Aliens of the Deep: Decoding Octopus Anatomy!

[@paulcooper8818]

Can't imagine how much time and effort was involved in making this well made informative video.

[@OliverEnde]

Hey Paul, thanks a lot! Yes, it was quite some time, about 5 months of work..

[@user-vp1sc7tt4m]

@@OliverEnde Amazing. Thank you for your time and effort.

[@anezaz1350]

Sí

[@mdsadiq8869]

Praise the god who created it differently..

[@geriott609]

Truly the most sci-fi intelligent creature on earth we know of. I mean come on, changing skin surface and changing color! Just wow.

[@DanielGrigg-d2n]

Mildred Cubicle!! You have lost your outer shell!

[@dizzydee4889]

and 8 autonomous limbs and sub brains relaying to the main brain! amazing

[@neycorelbolanos8910]

Y su hermano el calamar , sepia , sefalopodos cambian de colores como luces de navidad. Y en tierra el camaleón. Y el político .

[@JanetStarChild]

Octopus are, by far, one of the most fascinating of all animals. Truly incredible how complex this creature is, considering how contrastingly simple its relatives are.

[@olitonottero7620]

I am lost for words - this video production is second to none!!! If you have a great idea, a new product or an innovative technology, what you are presenting here is pure gold. Thank you Oliver Ende

[@OliverEnde]

Wow, thanks! Your words really make me smile and motivate me, doing more stuff and going on!! Thanks a lot for your support 🤙🏼😁

[@AbdullahSwati-i2r]

@@OliverEndeWe really appreciate your content 👍

[@vmcprojects]

I was today years old when I learned that octopus are venomous! Really great work, I know the research, scripting and especially the 3D modeling and animation was not easy, but it all came together beautifully!

[@OliverEnde]

Hey, thank you very much! Yes, especially the rigging and animating the octopus was the most difficult character animation until now for me.but I have learned very much and these creatures are way more fascinating for me, now 🐙🤙🏼❤️

[@vmcprojects]

@@OliverEnde A request (if possible), could you someday make a video showing how you go about making a video like this? I'm aspiring to do something similar with some projects I'm working on. I use Blender 3D, Adobe products (After Effects, Premier Pro, Photoshop), and now learning CAD (Solidworks) to demonstrate what I'm working on (still new and learning all those programs). It's one thing to do research on a topic like this, but it's a completely different challenge to illustrate it like you do. So I wonder how you go about planning and organizing your videos, so that it all comes together into a coherent presentation. Thanks!

[@OliverEnde]

@@vmcprojects Hey, thank you very much for your idea and your comment. So first of all, you are definitely using very good software. I work with Cinema 4D myself, but I would probably also start with Blender if I were starting over. I use the Unreal Engine for rendering because it delivers great results in a very quick time. it has now become an indispensable tool. I usually research on subject-specific websites and then look for as many pictures from the internet as I can find. I usually take the part that I feel most interested in and start modeling it. There are often good models online. It's a bit like a work of art: you never know at the beginning where the journey will lead. During the creative process I often change individual camera settings and come up with new ideas for transitions, such as when the squid darkens the screen with the ink. It's always good to find an overarching style so that everything connects. I think the rest is a lot of practice, a lot of experience and a lot of trying out. Maybe I'll be able to make a video about it in time, but at the moment I'm focusing on the next exciting anatomy videos. I hope this helps you first. In any case, good luck! I've been working with Cinema 4D since 2004, so I've had a lot of time to get an overview and adapt my skills. But the combination with After Effects, Adobe Premiere, Audition, Photoshop and Illustrator is definitely also very important and a good choice. Good luck and Merry Christmas to you. Kind regards, Oliver 🤙🏼😊⭐️⭐️

[@rodscarbrough2337]

a few years ago my wife and I went to this seafood place. they served both octopus and squid. I tried a little of the octopus and regretted it immediately. my mouth and throat went numb and I couldn't speak. luckily it passed. I couldn't help but wonder if I had somehow bitten into the venom sack or something.

