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re: Why is an octopus so smart and have so many crazy skills but only live for a few years?

Posted on 12/17/25 at 8:53 pm to
Posted by Dawg7730
Member since Mar 2021
2899 posts
Posted on 12/17/25 at 8:53 pm to
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From an evolutionary standpoint


So shouldn’t this make you question if evolution is true? Think critically.
Posted by La Place Mike
West Florida Republic
Member since Jan 2004
30905 posts
Posted on 12/17/25 at 8:54 pm to
1 human day = 100 Octopi years. I thought everyone knew this.
Posted by LSUA 75
Colfax,La.
Member since Jan 2019
4654 posts
Posted on 12/17/25 at 9:37 pm to
Rats are pretty damn smart and they don’t live very long either.
Posted by Havoc
Member since Nov 2015
37664 posts
Posted on 12/18/25 at 4:57 am to
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I stopped eating octopus after watching My Octopus Teacher and reading about them. Crazy fricking smart and have high IQ emotions.

frick that. Octopus is delicious.

Plus, with editing they can make animals look more smart and reactive than they really are. Just like on reality tv shows.
Posted by nealnan8
Atlanta
Member since Oct 2016
3962 posts
Posted on 12/18/25 at 5:43 am to
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I stopped eating octopus after watching My Octopus Teacher and reading about them.

You probably shouldn't watch Chicken Run then.
Posted by Lonnie Utah
Utah!
Member since Jul 2012
32466 posts
Posted on 12/18/25 at 5:52 am to
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So shouldn’t this make you question if evolution is true? Think critically.


OR, one could learn the evolutionary definition of "fitness" which is the number of copies of ones genes that you put in the next generation. That equation has no time scale. So if it takes 1 day, 1 year or 1 century, the equation doesn't care so long as it's maximized at the end. Without doing a deep dive into octopi life cycles, a short life cycle apparently optimizes the equation.
Posted by ChineseBandit58
Pearland, TX
Member since Aug 2005
48074 posts
Posted on 12/18/25 at 6:10 am to
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From an evolutionary standpoint point why develop so many traits when you live such a short life?

'cause they noted what happened to the Homo Erectus specie when they started living a long time.
Posted by CatfishJohn
Member since Jun 2020
19026 posts
Posted on 12/18/25 at 7:20 am to
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You probably shouldn't watch Chicken Run then.


I slaughter chickens myself sometimes. Dumb arse animals.
Posted by Salviati
Member since Apr 2006
7166 posts
Posted on 12/18/25 at 7:35 am to
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It makes no sense that this animal is so smart and has so many skills like camouflage and a million other crazy things, but lives such a short life. From an evolutionary standpoint point why develop so many traits when you live such a short life?
Evolution does not favor the organism; it favors the species.

Shorter life spans mean more genetic diversity in a shorter amount of time. Greater genetic diversity in less time means greater likelihood to develop more and better skills like intelligence, camouflage, and a million other crazy things. The more and greater skills mean that the species can better adapt to its ecosystem and changes in the ecosystem. The more and greater skills that allow the species to better adapt to the changes in the ecosystem get passed along.
Posted by BigLSUNut
Prairieville, La.
Member since Oct 2007
1470 posts
Posted on 12/18/25 at 7:41 am to
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That’s like who decided the alphabet was in alphabetical order?


"Why is the alphabet in that order? Is it because of that song?"
Steven Wright
Posted by fr33manator
Baton Rouge
Member since Oct 2010
133422 posts
Posted on 12/18/25 at 7:43 am to
Be thankful, if they lived as long as us they'd be running this joint
Posted by soccerfüt
Location: A Series of Tubes
Member since May 2013
72838 posts
Posted on 12/18/25 at 7:44 am to
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this animal is so smart and has so many skills like camouflage and a million other crazy things
A slight exaggeration….

It’s like saying Owlie is a great person because of his hair and a million other things.
This post was edited on 12/18/25 at 7:45 am
Posted by Toroballistic
Tallahassee
Member since Dec 2017
2154 posts
Posted on 12/18/25 at 8:11 am to
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That’s like who decided the alphabet was in alphabetical order?


I confess, that was me!!
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