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So have we talked about how octopus are probably aliens yet? Or how an ill judged remark by a scientist can create a storm of internet clickbait?
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I just read something online (of course) about this. the headline was they are almost or maybe alien based on DNA. no link....
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Wrong forum.
No, I did not steal that from somebody on Something Awful.Comment
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I don't think they mean alien as in extraterrestrial. They just mean alien as in bizarre, unfamiliar, not having much in common with humans. Sort of like if we met a somewhat intelligent lifeform from another planet, but of course they evolved here on Earth and are mollusks.Comment
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they only live about 2-3 years. would suck being a boy octopss... read on Reproduction[edit]
When octopuses reproduce, the male uses a specialized arm called a hectocotylus to transfer spermatophores (packets of sperm) from the terminal organ of the reproductive tract (the cephalopod "penis") into the female's mantle cavity.[41] The hectocotylus in benthic octopuses is usually the third right arm. Males die within a few months of mating. In some species, the female octopus can keep the sperm alive inside her for weeks until her eggs are mature. After they have been fertilized, the female lays about 200,000 eggs (this figure dramatically varies between families, genera, species and also individuals).[citation needed]Comment
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I read something about their DNA not seeming to have much in common with anything else on earth, but it was probably bollocks.Originally posted by giblets View PostComment
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I read about this last week!
Octopuses have 33,000 genes, roughly 10,000 more than a human. This alone sets it apart from any other invertebrate in the world. They are also uncannily clever, with the ability to open jars, solve puzzles, and even use tools. It’s no wonder that some might think this creature is from another planet. In uncovering the sequence, scientists found that octopuses have a similar set of genes to those found in humans, that make up a neural network in their brains, which accounts for their quick ability to adapt and learn. We also share a large brain, closed circulatory system, and eyes with an iris, retina, and lens. All of these independently developed in another species vastly different from our own mammal origins.
Details Source Link: http://www.geek.com/science/scientists-declare-that-octopuses-are-basically-aliens-1631142/
Question should be?... on this watery world...are they the alien or are we, the mammals? Alien or no alien...if prepared correctly they are delicious!
Edit add: No reason to fear that these aliens will take over the world once they figure out their alien underwater technology. The female Mother's always die attempting to protect and provide for all of those eggs. They don't seem to live long enough to evolve their tech!Last edited by My Hubby Loves Civ; August 18, 2015, 17:53.Comment
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it's hog wash. somewhere on this earth with how many thousands of species.. or 100k thousands, I don't even know.
there is always going to be something that's the most 'weird' or most 'strange'. these animals are amazing... but earthly as you or anything else here. this nothing alien about them.Comment
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If squids can be gods, I don't see why octopuses can't be aliens.“As a lifelong member of the Columbia Business School community, I adhere to the principles of truth, integrity, and respect. I will not lie, cheat, steal, or tolerate those who do.”
"Capitalism ho!"Comment
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They are very good on coal then little vinegar and olive oil.
mmmm
very expensive too
one of them also attacked an aquintance. it got stuck on his back after he tried to play macho with it at seaComment
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Until their giant orbiting fleet discover humans have been eating their exploration team..Originally posted by My Hubby Loves Civ View PostAlien or no alien...if prepared correctly they are delicious!
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I don't suspect life (as we know it) started on earth. and if it did, i think it is the kind of thing that probably happens often in the universe
humans need to feel special
thats why they invented religion
to keep the stupids from crying about the unknownTo us, it is the BEAST.Comment
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They are in a separate phylum, which is the division just below kingdom in classification. It is the "overall body plan" classification. Animals in separate phyla (phylums? phylumae?) have nothing in common with each other other than being animals; their tree branched off so early in the planets history that there is no evidence of when it happened.Originally posted by My Wife Hates CIV View Post
Octopi are part of Phylum Molluca, which includes squid, but also snails and clams.
We are in Phylum Chordata, which includes all vertibrates (animals with a backbone).
Phylum Mollusca isn't even the most alien-seeming one. Consider Phylum Porifora, which includes all sponges, Phylum Echinodermata, which has five-fold symmetry and includes the starfish and a great many extinct forms like blastoids, or my personal favorite, Phylum Cnidaria, which has radial symmetry and includes both corals and jellyfish -- the latter of which essentially evolved away from the former in such a way that they lack the coral's "adult" form -- they are "stuck" in the larval stage.Last edited by The Mad Monk; August 19, 2015, 14:53.No, I did not steal that from somebody on Something Awful.Comment
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