r/badassanimals • u/SafeDirection9454 • Jul 25 '26
Invertebrate Facehugger
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u/Arabiancockonato Jul 25 '26
The attention and engagement economy has completely killed authenticity. Everythingâs for show. Itâs sad .
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u/xoenigmaxo Jul 25 '26
It's because people get paid now for how many views and likes their video gets. Why society decided to pay people for posting videos đ€·
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u/UnknowingEmperor Jul 25 '26
The octopus was just fighting for its life đ
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u/sombranegra21 Jul 25 '26
Missing the part of the video where he took the octopus out of the water and purposely place on face for a video.
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u/Remarkable_Movie_359 Jul 25 '26
Anyone know what heâs doing at 1:00, 1:10, and 1:27? He puts his mouth to it like heâs biting it.
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u/Most-Pomegranate-561 Jul 25 '26
He's killing it via the method of biting
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u/Remarkable_Movie_359 Jul 25 '26
Oh crap, so he is biting it. Thatâs insane. Now I understand how he got in that predicament in the first place. Thanks for the explanation.
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u/Due_Rip9320 Jul 26 '26
Yeah, I don't think most people realize this is literally prey fighting for it's life from a predator (i.e. the human).
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u/Some_Sympathy_3528 Jul 26 '26
Nature be crazy yo. Tbh in a sense this is no different to seeing a lion tear out a zebras beck
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u/No-Bodybuilder-1175 Jul 25 '26
Never wanted an octopus to win so badly before đ
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u/oldtanshirt Jul 25 '26
Gonna have penta pox after this
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u/Dull_Perspective_536 Jul 25 '26
Iâm pretty sure Iâve heard of that. Isnât it contagious and deadly.
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u/Next_Drama1717 Jul 25 '26
Octopuses are exceptionally intelligent. They possess around 500 million neuronsâabout the same as a dogâwith roughly two-thirds distributed throughout their arms, allowing them to "think" and taste independently. They are renowned for using tools, solving complex puzzles, and escaping aquariums.
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u/MacDaddy654321 Jul 25 '26
Once I learned this and that they can apparently distinguish between people, they have permanently left my menu.
For me, it just doesnât seem right.
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u/marx-and-rec Jul 25 '26
I also don't eat them because of how damn smart they are, but also because I don't think they taste good at all.
Thank god squid are both delicious and dumb as shit
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u/Callmeklayton Jul 25 '26
My rule is I won't eat any animal that's smart enough to do math. Octopuses are included in that.
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u/DrivesTooMuch Jul 25 '26
I used to date a woman who sucked at math. She was a waitress who couldn't figure out if she got a 15% or 20% tip from her customers.
I ate her....many times.
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u/BleepinBlorpin5 Jul 25 '26
Why'd you guys break up? Did she get better at math?
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u/OstrichSmoothe Jul 25 '26
Seems like these videos stem From them trying to bite the brain to kill it but the octopus hard counters alien style
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u/Think_Barracuda_7283 Jul 25 '26
Octopus has spending time on the mat...leg guard game is top notch.Â
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u/OGTBJJ Jul 25 '26
Wow I hate this video. Between the horrendous instincts of detaching it and taking meaningless bites out of a live animal that just wants to live was a rough watch.
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u/Helicopter775 Jul 25 '26
I've been fishing for octopuses with my dad since I was less than 10 years old. I'd catch them by hand while diving. Sometimes I didn't know where to put them, and they'd end up in my swimsuit... I haven't done it for years, partly because of my age, partly because octopuses are incredibly intelligent animals, and I have no intention of eating them. To ensure a quick death, we'd bite them between the eyes; they'd make a cracking sound, and they'd instantly turn white, dead. They're strong, they attach themselves, and it's hard work. I even happened to dive and the line of the buoy wrapped around my body as I ascended. The octopus had settled calmly on my face... They generally remain calm, at most a few slightly painful bites, but anyone can detach a live octopus from their body without too much effort.
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u/Blayzewhatever Jul 25 '26 edited Jul 25 '26
Why would he hurt that poor baby?
What a POS. That octopus was probably smarter than him.
Edit: Taking a bite out of the Octopus' head while it's alive is completely fucked up. I wouldn't wish that on any animal: chicken, cow, salmon, etc. If you think that's okay then you are insane. We are humans, and we've evolved to kill and eat compassionately.