[@rhyssleary6944]

This channel is seriously under appreciated.

[@zatix6982]

Nothing beats your 3D animated anatomy videos! Awesome work yet again!!

[@OliverEnde]

Awwwww thank you sooooo much ❤❤❤

[@zatix6982]

@@OliverEnde 🫂

[@geekdivaherself]

​@@OliverEndeAs a first-time viewer and immediate subscriber, I completely agree! However, as a former tech editor, I must inform you that at 1:18 you labeled certain muscles as "RADIAL" _but_ your narration called them "transverse." Are both of these terms used equally? Is one dominant? Is one in error? You could answer these questions in a pinned update comment if the answers turn out to be something important. Thanks again for all your hard work! I wish you and yours well.

[@geekdivaherself]

​​​​​​@@OliverEnde At 2:02 you mention that the octopus can regenerate its arms and tentacles. Which part is the arm and which part is the tentacle? I thought those were synonyms and not two distinct aspects of the anatomy, but I am a complete amateur. I'll go back and rewatch from the beginning before continuing to see if you do make that distinction and I've just forgotten it. _______________ You also said arms/tentacles at around 0:59. I've put a slash there instead of a conjunction, because I realized as an American I'm not sure if you're saying "or" or "and" in between these words. Of course, there's a huge distinction! But either way, I found the following in the _Wikipedia_ "Tentacle" article, and note that it is referenced: "Up to the early twentieth century 'tentacles' were interchangeably called 'arms'.[3]" Also, I also found the following on _Wordnik:_ "...from _The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition._ "noun An elongated flexible unsegmented extension, as one of those surrounding the mouth of a sea anemone, used for feeling, grasping, or locomotion. "noun One of these structures in a cephalopod, typically being retractile and having a clublike end usually with suckers or hooks, in contrast to an arm, which is nonretractile and typically has suckers along the underside." I suppose the reference part of the _Wikipedia_ article could use a better reference. I hope to make that note in the article itself, but I retired because I'm disabled so I often get exhausted and not get around to it. However, using my skills so they don't get rusty is actually a lot of fun for me, so I'm glad that I have done this for your video, and I hope that it's helpful! At least it might be a starting point for you. Also, I would be careful in the future to speak more distinctly when you use a conjunction, since the Americans at least might have trouble figuring out which one you mean. Thanks for all your ongoing, very hard work and I hope you don't mind the feedback!

[@OliverEnde]

@@geekdivaherself hey, thanks a lot for your support and your thoughts. I just did some research and found the following article about the arms and the tentacles: oceanconservancy.org/blog/2023/06/23/is-there-a-difference-between-arms-and-tentacles/#:~:text=Octopuses%20have%20eight%20arms%20and,eight%20arms%20and%20two%20tentacles. So the arms have suction caps the entire length of the limb while tentacles have suction cups only near the end of the limb. Octopuses have eight arms and no tentacles. Cuttlefishes have eight arms and two tentacles. Squids have eight arms and two tentacles…. So I learned something new again.. maybe I will update this in some time .. Thanks again for your support and Merry Christmas, Best, Oliver

[@bwolff7364]

Amazing, never seen such an in depth demonstration of octopus anatomy online

[@octopode170]

it is a genuine travesty that you don't have 10 million subscribers. keep up the good work!

[@OliverEnde]

Haha, thank you so much! I am really working on it 🤙🏼😁

[@aasishwarsaravana5748]

Woah the biology of the octopus is really interesting and unique in the animal kingdom. Thanks for your hard work in making this video! I really learnt a lot!

[@OliverEnde]

Thank you so much! Me too while doing the research 🙂

[@Crozz22]

Octopi are one of the most fascinating creatures. Especially due to their camouflage and intelligence.

