their arms are similar to our tongues in that their muscle fibers are  oriented in three different directionsÂ
octopuses are disconcertingly strong (anecdotal evidence says that a 15 inch wide octopus was as strong as the scientist handling it)
on that note that same scientist said that when her octopuses escaped she would have to run behind them, âlike catsâ (paraphrased from sy montgomeryâs the soul of an octopus)
aquariums have âoctopus enriching programsâ so they donât get bored and fuck shit up in their tanks
they are crazy smart like. really. really fucking smartÂ
but we canât compare their intelligence to ours because our evolution branched from the same common ancestor so long ago we cannot comprehend how they think
itâs believed that their intelligence evolved when they lost their shell, and had to adapt to predict how countless of different prey and predators would act, how to avoid them, distract them, lure them or trick themÂ
they visualize how other creatures are going to act, which means they have have awareness that others are individuals which is a type of consciousness but i canât remember what itâs called right nowÂ
they have distinct personalitiesÂ
aquarium octopuses are socialized from a very young age and even though in the wild they are solitary creatures they become extremely friendly with enough human exposure
sometimes they dislike people for no apparent reason and will shoot water at them
each of their arms has a tiny brain that controls movement and sensory input on its own i shit you not
they are color blind and yet they can camouflage their color and nobody knows howÂ
they can change the color and texture of their skin faster than human eyes can keep up with it
great pacific octopuses are white when they are peaceful, and red when theyâre excitedÂ
aquarium octopus have escaped their tanks and slithered down pipes into the oceanÂ
escaped their tanks to eat the fish in other tanksÂ
escaped their tanks to go fight other octopuses cuz they were bored
learned how to take photographs
cost thousands of dollars by flooding new floors
they can feel, taste, and smell with their suckers and all of their skin
they enjoy tasting their food by slowly moving it through their suckers instead of shoving it in their beaks
they can rewrite their rna. no, really
the only reason why they havenât evolved to take over as the next dominant race is because theyâre doing pretty well  in the ocean so thereâs no need for them to adapt furtherÂ
thereâs a ton more but iâm so overwhelmed by love i canâ think of any at the moment iâm going to cry
read the soul of an octopus by sy mongomery no she didnât pay me i just love octopuses so muchÂ
