Flamboyant Cuttlefish Underwater Studios

[esfinder]

this is really amazing, thank you for the video

[thatoneguy201123]

Don't you guys know a Zerg drone when you see one?

[hakbug]

beautiful

[PostgodAfterbirth]

It's things like this video that make me wonder, who can look at the utter beauty and mystery of our universe and our lives and say to themselves, "Perhaps a burning bush, a midnight ride on a flying horse or an image of Mother Mary on a piece of toast would give my life more meaning."

[CorsairKh]

а книжки на ней читать можно?

[Kavalistik]

I got high whit this...

[DopeDivinity]

MarVaLezZ

[Sofiyka94]

wats the melody?

[Dulcimerea]

Great film, annoying and unimaginative soundtrack. Would be better with no sound at all rather than this robot non-music.

[EyeOnTheTV]

what would happen if a cuttlefish was actually tripping on acid?

[4kylestyle4]

Absolutely stunning, it's animals like this that make me so passionate about marine biology, and protecting the oceans.

[BlueWorldAquariums]

I embedded your video in our blog. If you'd like me to link to a website let me know.

[509g1]

Such a wicked fish :). Looks like the watchmen mask lol! Also where the he'll is it's eyes then? And I just watched it today. It's funny how the have sex rofl.

[suboxygen]

yeah, its the craziest of all cuttlefish.. tiny.. and the fact it walks on all fours. anyone else see the documentary on them? i can't remember what it was on, but they think that perhaps it walks on all fours to emulate or mock something else thats bigger and badder that dwells the bottom of the ocean. its not too hard to believe especially since they can change colour to adapt to their surroundings.. they are so impressive.

[imPerantau]

Truly wonderful creature... very lovely... i've had around 15 dives already in malaysia... but i have never seen this wonderful creature in my dives... i definately have to explore more dive sites in the future!!! its truly amazing!!!

[cyber8000]

Thumbs up if you saw the fish in the video

[Spiritboymark]

THe music adds the effect to this wonderful creature... what's the title of the track?

[brandonsgames3700]

I heard somewhere that the stripes of colour moving down its body means it's angry

[Nebelung13]

lazy cuttlefish crawls instead of floating

[CatherineKiko]

What a rare and beautiful treat... great video and music! Thanks!

[RogueRotting360]

Priscilla Queen of the Ocean

[MOHDADZRI]

honestly , im not to sure ! but its such a rare species that makes people never tried it.

[4c2p0]

would one of these be safe in a reef tank with torch corals, frogspawns, and zoos?

[tclipse01]

@4c2p0

cuttlefish and octopus almost always end up living for only a few months in most reef tanks, and if they ink even once your corals are screwed. if these things were sold, they'd have such a high price tag it wouldnt be worth it. just sayin.

[MrElSatan]

awesome!

[MrDarthKitten]

Is it just me or does this look like a mutated hippo/elephant hybrid with camouflage powers?

[AzureMina]

ARE YOU A WIZARD?

[facingsunward]

If I had the choice to be any animal I wanted, I would totally be one of these fancy bitches. :D

[gwb911]

this little fish's mom always knew something was different about her son ever since she caught him wearing her dress one day...

[Cloud2424]

Are these fish gay?

[biowerks]

@Cloud2424 Do you like fish dicks?

[Cloud2424]

@biowerks i Love FishSticks!

[biowerks]

@Cloud2424 What are you... a gay fish?

[Cloud2424]

@biowerks omfg i'm not a GAY FISH! What does this mean!?!?!? Im going to beat Carlos Mencia!!!

[yonashy]

no wonder crabs stop and stare that flashy display is hipnotiosing

[larodem]

Oh wow! It´s like a living work of art.

[gaialord]

HoLy ShIt ThIs GuY Is LiKe A WiNdOw To ThE UnIvErSe

[keysersozae]

HOLY.FUCKING.SHIT

this thing is magical

[Alberad08]

Grea vid - thank you very much!

[pixiface1]

I've seen these on Descovery World. they're amaizing creatures. their whole body is poisinous, the only spicies of the cuttelfish known to be poisinous. sadly they ddie shortly after laying their eggs (they lay about 100 eggs). Also they can hardly swim, they mostly walk along the ocean floor. We have such amaizing things living all around us. Pitty how some take advantage of our beautiful planet and its inhabitants.

