This Cute Fish Can KILL YOU in 7 Milliseconds

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De Brauwer, M., & Hobbs, J. P. A. (2016). Stars and stripes: biofluorescent lures in the striated frogfish indicate role in aggressive mimicry. Coral Reefs, 35(4), 1171-1171.
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[@OctopusLady]

Heads up, y'all: you're gonna wanna stick around until the very end for this one. But if you already did, reply to this comment with some captions for that photo! EDIT: I have also just been informed that the fish seen at 3:07 is, in fact, NOT a swordfish, but a striped marlin. And I am now SO ANNOYED at the stock video website I got that footage from. They lied to me! They looked me in the face and lied!

[@cassievania]

I don't have a specific caption but it is definitely giving Evil Kermit meme (bonus points because it's a FROGfish)

[@shikazeevods]

Top caption: POGFISH Bottom caption: pogfish!!

[@laurawright719]

Howdy

[@indigogogoThatfloof]

Me: The music i listen to:

[@Bingledwop]

me: o____o Me in my mind: \\\\OvO//////

[@harbilu]

SHE RETURNS FROM THE DEPTHS

[@cienciandre]

Like an abyssal... Octopus?

[@countessk]

@@cienciandre Like a humbolt squid!

[@GandalfTheTsaagan]

30 stories high, breathing fire! Oh wait-

[@jredmane]

Yaaay!!!

[@mrpathfinder3665]

She had to go look for more fish to talk about 😂😂

[@aircraftcarrierwo-class]

Frogfish only _look_ like they're bad at being fish. It's all part of their scheme.

[@iminyourhouse68420]

😲😲😲

[@seanmadson8524]

They look like they're wearing one of those outfits you put on a dog to make them look like a person from the front (the ones with fake arms sticking out of the sides, and the legs/feet are the front legs of the dog)

[@haystack413]

Powerful deployers of the "im just a lil guy its my birthday" school of evolutionary strategies

[@HappyGick]

Right? This has to be one of the most vicious predators out there. They've evolved to look incompetent and actually attractive to fish, and just like that they hold that 91% success rate. That's basically unheard of. Most predators can only dream of having such success rate. Between the lion, the wolf, and the "unknown" fih at 18:48 I would have certainly chosen the frogfish without knowing what it was because I know for a fact that lions and wolves go hungry a lot of the time. They're nowhere near as efficient.

[@OctopusOwl]

They're the equivalent of that one guy who got aggressively questioned "choose the economy or LGBTQ rights" and the absolute mad lad said "Both" and wouldn't budge (like a badass). He used the expectations of the interviewer to absolutely WIN. Frogfish do the same.

[@danielhavens8819]

Imagine you walk past a beautiful apartment in a nice part of town and there's a for-sale sign on the side (it's in your price range!). You catch a whiff of something delicious and see there's a hotdog stand set up right outside. Then 7 milliseconds later you're being dragged into the basement and the stairs have teeth

[@AllTheHappySquirrels]

But at least I never have to worry about paying rent or student loans again, so I guess I'm okay with my new scary basement?

[@HallowIsSmol]

sounds like a magnus archives story

[@lokiijustwannasleep7865]

oh dear

[@FreedomTalkMedia]

@AllTheHappySquirrels The problem is, the basement is flooded in a lake of acid and while you're down there, your body is going to slowly dissolve away.

[@AllTheHappySquirrels]

@@FreedomTalkMedia I guess you haven't tried to rent a place in this economy fresh out of grad school, eh? Acid lake sounds delightful!