[@SkepticThinker]

Man I've just discovered your channel and watched 3 of your video in a row, i would say it's a hell of a work, the 3d animation the information... I'm now bound to watch every single of your video... nice work❤

[@OliverEnde]

Hey, thank you so much!! And yes, it really is a hell of work.. something between 3-9 months for creating an animation.. but it is always great for me, if people like you see, how much time I spend for doing my stuff.. and of course appreciate my work and support me. Happy New Year!! 😊🤙🏼

[@theGreaterAwareness]

To improve readability when showing the anatomy, maybe create a duplicate of the Octopus mesh but give it a customShader or have a duplicate camera that renders on top of the main camera: so that you can transition between making the internal organs being visible in front of the exteriorMesh/mainCamera: or you can make the material on those transparent so that you can remove the opacity and reveal the specular transparent mesh again. Also I think it was the first display of points of anatomy where the first marker/point did not have a text display for what it represented. For making the video by yourself, that requires a lot of knowledge! Don't worry, I'm the guy that sees patterns in all things, so I spot flaws when something is treasure and I spot strengths when something is trash. I remember my teachers would often ask me how to do things. Really well done.

[@nikasstavros6181]

На одном дыхании! Респект создателям - очень иллюстративно, познавательно и интересно!

[@OliverEnde]

Большое спасибо! Я рада, что вам нравится и вы цените мою работу.

[@leavesongrass]

Wow!!!! The graphics and information are amazing! Almost as amazing as the octopus!

[@rcane6842]

Amazing work. These are the kind of videos that should be shown to students.

[@lyrindasnyderman4320]

Extraordinary animation and clarity of description! I love the detail to which you have gone. Greatly appreciated!

[@OliverEnde]

❤️❤️ Thank you so much!!!!

[@learnwithmiral]

Great video. The 3d animation along with annotation is impressive. Thanks a lot!

[@Pe6pa]

Вы просто великолепны! Спасибо большое что на KZbin есть такие талантливые люди!

[@tianoyes656]

Great animation, this is exactly the video i was looking for with the anatomy easily visible!

[@ammaralado5930]

thank you for focusing on the concept of fascination with this creature and making this awesome-quality video

[@OliverEnde]

I’m so grateful for your kind words! Thank you for watching and commenting.

[@ThePollaton]

What a stunning piece of animation and yes one day octopus will take over the world.

[@OliverEnde]

Thanks a lot for the kind words 🤙🏼😊

[@marilynwasserman3273]

They are fascinating creatures. Highly intelligent but totally non-social. So world domination is not in their long term plans, no. Each octopus generation has to start life by exploring for themselves. No inherited knowledge from previous generations. No collaboration. They're curious animals but apparently not interested in each other.

[@ThePollaton]

@@marilynwasserman3273 that’s what they want us to think 😆

[@kj55]

This is the best video about octopus I have seen a very long time. Have a lot of information there's more detailed than other videos.

[@OliverEnde]

Thank you so much!

[@jondoh587]

I'm reading "The Soul of the Octopus" by Sy Montgomery. This video is a great companion-piece. Not until I saw the video did I understand the head vs the mantle. Beautiful animation. Great work!

[@boltontrotter]

completely fascinating👍

[@lunaa764]

they're so cool. I love marine creatures so much

[@TheOneTrueGesta]

I also think it's cool how they can edit their RNA. Even more reasons to love cephalopods!

[@humanperson8418]

This was such an amazing video. In-depth and well paced. Great work 😊

[@OliverEnde]

It’s comments like yours that keep me motivated. Thank you

[@lesleyashcroft394]

One of the most fascinating videos I have ever watched. Absolutely brilliant.

[@OliverEnde]

❤️ Thank you so much!! Really great that you like my work!! Hope to see you tomorrow at my scorpions anatomy premiere 🤙🏽

[@cathleenwitt2790]

Terrific, informative video! The animation is wonderful - thank you for creating this content!

[@luv2stack]

This is astounding work. Absolutely beautiful

[@OliverEnde]

Thank you so much!!

