Isn't this Octopus Adorabilis?

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This video is part of Science Friday's #CephalopodWeek 2015! Join the cephaloparty starting Friday, June 19th. / cephalopodweek
What do you call an tiny octopus with big eyes, gelatinous skin and is cute as a button? Nobody knows quite yet! Stephanie Bush of the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute aims to classify and name this presently undescribed deep-sea cephalopod using preserved specimens and a clutch of eggs hatch housed at the Monterey Bay Aquarium.
*DISCLAIMER* from Dr. Stephanie Bush: The Opisthoteuthis eggs depicted in this video are preserved specimens, not the eggs laid at the Monterey Bay Aquarium (which are still being lovingly incubated at MBARI's Cold Storage Facility!)

[@micahnewman]

I will call him squishy, and he will be my squishy.

[@annettehasnas7002]

Micah Newman So I'm not the only who thought of Nemo!

[@mistereeg]

O: NEMOOOOO! :'D I'm not aloneee!

[@MinaMcKay]

+Micah Newman I thought: Awww you guy made me ink! :'( Pearl!

[@MinaMcKay]

+Dark Prism We're thinking of Pearl, the octopus, he's thinking of the jelly fish. :)

[@GR8TM4N]

+Micah Newman I would name her Inky! Or Pinky! Or Blinky! Or Clyde! or Sue! :P Basically any of the names of the ghosts from Pac-man ... because this is what this exactly what this tiny cute octopus reminds looks like!

[@SarAnna2195]

If I were a mermaid, I'd love to have this cute guy as my pet buddy :D

[@whole_wheat_soup9321]

Same

[@DawnSilverStone]

You never know what kind of mermaid you'll be no one chooses how they're born right. In other words you could be a siren

[@HattieMcDanielonaMoon]

@@DawnSilverStone 🤣

[@DollSchmidt4429]

Like Flounder and Ariel?

[@furyfossil4407]

@@DawnSilverStone Sssshhhh......

[@annettehasnas7002]

This is basically the real life version of Pearl from Finding Nemo.

[@mistereeg]

It does! ouo

[@trizzbot]

Annette Hasnas Actually, Pearl is a pink flapjack octopus!

[@annettehasnas7002]

***** Why thank you. I've always wondered if she was based on an actual type of octopus.

[@trizzbot]

Glad to help :)

[@trizzbot]

TheStepmonkey the pink flapjack's scientific name is "Opisthoteuthis californiana", so no, it's not the same species as this new "adorabilis" (they are just recently starting to think of a name, after all) :0

[@natesmith6871]

"See this tentacle? it's actually shorter than all my other tentacles, but you can't really tell, especially when I twirl them like this." -Pearl, Finding Nemo

[@MadScientist1]

Wow, Cthulhu is so cute!

[@epiclolito8226]

Yeah, never knew he'd be so adorable!

[@excal7808]

Here we see the earliest form of the monster we knew cthulhu,it has the cutest form of all cthulhu form

[@IndustrialParrot2816]

no that is cthulhus friendly little pet

[@RobertTrance]

Awwww, an OctoCutie

[@mattbielenberg]

***** An Awwwctopus, perhaps?

[@RobertTrance]

Why not! As good as any

[@fredbearfazbear3004]

Wouldnt it make a great pet

[@RobertTrance]

Probably would

[@user-iq9pe4ls2j]

+Robert Trance No, you'd fail to get the conditions right, and you'd kill it. D;

[@ladyo6313]

2:55 is such a cute moment, especially when the octo bumps against the container, it’s also a bit sad seeing him get trapped though, hopefully we learn more about them 👍🏾

[@gaboratoria]

Early footage of takodachis

[@anabhousen7159]

are there any updates on the eggs? I wanna see little tiny babies 🐙

[@veramae4098]

Larger octopods can take 4 1/2 years, yes, years, to hatch. Meanwhile the mother stays with them, not eating. If these take just as long they should have hatched by now, but I did a little googling and couldn't find anything.