[@laquishaadams1854]

HP Lovecraft was right to be terrified of the sea. The concept of aggressive camouflage makes so much sense. Frog fish are living moster houses, lol

[@Abingusbabe]

I know she’s not the focus of this video but that anglerfish swims so funny😂 she looks like she’s out of breath but still in a hurry

[@taylorstumpp4005]

Me walking up the stairs vibe

[@AzureSiniy]

Well the oxygen saturation at the bottom of the ocean probably means she is out of breath lmfao

[@thenonfurry]

wobbly boi

[@lilywong9672]

​@@thenonfurry girl* males are very tiny

[@kennethsatria6607]

Its similar with that footage of the swimming anglerfish

[@Birchlandia]

In engineering "racking" is when a structure is under restrained and rocks at its joints, the best example is a poorly made table that will "rack" when you push on the side, this likely means it "squishes" the fish with one wall pulling it down and then either semi releases or then pushes the other wall in a similar manner likely in a motion like trying to move too tight pants, move one side as far as possible and then catching up with the other

[@angryotter9129]

So the violent jump and jiggle into the leggings is racking, got it.

[@SuziQ.]

My first thought (and I could be way off) is “the rack,” which is a device used in physical therapy to stretch the spine. It’s more of a rack and pinion structure. Your explanation looks more like the science paper I found when searching “racking frogfish”. They use their gill fins (that’s about all I could grok).

[@Gnome-kc7pr]

So its just like sawing the prey back and forth or what?

[@chuckgoecke]

The way that a snake works its mouth over a big prey item is like this I think. They sort of walk they teeth over the prey, first one side and then the other. In a throat, this would be pulling one side down and then the other side, like walking or raking it down the throat.

[@SuziQ.]

@@chuckgoecke , The paper/study I read said that the frogfish uses extra vertebrae and gill motion to swallow its food. They had to X-ray the frogfish eating, and slow it down a lot, because it takes milliseconds to do.

[@Nmethyltransferase]

"You may not like it, but this is what peak performance looks like."

[@allenfilmore5725]

A racking motion looks like a shotgun shell being loaded into the barrel. Making the iconic “chck chck” sound.

[@hayuseen6683]

They say if you pronounce BO-ops BO-ops eight times in front of a mirror in a dark room an octopus flies out and gives you a very disappointed glare, somehow stealthily holding up fake eyebrows to show its disdain.

[@biggestsigh]

I love the headcanon that she's holding up the eyebrows and they're not actually eyebrows sm oh my god 😭

[@user-xj8wy4uu1q]

Lol

[@MancFlowerDragon]

I’ve met that octopus.

[@mirmalchik]

boops are exactly what the frogfish wants you to give them or, rather, boops are exactly what the frogfish wants you to TRY giving them because then they'll eat you 60 times before you can blink

[@Deletedcommentfactory]

I tried it and the octopus appeared and said, “B****, I told you not to call me!!”

[@tomfoolery-4444]

Now I might just have to make a shirt that says I'M HERE I'M QUEER AND I'M A SPHERE

[@FuzzyBunnyofInle]

Would certainly make some of my hard-to-buy-for holiday shopping easier

[@zainabzolita8436]

#alleyesonrafah

[@MatthewTheWanderer]

@@zainabzolita8436 Spamming that ignorant nonsense everywhere is extremely inappropriate!

[@saturationstation1446]

@@MatthewTheWanderer being appropriate on the internet is inappropriate

[@MatthewTheWanderer]

@@saturationstation1446 Wrong.

[@DontTrackMe]