[@Daniel_Mueller]

It's just one of the greatest channels! Thanks a lot for all your marvelous videos 👍👍👍🙏🤗

[@brainstormingsharing1309]

Explanation/s is a passion for me, therefore, you have a like & another subscriber. Keep it up! 👍

[@OliverEnde]

Awesome, thank you! Of course I will do 🤙🏼☺️

[@dylanmcshane9976]

This channel is criminally underrated. I hope you get explosive attention as deserved.

[@OliverEnde]

Thank you very much! I hope to get more attention, too 👌🤙😃

[@SensingVitality]

Wow-- one of the best videos on anatomy I've seen! Congrats for your excellent work. Will share this in my Feldenkrais and Nature classes!

[@OliverEnde]

Thanks a lot for the kind words and for sharing in your groups ❤️

[@solewalk]

breathtaking presentation

[@OliverEnde]

Thank you very much!

[@DetlevObst]

Fascinating and very well-made documentary of the octopus ... thank you!

[@OliverEnde]

You are so welcome! Thank you for the kind words!

[@Sammygames456]

Thank you. I love octopuses.

[@stubbsmusic543]

Excellent presentation. A superb learning experience. Thank you

[@OliverEnde]

Thank you very much! Great, that you like my work!🤙😊

[@asajomard8008]

This was an informative and visually stunning video! Thank you so much.

[@OliverEnde]

Thank you very much!!

[@Kebekwoodcraft7375]

You’re animation is wonderful and the information 👍 😊

[@BeeEatingOrchid]

I'm so glad I found your channel. Your videos are brilliant!

[@OliverEnde]

Wow! Thank you so much! Such kind words really motivate me going on and doing more stuff!! Cheers an best greetings! Oliver

[@ianhobbs4984]

This is clear proof through its complexity that the Octopus is not an artifact of Blind Evolution but rather an act of Intelligent Design by a Masterful Creator.

[@UsurperUrsus]

complexity is not evidence of anything. Evolution is not blind, you just dont understand it. its okay to not understand things. its not okay to fill in the gaps in your knowledge by making things up.

[@rossmilner6780]

Wonderful stuff ! Beautiful animation. This was like watching a sci fi alien encounter ....except it's for real. WOW !

[@OliverEnde]

Hey, thank you so much for your kind words!! Happy New year!! 😊🤙🏼

[@bigwoogc]

Brilliant video! I learned so much about this animal that has fascinated me for years. Thank you.

[@OliverEnde]

Thank you very much! I really appreciate your kind words!

[@thegeneralist7527]

Extremely well done.

[@OliverEnde]

Thank you so much

[@timdoyon1964]

That was an absolutely brilliant… gorgeous video. I loved it, and learned things I never knew. Excellent! I’m gonna like and subscribe right now.

[@OliverEnde]

It’s comments like yours that keep me motivated. Thank you so much! 🤙🏼❤️

[@Contraltissimo]

You create wonderful presentations. Great visuals and very informative! Thank you!

[@OliverEnde]

Thank you so much! ❤

[@AreHan1991]

Thanx for an informative video and spectacular animations!

[@OliverEnde]

Thank you so much and you are welcome :-) great that you like my work

[@matthewswain5881]

mate that was a really beautiful exposition. You've done a great job. As an artist, I'd love to be able to make something as entertaining and beneficial as this. You are very talented.

[@OliverEnde]

Hey Matthew, from artist to artist: thank you so much! This really mean a lot to me, when another artist appreciates, what I am doing. My art started with doing paintings from childhood on.. but as life goes from time to time, the world of 3d appeared in my life. It is really great fun and you can build your own world using 3D tools.Maybe it is worth to try and nowadays it is so much easier to learn.. my first tutorials were books and there was nothing like youtube :-) best, Oliver

[@matthewswain5881]

@OliverEnde I'm happy to hear you're fulfilled with what you're doing. I can tell you are passionate just through the quality of the work. Please, for me, have an excellent day oliver!