[@goteamslugs]

@@veramae4098 Wow, indeed a lengthy amount of time. I was aware that dogs take only six months while scorpions take exactly twice as long as humans. :)

[@45johngalt]

I live in the Monterey bay area and am looking to see if MBARI accepts volunteers, even if its just cleaning or replacing filters for the tanks. I'll come back here once I've looked into things.

[@albyshinyfield8841]

If they incubate at low pressure they might turn out to be the size of a truck or just take less time

[@SupahFreshAssNiiqqah]

1:36 NO. They're ears ;_; It has to be ;_;

[@vanessaip3130]

+Karina Delgato Ramirez IKR! they're so tiny with huge eyes and whittle floppy ears 😂

[@mmmmmmmmm7575]

hahaha XD

[@OnEiNsAnEmOtHeRfUcKa]

I wanna call 'em Puffles. :3

[@kiltorea1]

Aaawww...that's a perfect name😃

[@walsheee93]

OnEiNsAnEmOtHeRfUcKa no it would be squishy and it shall be my squishy

[@hailchan]

So cute ◍•ᴗ•◍

[@normconel2907]

It's strange that a channel with such high quality content only has around 30k subscribers, you guys deserve waaaaaaay more. I am always glad to see a new scifri video in my sub feed :D PS: opistoteuthis adorabilis sounds perfect :3

[@Alexagrigorieff]

Norm Conel They should have named it dumbo (the elephant), because of its "ears"

[@TeddehSpaghetti]

Norm Conel Science Friday is a radio program on NPR affiliated with PRI. It started in 1991 and I'm sure has many times this subscriber amount offline- although, I haven't gathered the data. :p Tune a radio to NPR on a friday and you'll hear loads of good stuff like this or PRI has a phone app with all the shows archived, as well as they are online.

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Amazing. I have 350+ subs, mostly science and news. I can't believe I haven't found this channel before (smacks forehead).

[@scifri]

Norm Conel Thanks so much, guys! You can learn more about all of our programs at sciencefriday.com

[@raphk9599]

Agreed, subbed!

[@AMRedemption]

Maybe adding try "pressure" to the eggs? Since its a deep sea creature, and the eggs fall to the bottom, maybe depth pressure will trigger some hormone and begin development?? High pressure may be a more suitable environment.

[@zbrooo]

Mandelson Fleurival They just take years to grow because the cold slows the metabolism, plus the octopuses emerge as miniature versions of the adults rather than as less developed larvae as with other octopus species to give the young an advantage.

[@UFOgamers]

Mandelson Fleurival Come on man, you think they didn't think of that.

[@AMRedemption]

JR B​ thanks for knowledge. HENNI Mohamed​ you never know. Sometimes you can be so close you don't notice the world around you.

[@UFOgamers]

Mandelson Fleurival true !

[@choonkeonglim6178]

Hi it has been a year, any idea how are the eggs doing? I wonder if the babies of this octopus will be 10 times cuter.

[@EliteWarrior1026]

Choon Keong Lim How is it possible to get any cuter than that?

[@froguroll5602]

Nintendo should make a pokemon based on this cutie in sun and moon ☺️

[@Brucewayne96]

Haha I was thinking the same I have good feeling that we are going to get an another octopus pokemon in 7th gen other than malamar and octillery

[@fishdude8526]

Welp, at least we have gen 9

[@Quagigitymire]

That's an amazingly long time from eggs being laid to being hatched. Thankfully the little guys aren't considered a profitable commercial fish or much like the orange roughy, they'd be nearly extinct in next to no time at all. Luckily, many people end not to enjoy eating such cute little animals so let's hope they will continue to live long and happy lives in the deep dark and cold waters in the depths of the ocean.

[@Khuratokh]

all the same. deep sea bottom trawling can have a disastrous impact on any population that requires such a long time to incubate.

[@Quagigitymire]

Khuratokh Agreed, it is a horrible and destructive method that shouldn't be allowed anywhere. Sad thing is despite knowing how destructive it is nobody seems to be effectively reducing and preventing it at the legislative level. It's truly amazing to me how bad we have to screw something up before we actually take action.