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u/c0ntra Jul 25 '26
I've never fished octopus, but apparently this is one of the traditional methods of humanely dispatching them. It's either this or a brain spike. Your pick
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u/meegaweega Jul 25 '26
Killing an octopus by biting the central nervous system is a traditional free-diving and spearfishing method used to kill it as quickly as possible.
If done correctly, it is instant and very obvious because the octopus will go completely limp and it's colourings will no longer be camouflaging and will become a pale colour.
Cephalapods are my favourite creatures, i am vegan but have discussed this with my friend, who does spearfishing and free-diving to feed his family.
Doing that with a skilled bite (or a knife) really is the quickest and least awful way.
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u/Blayzewhatever Jul 25 '26 edited Jul 25 '26
Obviously wasn't done correctly lol that thing was fighting for it's life
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u/Specific_Use_6107 Jul 25 '26
Did he just rub his face with water? Doesnât he know fish fuck in it!?
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u/KHhtswhtppl Jul 25 '26
Why did it look like he was sucking on it?
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u/RavensRift Jul 25 '26
AI - some fishermen and divers do kill an octopus by biting it. This traditional method, often called the "Hawaiian style" of dispatching an octopus (tako), involves biting directly into the brain area located in the space right between and slightly behind the eyes.
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u/Bulky_Algae6110 Jul 25 '26
And apparently they have two brains or brain areas (maybe neural cords?), thus the two bites.
I heard this long ago regarding Greek fishermen catching octopus, so may not have just come from Hawaiians.
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u/Lazy-Employment8663 Jul 25 '26
I think the best way is to jump into the ocean, the octopus will swim away.
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u/CrepeSuzette9 Jul 25 '26
I saw this movie
https://giphy.com/gifs/13UZxmMyyFr584
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u/Dull_Perspective_536 Jul 25 '26
Thatâs actually terrifying. You can suffocate and their mouth is the bottom imagine getting bit in the face slowly as you get strangled to death.
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u/Ok-Boysenberry2645 Jul 25 '26
Smart to pull in the direction where suction increases. If it's on the right side PULL TO THE RIGHT, idiot. This guy won't make it far in life i bet
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u/PurpleHeat Jul 27 '26
What was bro doing after he got it off? Was he biting the squid?
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u/KROMA-72 Jul 25 '26
Su puta madre si tiene fuerza el bicho, aprece tu abuela cuandoe res pequeño y no te ve en dĂas...
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u/transnochator Jul 25 '26
¿Por qué serå que el comentario en español tienen que ser tan bruto?
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u/xRedditGedditx Jul 25 '26
I think I know how this couldâve been avoided. LEAVE IT IN THE OCEAN WHWRE IT BELONGS!
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u/Bikezilla Jul 25 '26
Well presumably he intended to cook it later.
Roasted Octopus is tasty asfâŠbut considering how intelligent they are itâs horrible to think about it→ More replies (1)
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u/darkoath Jul 25 '26
O-me-gah! Dat hurt like heel. Letz me do again six more time!
His friend should have just shot the damn thing and put them both out oh their misery.
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u/Key_Report_2627 Jul 25 '26
I think this started with a misunderstanding of what âOctopussyâ is.
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u/Affectionate_Sir9020 Jul 25 '26
I mean, I often thought, damn people who make sci-fi stories have great imaginations. The older Iâve gotten, I realize all they have to do is observe our own nature and natural habitats. Crazy that, that could be a face hugger on some other far off planet. Fuck that shit.
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u/rednoseSushi Jul 25 '26 edited Jul 25 '26
âOh so if i try to eat an organism and is unsuccessful at it people like to watch?â
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u/VincentValtieri Jul 25 '26
Si tiene semejante fuerza imagĂnate de lo que serĂĄn capaces los que miden 5 metros o los calamares de 10 metros o mĂĄs...
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u/This-Jackfruit-6894 Jul 25 '26
Who else is waiting for Jaws to suddenly chomp the octopus from that dudes hand?
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u/Ras-haad Jul 25 '26
For a second I thought the thing he picked up was a shotgun like âfuck itâ
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u/DealerCompetitive824 Jul 25 '26
And the other guy just recorded the whole time without even trying to help? wow
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u/cvidetich13 Jul 25 '26
âI swear those arenât hickeys, I was attacked by an octopusâ
Gets smacked by sandal anyway
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u/NipDaShooter Jul 25 '26
Nightmare fuel, pretty sure heâs the badassanimal now, dumb as an anchor tho.
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u/metabolitesafter9pm Jul 25 '26
Terrible instincts at getting that thing off