[@matthewswain5881]

@OliverEnde hey Oliver, I was thinking. I am a music producer and made a song about the beginning of life on earth (abiogenesis). I would love my music to positively affect people emotionally and mentally. Here is a link to a demo for this idea I made a few years ago: kzbin.info/www/bejne/lZ6nZZxvjdx0nassi=wqEe82FDjuEvDBZE (Please note I have gotten a lot better at making music since when I made this) But I always felt like this needed a good animator to collaborate with. Would you be interested in doing something of this style in the future? As a collaboration. Thanks for your time, Matt

[@olegbojczuk371]

Great! Thank you very much for your work, guys!

[@OliverEnde]

My pleasure! Great that you like my work 🙏😁

[@mdh6977]

Absolutely amazing animal!! This video was done so well, great job!!

[@OliverEnde]

Thank you so much 😊

[@TheOnuriks]

Very good animations.Nice explaination.Thank you for sharing.

[@MrAndyLocksmith]

Very interesting, well put together and informative!

[@othmanekaidi8]

This is superb! Thanks a lot for sharing your knowledge with us.

[@josefinameyer7183]

Oh this is lovely! The organs and organ systems being presented one by one in this way is really nice and much better than the diagrams I have looked at where they are all shown at once. One thing I did not really understand was the siphon, and if there is one or two of these organs in octopus. In cuttlefish and squid I have seen them having only one. But in this animation and in posters for the movie finding dory it looks like the octopus has two!

[@Kexagon_Master]

Perfect educational content! Thanks a lot!

[@lrsco]

Really enjoyed this especially after watching ‘My Octopus Teacher’ on Netflix. If you haven’t seen it, it’s a tear jerker but very beautiful!

[@OliverEnde]

Hey, thank you so much! Yes, while doing the research, I watched the Netflix ‚My Octopus Teacher‘, too ☺️🤙🏼

[@lrsco]

@@OliverEnde 😊

[@HeroInTheSun]

Thank you so much for another great video. Definately my favorite. Danke

[@OliverEnde]

Thank you!! Gern geschehen!

[@karunakary6107]

Very nice method of education, good work. Karunakar.

[@officialgrindr]

Very cool video, I’ve always found octopuses to be super interesting! The only thing I wish you did was explain how they administer their venom?? I think a lot of people watching (myself included) probably didn’t even know they produce venom

[@mothwaltz4163]

Thank you for your work

[@OliverEnde]

You are very welcome 🙏 🤙🏼

[@michaellawson6533]

Very well done. Thank you.

[@OliverEnde]

Thanks a lot

[@marshalljordan2416]

A fine documentary. Thank you for not telling evolutionary just-so stories to explain the origins of octopuses. God is such a genius for creating animals like this.

[@OliverEnde]

Thank you so much for taking the time to write such kind words

[@lucid212]

Truly fascinating animation ❤

[@OliverEnde]

Thank you so much 😊

[@NihilisticRealism]

fantastic work

[@OliverEnde]

Thank you so much

[@peterkohout7901]

Thank you.

[@OliverEnde]

You are welcome! 🤙🏼

[@lorencarlin2087]

Amazing video! Thank you so much!

[@OliverEnde]

You are welcome!!

[@0xoRial]

Thank you so much for making this video! I have been fascinating by octopuses for a while but never found such a nice overview!!

[@OliverEnde]

Oh, Great, you enjoyed watching it!! Thanks for the kind words 🤙🏼

[@SopheakdaraHoung]

Great job. Thank you so much 🎉

[@nerdmassa9086]

This is awe inspiring! Thank you for this amazing video!

[@cratostony2832]

I cannot believe it took me 23 years to discover octopus are poisonous 😮

[@OliverEnde]

haha, 23 years is not that much.. Seriously it took me 46 years to figure that out.. I didn't know until I started doing the research for this animation ;-)

[@alexgastaldini7928]

Venomous, not poisonous! Venom is injected so the octopus has to attack you and have the venom go directly through the bloodstream. If they were poisonous that’d mean we would have to eat them to get hurt (which isn’t the case because they’re very delicious)

[@verbumsat]

Alex Gastaldini - but since they are venomous, as you mentioned, a Big One may eat You! And decide that You are very tasty 😜

[@luv2stack]

@@OliverEnde interested in knowing your research methods and work ethic. This must've taken you a long time. Congrats on this masterpiece of a video. Definitely looking forward to the next. And I will check out your website

[@cratostony2832]

@@alexgastaldini7928 😯😯😯 didn't know the difference

[@PeterLGଈ]

Fascinating. Thank you.