[@MrtinVarela]

+Quagigitymire the problem is, how would you regulate such activities.

[@darlenegreywolf7330]

Unfortunately some money grubber will think of a way to get rich killing off this cutie! Look at history!

[@blkbxmnky]

To clarify, the specimen being dissected in the video has been dead since 1990. Even the eggs featured on screen were taken from a deceased specimens ovaries. Rest easy internet; no animals were harmed in the making of this video.

[@nowvoyagerNE]

right...they were harmed BEFORE the making of this video...so that makes it ok.

[@srobe2434]

@@nowvoyagerNE ... Dude, they were dead. They weren't harmed whatsoever.

[@inactive7875]

Died of old age, I think.

[@donm7313]

She straight up said that they were so comfortable in the aquarium they built for them that they left a few eggs in the exhibit, -

[@themanbehindtheslaughter7633]

Yeh the eggs are from a live specimen in an aquarium while the dead bofy was long dead from 1990 old age maybe i guesd

[@dookledee]

I'm pretty sure this is my spirit animal.

[@fishdude8526]

same

[@GooseandLitten]

Yeah i am trying to see if these are legal to keep

[@GooseandLitten]

Maybe I can smuggle one if it’s legal yeah I will risk getting squished to a pancake to see or keep one

[@engie_benjy]

Looks like a subspecies of the dumbo octopus, a smaller cuter counterpart...

[@ashleymiller688]

those octopi are so cute I love them. they all just seem to have such cute faces and everything about them is cute!😃

[@danbarry6693]

Yes, opistoteuthis adorabillis DEFINETELY suites it! Nice job naming it

[@cheese4g]

The Splatoon tumblr page brought me here. Do not be fooled by the Octarian's latest evil soldier!

[@LangeManGlenn]

Me too, we need to stay strong against this new army of cuteness.

[@clowkero]

234glenn I'm not so sure... They're REALLY cute...

[@TheKyGuy]

cheese4g Yeah, totally. That's what brought me here, too. XD

[@AnifreakGedsparrow]

clowkero You fool! Don't give in!

[@clowkero]

Rommel Villanueva Booyah!,You're right who cares about their big eyes, smooth skin, cute tentacles, and....and...

[@alexfraze12087]

When I go to school, I'ma ask my bio teacher what he thinks of the Adorabilis

[@nevaehwilliams3273]

Honestly I feet bad when they captured the little guy 🙁

[@Armidillodude]

So did I but I also burst out laughing from how it looked

[@GrowLLLTigeRRR]

So did I. Especially since octopuses are so intelligent.

[@haritzharriezam847]

me too but think positive if they fully understand how adorabilis live they might had in your tank.i mean my tank!!

[@KhushiSharma-ci2kf]

@@haritzharriezam847 you want to take their freedom? Just for your own happiness?

[@justmekish3781]

It hit its head trying to escape

[@Myinmi]

Thank you for such high quality footage and all the work needed to produce it.

[@OrdoMallius]

Cutelu

[@ApolloMars1617]

its correct name would be Octopus Veneranilis (adorable octopus) but actual adora can mean worshipping and adore too....it would mean an to be adored octobus.....

[@rikospostmodernlife]

It's a Chibi Cthulhu

[@user-gf6hf5uz2r]

Adorabilis? Can one actually name species like that? =D I mean...rules of naming would prevent, wouldn't they?

[@opalmeshspringtime8093]

I had to write an animal book for Spanish class and I chose a dumbo octopus. Needless to say, my teacher was very impressed.

[@DarkHalmut]

The music really drives home how lonely that tank is.

[@chrisvandijk99]

Always interesting in how scientist (who i have the greatest respect for) always say in order to understand this eco system and make/keep it healthy we need to understand how it works. I say we all need to understand that were polluting all eco systems period. We need to investigate ourselves and come up with a solution for that! Great work though keep it up!