I'm pretty sure I speak for all your subscribers when I say that no matter how long it takes for you to put out another video, if I'm still alive then, I'll watch. Your videos are an absolute delight to watch, and when I see one I get as excited as when I see a new HBomberguy or Contrapoints video (and I picked those points of comparison for a reason: they also put out videos on a very sporadic schedule and yet people still love them... rightly). If you're good enough, you earn loyalty which will endure even if there is a long wait between videos. The sheer curiosity and excitement of your presentation style is just so charming and sweet but also rigorous, and you don't shy away from making it clear when there's some point you don't personally understand or an word you don't know how to pronounce. So many others (such as me, probably) would let their vanity win there and, though I wouldn't profess to know everything, I also wouldn't specifically bring things up which reveal the limits to my knowledge. You, though are so admirably upfront about these things (which are rare, don't get me wrong!) that I find it really ingratiating. I'm so sorry you're having personal problems, and I hope that taking a break will help you to deal with them and maybe fix them. Sorry also for your health issues, something my disabled ass understands all too well. Just remember that you'll have an audience here no matter how irregular your videos are. They're too good for anyone to be able to justify depriving themselves by unsubscribing. Thank you so much for the videos you've already made; even if you never make another you've made KZbin a better place already. (Please do make another though) PS. It's me that's disabled... the way I phrased it makes it sound like I have a very specifically disabled ass. I would ordinarily have rephrased that whole sentence but I feel imbued with your spirit and I think I'll just leave the ambiguous phrasing there for everyone to enjoy and to demonstrate the limits of my ability to write a good first draft. Thanks again for everything!

[@robodude145]

2:26 while it's not a sea creature the best example of this has to be "gorilla gorilla gorilla"

[@sonjaquan5775]

the Octopus Lady name drops D20 and Bobby Broccoli. truly a cephalopod of taste.

[@tomhomunculus]

Hearing the stat of 91% success rate makes me think of the toadfish I feed, failing to eat food I gently insert into his open mouth because he is constantly blorbing water around and accidentally spits it out >:-T takes me 4 attempts lmao

[@tomhomunculus]

oh hey, I might be able to answer the racking motion question! Think gears, a rolling grinding motion.

[@brandonhoffman4712]

​@@tomhomunculus Racking motion. Like racking the balls for pool. Multiple objects moving in unison.

[@georgewhitehead8185]

@@tomhomunculus Hi you just need to read the comment I posted and you will totally understand RACKING. Doctor George Whitehead

[@georgewhitehead8185]

@@brandonhoffman4712 Hi you just need to read the comment I posted and you will totally understand RACKING. Doctor George Whitehead

[@funky555]

have you tried giving it livign food

[@vantharion]

I love that you love Dimension 20. It's always great seeing creators love the same weird things I love!

[@jakelevinson7802]

Was not expecting the boggy the froggy reference. Especially for someone who literally just started watching fantasy high like a month ago. But we have mad respect for that kind of representation. We need our spherical little frogs whether they be on the land or in the sea.

[@jan_Aleka]

These bois are basically IRL D&D mimics

[@user-sc7ld7cj6h]

Except that mimics don't swallow adventurers whole in 7 miliseconds!

[@neekk040]

shouldnt mimic be called “resembs”? they don’t imitate behavior. they just look like chests

[@Giganfan2k1]

​@@user-sc7ld7cj6hThere has to be game balance. 😂 Player: "I touch the treasure chest". DM: "You see nothing but darkness, you are confused with where you are or how you got here. Now what?"

[@emba2985]

Oh my gosh YEAH!... Except the mimics are either having an existential crisis or derp.

[@bigmclargehuge8219]

If I ever set up a dating profile, "I'm here, I'm weird, and I'm a sphere" is gonna be my bio.

[@geoffreyentwistle8176]

Better than my idea... I was planning on making it the nutritional value of the average human. Though I'd probably contain a few extra servings of long pork by now... xD

[@stuffie5175]

@@geoffreyentwistle8176lovely!

[@brandonhoffman4712]

If a frogfish ever made a dating profile it would be a catfish and it would accept cashapp, paypal, or gift cards.

[@Thepooman-gq9hz]

Ok casoh

[@Lambda_Ovine]

I really hope whatever ills you're facing rn cease

[@jtmcgee]

Great video. Love the info, humor, delivery, energy .. basically everything. Sucks that you're dealing with health issues and I hope you recover quickly and fully.

[@tripleabattery2914]

nothing proves the "If it ain't broke, don't fix it" rule of nature than the frogfish lmao. with a 91% catch rate and no eating standards it's not gonna die off soon. long live the frogfish🤟🏾 (and rest well octopus lady! you show that corporeal form what's up- with love and kindness❤)

[@alveolate]

no shade on froggy's success rate... but i think we need to also consider total catches per hour or something? ultimately the froggo's gonna win purely on calories spent per catch tho.