[megasuperbam]

wow theyre pretty cool looking

[yourworstnightmare51]

Simply phenomenal. Such beautiful creatures. <3

[FretFreak13]

Wow, has to be the coolest creature I've ever seen. I wonder how hard this little guy would be to come by in the saltwater trade.

What do you guys think would happen if someone was bitten by it?

[xennelul]

they are highly poisonous like the blue ring octopus

[echobrook85]

They are very hard to get in saltwater trade. Their lifespans are also very short. Not more than 1 year, usually and the life support systems needed for them are very touchy.

Probably better to spend the cash on getting SCUBA certified and seeing these guys in the wild. They are amazing.

[biowerks]

@echobrook85 I just got 4 of them. I can get them in really anytime.

[thegreenhobo]

Not too much, its saliva is non toxic and its about as big as your thumb. The flesh is poisonous however.

[underwatercookie]

From what I gathered their bites are not poisonous. If you ate one though that's a different story.

[sentinal133]

they'd be mostly fine, it's flesh is what is poisonous, but it does have a beak like squid and octopus

[Ishar]

I think it's Cthulhu.

[johnnyk427]

Its a fish with a banner ad on its back!

[FinalRev]

if i could do that i would never ware clothes

[arcanacoelestia]

What a spectacular little guy.... love him, love him, love him!

[punkRKkitty]

Ahhhh!! My new favorite cephalopod!!!

[Shoisia]

I'm watching them now on Nova. What a fascinating animal! This one female preferred this cross dressing male!

[treaby4]

I just was watching that same program. the little striped pajama squid cracked me up

[Jackaldoublenine]

saw that program too. Awesome animals

[artofwar420]

Ditto, that's the first time I've ever heard of them.

[RuthmcEvoy]

0:50 it kinda reminds me of a lil hippo :D

[L1Blackjack]

So these ones dont change color?

[TheCreationist1]

I think you need to check your eyes it's using those color abilities to not just change but create those flashing neon waves of light all over it. Cuttlefish are advanced in the color change department. They use their ability to hypnotize their prey into submission. I don't think either the octopus or the squid use it for anything more than defense.

[L1Blackjack]

Fuck dude, all i did was ask a simple fucking question. You dont have to be a dick about it.

[L1Blackjack]

Plus, this isnt a normal cuttlefish. I know that the normal cuttlefish do that.

[bldrp4]

umm yeah no, it does this when its looking for a mate. when i catches prey it just uses camouflage.

L1Blackjack..... they do, but not like the regular cuttlefish. these actually change in to bright colors to show off to to other males. and as far as hypnotizing them....NAHH. they just blend to their environment regardless of color. So ur good man. i dnt think people should be dicks just to clarify other peoples thoughts

[TheCreationist1]

why would they show off to other males? Granted I admit I was talking about cuttlefish in general when I said they use their flashing colors to hypnotize prey. Theres even a clip of National Geographic documentary on their website of one doing it.

[bldrp4]

show off to other males to show them dominance...its different when u watch a show on tv and just spit words back out. when you do your own research, and read books about it is different. There area approximately 100 species of cuttlefish in the world, maybe the species that they talked about did that.

[bldrp4]

But as far as all the research i did for my term paper, the flamboyant cuttle fish is one of the few that will have that zebra stripe look when it is looking for a mate. as well as putting on a show of colors to intimidate other males. Often times they do that when two males are fighting for the same female.

[TheCreationist1]

showing off and intimidating are two different concepts. choose your words carefully. And it's not a maybe. The cuttlefish they captured on film did use it's light show to hypnotize prey.

[ralfhay]

that fish is fuckin sick

[ralfhay]

cool fish

[ralfhay]

good fish

[Scythemantis]

I love how it walks around!

[allaboutnature]

Cool fish.

[allaboutnature]

Such a cool fish.

[Septhin]

Aww, they're soo cute :) And amazing that they can change the colour like that, I saw one myself when I was diving, probably the most normal race of squids and octopussys, but still though :)

[PistachioMuffins]

Hey, do these little guys make good pets?

I heard that octopodes only live for a couple of months...

Not that I would consider buying one any time soon, but I'm still curious.

[TokyoPeach]

Wow - what beautiful creatures; thanks for the video! Their shape of their faces reminds me of orchids :)

[gakster888]

man is as if aliens droped the cuttlefish here

they are with out a doubt the best creatures.

it is now one of my dreams to own one.

ohh and fuck the people who eat them.