[@robertjazz3613]

For real

[@nevaehlheaven]

We don't help it work because it works. They get paid to be curious. They aren't helping. Actually pesticides are damaging because of how dangerous they can be for bees.

[@sfrosegrower]

Agreed. Please don't litter or pick up litter plastic cigarette butts u see. Don't let dogs poop on the beach or chase birds they are feeding and resting. Vote for candidates that support ocean conservation NOT sea drilling and mining! More protected marine areas no fishing trawling. Thank you for reading.

[@auroratrent9938]

what if they weren't eggs... lol.

[@dreamchaser3012]

You think that a bunch of people who spend their lives studying cephalopods wouldn't know an egg when they see one?

[@ITryToLookLikeYou]

Dream Chaser it's a joke

[@skeetorkiftwon]

Dream Chaser What if, they weren't...its...eggs?

[@scripturientguru]

3:03 "Oh noooooOoooo" *does a backflip*

[@tanyaj3988]

I always learn something from this channel. Thank you for that!

[@TheBenenene10]

This went from really cute to really weird really fast.

[@Raidoven]

***** you're right. around the 2 minute mark :C

[@desmond_craddock_5226]

Call them the Zoidbergs

[@bernardli9514]

Mr MechanicalArm Why not Zoidberg?

[@desmond_craddock_5226]

You could call a single one a Zoidburg but a group would be Zoidburgs

[@wiggumesquilax9480]

Mr MechanicalArm A woop of Zoidbergs.

[@henndriks]

bernard Li Cause it´s a brain slug!

[@Sideshow_Jim]

Mr MechanicalArm Yes a million times YES!!!

[@FuelEvanDown]

It's funny... Because I was under the impression that this species was called the 'Dumbo Octopus'. You learn something new every day :)

[@sophiax7897]

aaaaaawwwwww i wanna see more of the cute lil octi such a lil cutie ball loool

[@SharS245]

thank u fr sharing this heart-warming story ..... they are indeed absolutely cute ... am sharing this in groups on fb n on my tl.... kudos to ur team...... cant wait to see d eggs hatched.....

[@e.goldberg7099]

this is so cute and special, my faith in humanity starts to develope again

[@KurtisSaiyo]

Real life Ponyo.

[@nidzfresnillo5347]

yasss

[@wedmunds]

+Kurtis Saiyo Except octopi aren't fish :x

[@ChicaChickenXD]

Ponyoooooo!!!

[@LonShevu]

Subbed now. You're doing really great content on here ^^

[@scifri]

Lon Shevu Thank!

[@adon7843]

I CAME BACK, WHERE ARE THE EGGS NOW? I NEED AN UPDATE

[@ShikixLeBroche]

Oh you guys really have to keep us updated on the hatching progress of the eggs! - I literally have a stomach ache from the enormous cuteness!!

[@pikabora]

I shall call them squishy and they shall be mine and they shall be my squishy.

[@ITryToLookLikeYou]

Piko Omari stolen

[@vornamenachname1069]

OMG, I just went from this video to another one and it turned out that they actually named it "adorabilis"

[@ChiRhoStudio]

Thank you for sharing! They are indeed adorable! Thank you for such quality videos. God Bless!!!

[@geraldmanion484]

I read somewhere that they are now called Dumbo Octopuses 🥰

[@zeldacheri]

The name dumbo octopuses refers to a group of octopus species which share certain characteristics, like the fins above the eyes, the very short arms and the webs that join the arms. They all live in the deep ocean. The little guy featured in this video is one of the species in this group.

[@ximenacanez3436]

Cutetulhu

[@qwertyovo5360]

And now, they are called the 'Dumbo' Octopus. The are SO cute!!!

[@BinkieMcFartnuggets]

It's just trying to sucker you in before it latches onto your face.

[@omnissiah1119]

It totally looks like one of the ghosts from pac man. But evermore adorable ;)

[@peacelovenessab]

I instantly thought it looked like "Pearl" from finding nemo lol so cute!

[@romeorusnak1065]

That is the cutest octopus I've ever seen*does from cuteness*

[@mspussygalore]

What a cutie...they are so tiny. Cool video and very educational.