[@OliverEnde]

You are welcome!

[@c.g.silver8782]

Amazing work 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@georgejetson1923]

The most amazing animal on earth. Unlike anything else,

[@rafcor6799]

This all is why the octopus is my favorite animal ❤️🐙

[@razamadaz3417]

Really interesting and informative video, thumbs up.

[@stephanieparker1250]

😮😮 I don’t think I’ve ever learned so much in a 10 minute span, in my whole life.

[@OliverEnde]

Yeah! Great!! While doing the research, I also learned so much new!! 🤙🤯

[@Vector_Ze]

Great content. Well done.

[@utubeballbag]

Excellent animations bravo

[@le.dechaine]

In the 70's - 80's Mutual of Omaha's, BBC & Lifetime were the reference. I believe you reach this level of quality information

[@OliverEnde]

I feel honoured, thank you very much for the praise and the comparison

[@fasterpastor1000]

Fantastic video.

[@acidwarrior2]

great video, good job !

[@OliverEnde]

Thanks a lot!

[@dyghaun1]

So sad that both parents die and never meet their children, let alone pass on any knowledge...

[@clavo3352]

A downright beautiful video. Very well done. Now that AI is available to you; I expect you'll be able to produce at least 2 videos per week !! Looking forward to seeing more !

[@OliverEnde]

Thanks so much for your kind words! HAHA!! No, but with AI, I only need 2-3 months to produce a video ;-) Tomorrow will be the premiere for my new video about scorpions.. Hope to see you tomorrow 🤙🏽🦂🕺🏽

[@clavo3352]

@@OliverEnde it will be great, no doubt !

[@HexaByte.]

incredible video

[@OliverEnde]

Thanks a lot!!

[@rebecculousrk]

As a lover of octopuses, I really enjoyed this video! Thank you. I would love to better understand the biology of crabs and spiders. Am I wrong to think their anatomy must be very similar? ♥️

[@OliverEnde]

Hey, thank you very much! I have made a Video about spiders, too.. but at the moment, I only know that scorpions and spiders have much in common 😉

[@rameshalria2433]

A grand salute for ur hardwork ❤

[@thegoodthebadandtheugly579]

That mofo levelled up quite a few times through its historic evolution.. so many perks!

[@KTHKUHNKK]

More than amazing

[@stevengill1736]

So amazing their morphology and physiology! Truly could be an alien species... How is it known that they don't have a fixed body image?

[@kingcogidubnus1508]

Wonderfully made.

[@OliverEnde]

Thanks a lot!!

[@perryg753logan]

Well done very informative and interesting

[@NPSao]

Octopus show well, how "alien" life even on our own planet can be in comparison to us humans.

[@raminas9028]

Great work ❤️👏👏

[@OliverEnde]

Thanks a lot

[@michelleminnick2422]

Thank you for this awesome information. I never knew octopi were venomous

[@JohnAltenburg]

Good stuff. Thanks.

[@brettbarager9101]

What am amazing vid. Some if this I knew but so much I didn't. Thank you for your hard work and talent. 😊

[@OliverEnde]

Thank you very much for your kind words! Yes, it were about 5-6 months of hard work, but it is also very educational for me and great fun creating the animations,too!

[@kvem1917]

Спасибо! Отличная работа! Узнал много нового! 😮

[@OliverEnde]

Спасибо за добрые слова, я рад, что вы узнали что-то новое из этого видео! С наилучшими пожеланиями!

[@stephencummins7589]

I loved the presentation and also that evolution was not mentioned even once, as I believe that evolution does not explain anything.