[alanmaxx]

amazing,how they change colors so fast, they look so cool when the eat, and they can even walk. btw are they really venomous?

[drew2pac]

the 'pfeffers flamboyant cuttlefish' is the only one i think. but prob a good job, because it is one of the most poisonous animals known to man!

but amazing creatures though

[spenceII]

whats the music?

[MOHDADZRI]

Thanks Guys for the comments.

[mzh3000]

sweet they look like a strobe light i saw them on nova

[CandyQuacknbush]

Beautiful. The first time I saw a cuddlefish was at the Monterey Bay Aquarium and I was transfixed.

[paiwa86]

These creatures are absolutely beautiful when you see them close up. I remember catching a glimpse of one in New Guinea, absolutely spectacular :-)

[RCT3Thrilleville]

is it a kind of squid?

[andid]

It's in the same class as squid; they are called Cephalopods. They are the smartest [and in my opinion, the best] invertebrates on the planet. Octopus, Squid, and Cuttlefish fall into this category.

[bunnybunnybunny]

they act like sea-cucumbers crawling around with flamboyant colours!

[lordofchaosrb]

they are dead if a shark swims by hehe

[bunnybunnybunny]

no they're tiny, sharks have no interest in things that are 8cms big lol

[OctopusofKadesh]

They also have a strong toxin in their flesh, so that should even things out in the end, lol.

[disgustika]

Youre dead if I swim by.

[gameboy32132]

It walks while "lesser" cuttlefish swim. It also comes with strobe lights and cool flower like trunks!

[juvanecense]

When i saw this creature on NOVA, I thought that it was gogint to be as large as it's other relatives, until the scientist guy picked it up. It was so tiny and cute!!! I LOVED IT!!

[minihamzu]

its so tiny! the ripple effect on its body is so cool! =)

[xkeltoix]

thats the coolest animal ive ever seen

[hasignedon]

i just watched a program on tv about cuttlefish and these were the main ones. its so cool how small they are lol.

[Galindorf]

This is a fantastic video. This creature's beauty literally moved me to tears. Thank you so much for this, thank you.

[deepblur]

it's flesh is poisonous like the blue ringed octopus, so you'd die if you ate it, but it can not bite or sting you!

[ninteen45]

Wrong. The musles are poisonus.

[deepblur]

thanks for the correction.

[Touristo07]

1 word... AWESOME!!

[ryu8888]

*step... step... step* >:| deliberate cuttlefish is deliberate. And poison.

[otaconas]

is that a tv on it boddy ? wow God creation

[A11ex]

Amazing, a walking cuttlefish with fractal color change. O_O

[Brettkatze]

it's so cute that it's walking instead of swimming :D the only poisoned cuttlefish

[stellhaar]

stunning! sometimes nature just sends shivers down my spine.

[abyss50]

wow... umm.... I want it as a pet!

[fransk10]

So extremely awesome...

[QuestionMarkCo]

An amazing little dude! I love these guys! I wish I could change my skin like that, how cool are they?

[Wraithgoddess]

and they are only alive for a year or so...

amazing creature.

[jauriem]

notice the bypeddle motion of two of its tenticals like its walking across the surface

these are definate signs of a sophisticated brain. these guys are incredible they have the capability to observe their surroundings and within seconds can process the information and control milions of chromataphores on their skin to match their surroundings kind of like how your computer processes information to create images on your monitor.

[megamarsvin]

Yeah they are awesome. Most cuttlefish swim but some only crawl using their tentacles as legs. And most types use their colors as camouflage to hide from predators but one kind (I think this one) is really small but very brightly colored and poisonous :D

[juliadeetruchsess]

My favorite sea critter of all! Very nice vid, great color, light, and focus. I don't think they have a venomous bite, per se, but their flesh contains a very powerful toxin (same as in blue-ringed octopus).

[comritza]

Awesome video, this is one of the cutest sea creatures ever!

[anothersquid]

Cute... until it grabs onto your head and sucks out your brain.

Ia Ia Cthulhu Fhtagn!

[abanko]

Your brain would have to be pretty small for that to happen. An adult Flamboyant would easily fit in the palm of you hand. Ha!

[anothersquid]

Dangerous to politicians and Survivor contestants then.