[@goatfromhell666]

​@@alveolatetime is relative. If you don't move much, an hour doesn't mean much to you.

[@alveolate]

@@goatfromhell666 that's also a good point! we could all learn a thing or two from froggy

[@RaidFiftyOne]

@@alveolate I think I'm going to test the Frog fishes method today and see if it works!!!

[@samsammich8465]

the whole 91 percent thing is like saying that a bear trap is a better tool for hunting than a rifle because it traps things 100% of the time. Well sure but animals have to step on it first.

[@matiascruz1270]

Also, as someone with EDS as well as lots of mental illnesses, I totally feel it. It’s frustrating as hell to be at the mercy of your bad days and to have no idea when you’ll have a good day again. I hope you pull through it, we’re all here for you. We love you, you’re our favorite cephalopod

[@lasercraft32]

20:28 "Having a corporeal form is SO OVERRATED yall... If you currently are some sort of disembodied sentient being, and are thinking of maybe getting a corporeal form, DON'T its not worth it!" - OctopusLady, 2024

[@perfectlyhopeless]

Your channel is one of my favorites, I'm so content waiting however long it takes as you fight with your physical being. I wish you plentiful spoons as you continue through this world 💕

[@matiascruz1270]

You know, I think I’m glad that our distant ancestors decided to evolve out of the ocean if that means I will never have to worry about being swallowed by a frog fish

[@feed8647]

In 7 ms that is 😐 Imagine blinking while haning out with your friends and when you open your eyes, all of them are gone.

[@brandonhoffman4712]

Yep lions, tigers, and bears are all easy to get away from in the wild! No worries at all... Where's my bear mace? 😅

[@Raven-Blackwing]

This is the one of the stupidest fish I've ever seen and it's a crime that I can't hug it.

[@MatthewTheWanderer]

Are there ANY kind of fish you can hug, though?

[@olasdorosdiliusimilius2174]

​@@MatthewTheWanderer A shark

[@MatthewTheWanderer]

@@olasdorosdiliusimilius2174 No, you can't hug sharks.

[@olasdorosdiliusimilius2174]

@@MatthewTheWanderer Yes you can.

[@SeamusDonohueEVEOnline]

"...and it's a crime that I can't hug it." ...and live. :P

[@jameskennedy9960]

Just stumbled upon your channel yesterday--hard to believe the algorithm didn't know how much I would enjoy it! I hope you are a teacher of some sort--your enthusiasm is the sort that will cause (especially young) people to fall in love with the science you explain. You are doing a great job! (No matter how much $$$ you get) Keep it up! You are doing great work! It will change lives! For the better! I love you! (from way afar!) :)

[@user-jh5rq8of9n]

Awesome video!!! Your cute and perky way of presenting content is absolutely captivating. I hope you recover quickly from whatever is happening both physically and mentally!!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@jayvillemin]

I’m going to caption the photo with something I have actually experienced multiple times Me at the bar, one drink in and already tipsy: excitedly explaining the biomechanics of human vision My much cooler coworkers: genuinely fascinated by what I'm sharing

[@williamchamberlain2263]

:)

[@carrott36]

I don’t need that one drink, it’s just how I live haha

[@MatthewTheWanderer]

How could anyone possibly be tipsy after only ONE drink!?

[@veggiedragon1000]

​@@MatthewTheWanderer I can answer this because I am also the type to get tipsy after one drink: I am 5'2" and I don't drink much except with friends so I am both tiny and have next to no tolerance. I also hate beer and usually drink fancy cocktails. "One drink" is something with two shots and a liquor in it while I weigh 10 stone, of course I'm tipsy :3

[@MatthewTheWanderer]

@@veggiedragon1000 Why would you say weigh 10 stone on the internet? No one outside the UK knows what that means. Also 140 pounds is a lot for 5'2". Also, I weigh less than twice that (I'm 6'0" and 270 pounds), yet it takes 10 times as much alcohol to get me even tipsy. And I almost never drink anymore and hate alcohol with a passion.

