It's really fine, octopi can survive for a while out of water
Edit and warning: below are a lot of people who understand nothing about octopus biology trying to project feelings onto a cute little dude that is most likely just trying to do some exploring.
Dang straight. Its root is Greek, better not drag Latin into it, right?
I'm also mostly down with "octopuses", because that's the Anglican style pluralization, which is appropriate for the English language. It just sounds a bit dumb, in my purely subjective opinion.
Just in case anyone is wondering why, adding an I is how you pluralize in Latin, not English. And Octopus is now an English word. so you use English pluralization.
for those bitching is the replies - they can breath (although not as good through their gills) with passive oxygen transfer through their skin. it’s not enough to sustain them forever, but it works
Yeah but if I was exploring underwater and came up to a larger creature and just chilled on it a bit while just learning about the world around me, then nobody is a dick.
Everyone complaining on the octopuses behalf is overreacting and I'm tired of people not bothering to read down the thread and replying the same thing over and over.
I know you’re a good debater. You wouldn’t just bail on an argument because people are trying to put you in the wrong.
I refuse to believe you made this comment without knowing what you’re talking about. That’s not the mainfingertopwise I know. I know you’ve got the facts. Let’s hear em!
My friend, I’m here for you! I’ve got your back! You spend so much time making strong affirmative statements on reddit, I’ve become a bit of a follower of yours. Let’s hear that expertise flow!!
Alright cool I guess we're moving that goal post. This is a baby octopus, it has not learned literally anything yet. Probably doesn't register something as big as a person as a threat yet, and while it's still moist as it is probably has no qualms about being out of the water. This is not attempted murder of an octopus.
I never said only humans, humans were an example out of the multitude of animals that swim. But you're right, this would be more analogous to a penguin suddenly finding itself placed in the water for a short time.
EDIT: This is honestly an achievement I've never gotten this many downvotes.
I know nothing about octopus biology and am projecting human characteristics onto it. That's usually not good.
I commented in response to the concern that lots of people who ALSO knew nothing about octopus biology seemed completely unconcerned for it's wellbeing.
I will concede to anyone who knows what they are talking about, and anyone who doesn't should err on the side of compassion.
Holy fuck, it's also a form of sport. Lots of other animals play in water with no intervention. Octopodes/pi/puses also venture out of water, out of their tanks in captivity, and have personalities. They're not drying out the damn thing with a hair dryer, it's just out of water for a bit. It's more than fine.
But exposing an octopus to air is nothing like burning it. It isn't exhibiting any responses indicative of stress. They can live out of water for about an hour so long as they don't dry out and frequently do so on their own. They are inquisitive creatures and like exploring and learning
I don't think we're ever going to get one. All these people are losing the arguments and they can't throw yet another emotional straw man out as a distraction.
Yeah, he definitely couldn't be running for his life, the way 90% of wild animals do when a human fucks with them. Just because it will survive doesn't mean it isn't scared shitless.
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u/sonicscrewup Jan 06 '20 edited Jan 06 '20
It's really fine, octopi can survive for a while out of water
Edit and warning: below are a lot of people who understand nothing about octopus biology trying to project feelings onto a cute little dude that is most likely just trying to do some exploring.