the planet. I mean they have all the coolest built-in gadgets, what with the tentacles and the camoflage and the squeezing through 2 cm holes and whatnot. Come on, nature! You picked the wrong one!

[Kakerot4141]

it's better than that, if they could breathe air and had proper hands, and devoted their brains to logical thought instead of camoflage, we'd be their pets.

[alexwilsonNC]

Well, they can not make tools to do something else.

[Kakerot4141]

humans make tools to compensate for the natural deficiencies they have, most animals dont make tools because they dont need tools.

[MrMalavon]

That's one way to look at it. More positively we are better adapted for tool use and that made us superior.

[LuciusSeianus]

@Kakerot4141 you're an idiot.

[Kakerot4141]

um, how exactly am i an idiot? its the simple truth, ever hear that necessity is the mother of invention?

you make a warm coat because you dont have fur, does a polar bear need a coat?

bring a rational argument to the table, or stay hidden under the bridge with the other trolls.

[bagles]

there's a new video floating around of an octopus utilizing coconut shells to protect itself from predators (tools). so octopodes kick ass.

[demoniclordwizard]

Well really because they aren't smart enough to make them , because if they could they would.

[cicatrixta]

Apparently after our demise they will become the next dominant species.

[Ivoryheart1313]

I'll believe that O.O

[ifyoumeetastranger]

I for one welcome our new cephalapod overlords.

[eagle2ch]

Tthat person sitting next to you? Secretly an octopus.

[derekeano]

lol good one

[WildVelveteenRabbit]

@eagle2ch yeah we got shown this in my physics class today, and my friend said that, haha it so could be true :P love it.

[AisuErufu]

I love cephalopods!!!!!! So much awesome included.... so much awesome.

[EmperorCesar]

Octo camo

[scorpion7234]

amazing! holy crap that is crazy

[KsmoothofUPB]

dats crazy..

[Jadenwolf]

Awesome!

[milkyab]

GONEEEE! So cool

[limpnail]

Amazing