[@kyoyoz2272]

2:19 it may not be aquatic but my all time favourite HAS to be gorilla gorilla gorilla

[@Wakans]

I fancy bubo bubo. More aquatic: bombina bombina.

[@minthantlin9168]

Not to mention Gulo gulo.

[@carrott36]

Hottentotta Hottentotta, the Alligatorback Scorpion. So fun to say!

[@lykonic1763]

Not quite as funny or cool, but Vulpes Vulpes - my favorite animal, the red fox - is my go-to example :)

[@ElysetheEevee]

​@@lykonic1763 Vulpes Vulpes was my first thought, too, haha.

[@Sir_Bucket]

This channel has the "post doc biology researcher left unsupervised" energy and I love it

[@tubemcw]

That was extremely entertaining to watch. And very informative. I love your style and humor. The amount of effort that went into this video is much appreciated. Hope you feel better soon.

[@fluffysharkdatazz9460]

Mother has graced her little isopods

[@onehitpick9758]

I really appreciated this story with the art, the life, and the astounding feats of nature that make one wonder how it is possible. Hope you're doing well enough to make more in the future!

[@Pink_MMNTO]

i'm so happy you are back, honestly. I love alien ocean sm

[@luvxoxundertalehazbinhotel1835]

When the premiere notification popped up, I was talking to my friend and freaked out shouting "OCTOPUSLADY" and confused the hell out of them 😂

[@williamrobertson892]

The scientific name of The American Bison is Bison bison bison if you like those repeating names.

[@hayuseen6683]

Oh god no, it's an odd number, that makes it bad via the law of negatives

[@alexandruianu8432]

@@hayuseen6683 Nah, odd numbers are the only valid numbers. Even numbers cancel out.

[@adreabrooks11]

I'll go ya one better: the North American plains bison has the subspecies classification Bison bison bison. :) (Sorta like how dogs, being a subspecies of wolf, are Canis lupus familiaris.) Also: honourable mention to Alces alces - the moose.

[@williamrobertson892]

@@adreabrooks11 Isn't that what I just said? Didn't know that about moose though.

[@adreabrooks11]

@@williamrobertson892 Oops! So you did! I blame early-morning reading. Too many "bison"s in one sentence, and I just read it as "Bison bison." ^^;

[@hilloreeheselgrave8448]

I LOVE your commentary! Hope you recover from whatever it is that’s tormenting you lately … want to watch/hear more!

[@bawbbawbins]

i cant comprehend the timeline at 2:41 because of the sole thought of pufferfish having been around and being silly for over 91 MILLION years and then mantis shrimp for almost 4 times that amount

[@aureafaix]

As someone who is recovering from spinal surgery after a literal lifetime of back pain, I truly understand how your physical state affects your mental state and ability to work. I'm rooting for you, I really enjoy how you educate and I look forward to browsing your previous videos again to fill the time. Take care and be well, you've got this!

[@jacobgreengas7121]

Everyone wake up! A new octopus lady video just dropped!!!

[@boris767]

So happy to see a new video from you!!!

[@SleepyCorgi-cd4hc]

YOU’RE BACK!!!!!! I love your videos, and I want you to keep pushing so I don’t lose a reliable person to learn from!

[@Aemirys]

I vibe so hard with The Octopus Lady and her love of weird goofy creatures...... I'm right there with you sister! On a more serious note i suffer with chronic pain with my disabilities..... my heart goes out to you for what your going through right now.

[@smallmoneysalvia]

imagine walking down the street when a car starts dangling a new in box iphone over the sidewalk and you grab for it and the hood opens up and sucks you in and it's actually a predator and you've been eaten. That's this fish.