[@MyLifeOfficial]

Usually when I subscribe to a channel, it does well. I just subscribed. That means you're on your way to 100K subs pretty soon.

[@kumirei8715]

This is so cool

[@aimeewolf557]

OMG So Cute!!!!!! I Just Went Into My Old Sea Animal Plushies and I Found My Favorite Deep Sea Octopus Plush And The Looked At This Video Again And My Octopus Plush Was The Opisthoteuthis Adorabilis!!!!!!! I'm so excited and happy that I have a little plush of these cuties!!!!! 😊. But on the down side I have a fever......😓

[@MmmBruger]

Stay strong SquidKids!

[@kyan2632]

It has been 6 years, I wonder how is going

[@innocentmaps]

Awesome, awesome video. Subbed and shared X 10 - can't wait to see more!

[@X0verXDriveX]

I wasn't expecting this kind of surprise...

[@ChrisBclips]

They must've hatched by now, wish we could have seen it

[@jimmystancliff2843]

Is there an update on those eggs today

[@Tokomi]

Just as adorable as the tiny squid counterpart

[@zoneblue4334]

Cuteness overload

[@th1s1guysays1]

Amazing Channel. Subbed!

[@Flopsaurus]

Excellent video!

[@zipdop1]

The Snapchat logo has come to life!

[@hadochaddockson4290]

so cute and what beautiful eyes.. the octopus was cute as well.

[@KaiserWilhelmthe3rd]

The specimen left them babies! Oh that's just precious. :3

[@valumtimes]

Was that a robot trying to pick up an octopus with a spatula at 2:51? I sense the potential for the cutest cartoon ever.

[@greenpastures.777]

So cute!!

[@maliyahporter8527]

That is very adorable flapjack

[@amykang1413]

does anyone know how to copy and paste on the iMac computer!?!

[@TheSuperSupreme]

What a beautiful species!

[@likelythrone6786]

aaaaawwwe thats ssoo cool and cute! so cool how many types of wildlife and jus life in general

[@sarosch]

This makes me SO HAPPY!

[@kaimiralis]

With the fins, it kinda looks like a rabbit to me....

[@Talia778real]

Cute🥰

[@donnatrevithick5685]

One moment your free, next your scooped up and contained. Not fair!

[@GobboBex]

wheres the follow up video of the eggs hatching etc???

[@bobvella7228]

ha they used a spatula to mess with em, adorabilis then dissection kinda hard to have the 2 things immediately after the other. cool vid

[@seed2520]

Well he does look adorable

[@albyshinyfield8841]

It’s international cephalopod week every wrek

[@dandeayee3794]

I just wanna sit and watch one for awhile, they are so neat

[@Francisco-Danconia]

This is an amazingly good channel. That thing is so damn cute

[@crystal11418]

Puppies are cute. This Innocent, intelligent creatures are tortured to death in the name of "science".

[@tracimclaughlin6943]

SciFi do you know if those eggs have hatched yet??? It has been 2-3 years now since this video was posted???? Please update us and let us know... also do you know if males and females were put live together to see they would mate and have more eggs since the making of this video??? Thank you so much in advance...

[@singdancing8]

Just exactly how big is this adorable creature?

[@spliter88]

Yeah, adorabilis feats it nicely.

[@ge431]

one of the cutest animals

[@missbrownskinlady23]

That's so adorable 😍🐙

[@13258769]

Thank You..

[@romanpackham3026]

Love the name adorableuss

[@danielleadkins24]

Aww 🥰 there so innocent 😇❤️

[@Viplexify]

How do they simulate the high pressure?

[@CraniumCookie]

ermergerd we are so in love! Is there a petition to sign to make this lil guy actually named opistoteuthis adorabilis?!

[@fredfredburger5150]

If Pixar made an Octopus it would be this little guy.

[@cocoaicci_]

Its been 5 years. Have the eggs hatched? I see no update on your channel

[@bunexxthebunny2935]

it's adorable