[@Hei1Bao4]

I get more excited to see a new octopus lady video than a zefrank video, which is saying something. Never knew how amazing frogfish were before today. I really do hope you can get better, as I really love your videos and hope to see many more. Chronic illnesses gape and suck, from my experience, so I am amazed you are still doing these.

[@chorton53]

I love your enthusiasm ! I hope you feel better soon.

[@Eloraurora]

That was an extremely wholesome baby-fish squee there at the end. Good luck with your corporeal form.

[@movinghippo]

Racking motions are like 'pool ball racks' where things come from around /the sides and begin to pull in objects in order to align them within whatever structure is housing the objects. As for your picture prompt, Frogfish: How I feel I look. Zebra Fish: How others see me

[@MadNitr0]

What is racking motion? Racking is the common name for a condition in which the parallel X axes in a gantry system don't move in synchronization, causing the X and Y axes to lose orthogonality. Racking often results in binding of the X axes and potentially damaging forces to both the X and Y axes. simply saying a racking motion in there mouth would be the roof and tung / lower jaw is a back and forth motion out of sync. meaning the "teeth" on the upper part pull wile the lower part advance and reset and then the lower pull wile the upper reset

[@captainsawbones]

im so sorry about health issues taking everything from you - I've had to cope and suffer through that for years and I really hope things take a good turn for you!

[@MrBucon]

What a roller-coaster it was to see that there is new The Octopus Lady video. The intial excitement there being a new video, but then the realization it has not been released yet. Then resurgence of excitement for getting watching the video this evening.

[@JosipL91]

To describe the racking motion in the simplest of terms, the motion you do when you pump a shotgun is called racking a shell. It's a motion of compacting and expanding that pushes the object further down.

[@eesachariwala2145]

YOURE BACK!!!! 👌 incredible content as always

[@FramlingDammit]

"Hirsutier" sounds like the guy a snobby rich person goes to for a new wookiee costume. "Oh, I can't today, I have to go see my hirsutier about a new Attichitcuk costume before this weekend's convention."

[@lordvlygar2963]

OMG, that orange frogfish looks like a boglin. I haven't thought of those toys in over a decade.

[@Gnome-kc7pr]

The original "funk o pop" as they say

[@poolhalljunkie9]

Oh wow. That unlocked a memory. I had the green one when I was a kid.

[@benmcreynolds8581]

The Sarcastic Fringhead is such a crazy fish.

[@kelghar]

Yay more Octopuslady stuff. I love how happy you sound to talk about this stuff. You just love talking about sea creatures and it really shows. It is why I love your stuff.

[@kipmoore3599]

Just found your channel yesterday, love how you speak and your bubbly personality. I like the wit and humor. Makes it more interesting. Subscribed!

[@unkreativefrog5992]

idk if this helps but this is genuinely one of your best videos yet

[@OctopusLady]

Oh gosh! That is SO NICE of you to say!! Thank you!

[@williamexon171]

Just watched on Nebula, another absolute triumph.

[@juicykcaz8326]

I’m so glad I found ur channel again I love binging ur vids. Can’t get over how they walk lmao, also hope ur health improves!

[@pilot3729]

I found your channel this week and you’re so freaking adorable. I just love hearing you talk in your attractive goofiness. I hope you get through your medical and mental issues because hearing your voice makes me laugh and want more. I keep all kinds of fish and exotic fish from Remoras to Mantis Shrimp and I learn so much from your vids in general about ocean life. You bring it to the scientist perspective that’s fun to learn. It’s like I’m hanging out with a good friend. Keep it up for at least my sake. Lots of people love your personality which means they love you. You’re unique! That’s not boring.

[@nopadelik9286]

I really hope she's gonna see and read your comment, it is outstanding. Chapeau. Couldn't agree more.

[@larrymantic2635]

“What is it doing?” Probably sucking in food.

[@Caldenor328]

"Racking motion" must be back and forth like a shotgun, but its recurved teeth in a fishes throat.

[@WeLuvCKP]

Best of luck I hope you can return fully healthy! I wish you a speed recovery love watching your content.

[@ferggerman]

Awesome video. Thank you for making it so much. I really look forward to these!

[@OlyChickenGuy]

D'awwe, thanks for giving me more than just their adorable paw-fins to love about frogfish. I learned a lot in this episode! I'm very sorry to hear that your body is being stupid (or your "boat", as my autocorrect insisted...). My body also likes being chronically stupid. My best wishes to you on your journey, and I'll happily await your return, regardless of how long you need to take for yourself.

[@Sugar3Glider]

A Gulper Eel! Gulper Eel! It's a Gulper Eel! It looks like a Gulper Eel! Gulper Eel? Gulper Eel! It's a Gulper Eel! Gulper Eel. -Time!

[@larrymantic2635]

It’s supposedly a frogfish

[@MatthewTheWanderer]

The most shocking thing about these things for me was finding out that the many different colors and shapes could potentially be the same species!

[@james_yes_e1885]

Omg this was a fun video to watch. Love your audible enthusiasm❤

[@the_newt_nest]

I'm so glad you made this video, it's so funny! I hope you start feeling better, and take care of yourself. Speaking for myself I have a desire for ocean content at all times.

[@Gir547777]

7 hours until premier and I'm already vibrating with excitement ❤🐙 We've missed you so!

[@valinn13]

I love your content, and I'm so sorry to hear about your recent illness. So please take care of you and I hope you recover quickly. Sending good vibes and prayers.❤

[@Galbereth]

That was absolutely fascinating, OctoLady. Thank you . Get Better!!

[@lordvlygar2963]

"Heat death of the universe". Thanks, I haven't had an existential crisis in a while. Lol

[@Bingo_Dingo_Dango]

Dont worry! There's almost no way you'll live to see it! 😊

[@ivatan9530]

Octopus lady feel better!!! Im aleays excited to watch your videos. I fall asleep to them since your voice is very comforting. Now my partner also knows cool ocean facts since he has to listen to them on repeat as well

[@calvin139]

Your passion is infectious, keep up the good work octopus lady! And know that I'll still be here in-between videos despite the irregularity and gaps

[@MorfsPrower]

Frogfish are so cool, funky little friends being absolutely unique in the big blue.

[@Edgeclimbing]

You’re honestly my favourite creator on KZbin and you’ve reignited my passion for marine biology. Thank you for being here, thank you for doing what you’re doing and I genuinely hope your health problems improve soon. Keep being amazing

[@danicoeMB]

I don't understand how, despite spending as much time as I do on youtube AND studying marine biology, I only just found your channel. Very cool video, loving this style of content!

[@olliehxll]

Just been through and watched every video of yours on my study leave day from school and can I just say, I think you’re amazing. The way you teach is incredible and hilarious. You educate me yet have me cracking up the whole time which makes the info stick in my brain which I’ve had trouble with due to ADD so thank you I can’t wait for your next video. Defo gonna subscribe to your patreon when I get paid,on Friday! ❤🐙

[@dooziiie4540]

Your excitement and enthusiasm for the work you put out makes the watch experience so much fun. It’s always so nice to see people talk about the things they love

[@lithic2331]

Love your videos, thank you for sharing these derby guys.

[@NMDustDevil]

I just found your content. I love your presentation, subjects, and humor. Educational, entertaining, and enjoyable.

[@Micahmancer]

first Octopus Lady video ive ever watched. i love it. time to binge the entire channel

[@TemperanceL2]

Hi ! Just found out about your channel from this video ! Will totally binge a bunch of them, your passion for the topics you discuss is shining through ! Hope things go well with whatever is happening in your personnal life, Will patiently wait for the next video by catching up to the ones I missed on so far !

[@ArchieBC]

One of the best videos I’ve seen in years! Great content and wonderful presentation!

[@valiisi]

Banger video, very cute and enthusiastic writing that has me immediately invested, it’s like one of our nerdy female faves escaped early 2000s Disney channel to go run a channel gushing about biology. 10/10, subscribed!

[@MinecraftAedda]

This was amazing, you are amazing, that frog is amazing, liked and subscribed, and I sincerely hope whatever is going on with you works out soon.

[@KatFish682]

Your joy & exuberance are AWESOME! When you had the angler fish swimming away because it would get its own video later & had it say “Later, nerds,” well, it was an instant Subscribe even though I was ready to subscribe without it. I LOVE how you do your videos & your passion shows! I’m so excited your video popped up!💜😽💋

[@TuleAC23]

I hope you get better. Just wanted to let you know that I’ll support you whenever you need it 😊

[@benadrylgelllzzz5724]

I hope you get better!!! I love this video and all your others. They make me do happy

[@adreabrooks11]

My first video, and I'm an instant subscriber! This video was both vastly informative and vastly amusing! Thank you for the delightful content. I hope your life situation improves soon.

[@SativahBelievah1348]

The way you do these videos just makes me feel nice and comfy on a bad day. :)

[@ravensquote7206]

(17:20) Firearm terminology, "racking" is typically used to describe the action of pulling (the charging handle or slide) straight backwards (until the bolt locks in place), then allowing or otherwise shoving (the charging handle) forward again to its resting position. TLDR: "Something is moving straight backwards and straight forwards". Yes, exactly like the first thing that comes to mind from that description. "What is a charging handle / slide?" Most would recognize a charging handle as the thing on the side of any bolt action sniper rifle which you lift up, pull to the rear, shove back forward and return downward (they come in other forms on different weapons, but the function remains the same). A slide performs the same function, but most would recognize it as the blocky top part of most magazine fed / semi-auto pistols. "What is a bolt in firearms terminology?" It's the mobile piece of metal surrounding the both firing pin AND the chambered round on all but two sides (not the front for obvious reasons, not the rear because the hammer needs space to move to hit the firing pin in the back and the firing pin itself already blocks the rearward moving gases from the bullet so nothing else needs to anyway. And yes, even some modern rifles still have hammers like you'd see on a revolver, they're just cocked and operated by internal mechanisms rather than by hand nowadays). The bolt has to be pulled rearward because, when it's forward, it blocks the area beneath the bullet. Can't move your next round into the chamber if there's a metal barrier in the way (the bolt), so the bolt has to be moved backward and out of the way to allow that to happen. It ALSO has to move out of the way so the round you just fired can get OUT of the chamber, making room for the next round. "HOW DOES ANY OF THIS RELATE TO FROGFISH?!?!?" The term is used here to say the frogfish are moving their pharyngeal teeth straight backwards and then straight forwards again, though in firearms you'll usually hear the word "rack"/"racked" as a command or description of something that already has / shall later happen, more than "racking" which is the term for when you're actively in the middle of this (with firearms) typically swift and unrepeated action. Examples: "The hunter racked the bolt." "That frogfish is racking its teeth." The first action was performed once, and did not not need repeating since there's no need to chamber a new round when you already have one in the chamber. The second action was continuously being repeated, as just because the frog pulled its prey a little further into its mouth doesn't mean that something 1&1/2 times its own length has made it all the way into the frogfish's stomach yet on the first rack. This is what happens when you can't swallow your prey in a single action, and have to resort to some form of repeated motion to achieve the same result.

[@Octy_in_Boots]

From one cartoony octopus to another, thank you for sharing these videos with us! I love learning more about animals and then sharing that with a student at work. He loves animals so much!

[@patsow4797]

Thank you so much for posting a new video, after three months I was beginning to worry you left KZbin. So happy you are back!!

[@3_up_moon]

I believe a "racking motion" refers to the type of racking used when racking the balls when playing pool/billiards?