Octopus Competing For Food - Behavior Observation Experiment

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  • Опубліковано 18 чер 2020
  • Octopus are known to become aggressive towards other octopuses, especially when competing for available dens or food sources. However, intraspecific competition among octopuses is not fully understood and has not been studied in detail.
    We selected two male octopuses of approximately the same size for this experiment. We decided to present Mario and Luigi with their favorite treats, a live crab and a crunchy shrimp, giving them both equal opportunities to claim their lunch. We anticipated visual contact, some trash talk in the form of color changing, and even physical contact involving arm wrestling.
    Would the outcome of the experiment depend more on the physical abilities of the two hungry and angry octopuses or would behavioral tactics also be a decisive factor?
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  • @i_shoot_stuff
    @i_shoot_stuff 4 роки тому +61

    "I told you we would get that recipe one way or another Mr Crabs"

  • @zenlizard1850
    @zenlizard1850 4 роки тому +30

    I love how Mario at the end is all "The shrimp was probably sour anyway."

  • @kimthompson1618
    @kimthompson1618 4 роки тому +11

    I love their little Octolab logo dens.

  • @TalynCo
    @TalynCo 4 роки тому +59

    I was waiting to see how they got the food past the wall. Rip.

    • @anondecepticon
      @anondecepticon 4 роки тому +1

      Thought you meant *RIP* until I watched the video. Nature be cruel.

    • @riphopfer5816
      @riphopfer5816 3 роки тому +1

      And I thought you were talking to me, for some reason. Be careful with your ‘rips’ there, please.

  • @sebbes333
    @sebbes333 4 роки тому +33

    FREAKING NIGHTMARE SCENARIO for that crab! :( !!!
    (You are that crab, and that's your nightmare daemons trying to get to you... (I'm not sure what the walls represents ) )

  • @Alleg69
    @Alleg69 4 роки тому +19

    Mario at 6:32 is getting frustrated with Luigi, he’s trying to show him to use the sides to pull the food through!! Lol He’s tried showing him multiple times. Then once Luigi didn’t figure it out he decided to take it!! 😂🐙❤️

  • @Wrigggy
    @Wrigggy 3 роки тому +2

    You: Think you're having a bad day
    This crab: Bruh

  • @PacificBoysFishandDive
    @PacificBoysFishandDive 4 роки тому +18

    Luigi is always player 2 😂

  • @LittleKitty22
    @LittleKitty22 4 роки тому +26

    Fascinating! Good that there's two walls between the two octopuses, if they had come across each other without that they would have a right go at each other and probably loose a few arms. But they seem to know when it's time to retreat and when there's a chance they might get the snack! Intelligent animals they are. 🐙

  • @jaxonmurtagh3265
    @jaxonmurtagh3265 4 роки тому +31

    I have a potential video idea here.
    So I am relatively new to the channel so pls forgive me if you have already tested this out but i have always wondered about the sense of smell of the octopus and haven't seen any tests about it so here goes:
    Put three cups in the tank with only one containing food, if it goes to the one with the food then you know that there sense of smell isn't just limited to the range of their suction cups. And when you repeat the experiment you could change the colour of the cups so it's isn't just going to the same coloured one. Thx for reading!
    Oh and great vid as always

    • @anondecepticon
      @anondecepticon 4 роки тому

      They already did that, check it out: ua-cam.com/video/xKNkSmWnh-g/v-deo.html

    • @jaxonmurtagh3265
      @jaxonmurtagh3265 3 роки тому

      @@anondecepticon that's testing if they can see colour not their smell

  • @stablestoic1491
    @stablestoic1491 4 роки тому +29

    Reminds me of my niece and nephew fighting over the last shrimp at a seafood restaurant. Poor Mario. 👍

    • @ARCHIVED9610
      @ARCHIVED9610 4 роки тому

      Who won?

    • @stablestoic1491
      @stablestoic1491 4 роки тому +2

      @@ARCHIVED9610 Luigi

    • @ARCHIVED9610
      @ARCHIVED9610 4 роки тому +2

      Stable Stoic I meant who won the shrimp competition at the seafood restaurant

    • @stablestoic1491
      @stablestoic1491 4 роки тому +5

      @@ARCHIVED9610 oh, they both won. This was one of those neverending shrimp deals at Red Lobster. They didn't know that though. 7 and 9 years old. Fun to watch kids fight over shrimp.

    • @ARCHIVED9610
      @ARCHIVED9610 4 роки тому +1

      Stable Stoic ohh. Shrimp is pretty good so I see why they fought.

  • @omnimoon3553
    @omnimoon3553 4 роки тому +36

    Press F to pay respect to that crab
    poor little thing ;-;
    F

  • @squidmansoup
    @squidmansoup 3 роки тому +2

    Fighting over that prawn at the end, Mario got so damn angry!!!! He changed colour, but you can also see the spite in his little eye! All the while you can see in Luigi's eye what looked like a smug little smile while he cheerfully dismembers the prawn. It's weird watching their emotions like this idk.

  • @marounazou8198
    @marounazou8198 4 роки тому +12

    As interesting as always...I wonder if things would have gone in a different way if Princess Peach was in the game😉

  • @carmenl163
    @carmenl163 2 роки тому +1

    Since there is no footage of how Mario got the crab on his side of the glass wall, the whole experiment is dubious.

  • @nachannachle2706
    @nachannachle2706 4 роки тому +8

    HOW on Earth did Mario manage to bring the crab to his den? He crunched it with his tentacles through the glass panel or what? 0__o

  • @FlixBricks
    @FlixBricks 4 роки тому +10

    Great Video, octopus are so cute👍😃

  • @christopherdiedrich40
    @christopherdiedrich40 4 роки тому +23

    WOW! Awesome video here but I could not see how Mario got the crab to his side of the wall???

    • @melodybaby9398
      @melodybaby9398 4 роки тому +5

      He tore it apart. And probably used his beak.

    • @christopherdiedrich40
      @christopherdiedrich40 4 роки тому

      @@melodybaby9398 oooh... that sneaky violent cephalopod!

    • @cormacb2326
      @cormacb2326 3 роки тому +1

      @@christopherdiedrich40
      If feel like Lugi was smarter though. I mean when wrestling for the shrimp Lugi used multiple arms, while Mario only used one. Plus Lugi was the first to successfully grab the crab. And Mario only realised that he could pull the crab though the hole in the glass because he had obsessed with it from the beginning.

    • @cormacb2326
      @cormacb2326 3 роки тому +1

      @Kyle Hafkin
      Just because you ultimately win something doesn't mean you were smarter.

    • @riphopfer5816
      @riphopfer5816 3 роки тому

      @@cormacb2326 No, but the employment of more sophisticated tactics might. Now, as one who studies cephalopod intelligence, I will say that it doesn’t tell the WHOLE story of which occy is smarter, because-it turns out-like us, different octopuses are better at different things. However, I don’t think it would be unreasonable to say that-based upon this experiment-Luigi may have a greater facility for tactical thinking than does Mario.

  • @supaguh
    @supaguh 3 роки тому +3

    This channel has become one of my new faves ❤️❤️❤️

  • @queenSummerKeli
    @queenSummerKeli 3 роки тому +2

    Thanks so much for this channel! I truly love it

  • @lindaway5889
    @lindaway5889 3 роки тому

    I'm glad that Luigi finally got the shrimp. They are both adorable!

  • @alexandersillan8139
    @alexandersillan8139 3 роки тому

    Poor crab..
    It’s like watching a crab horror movie

  • @extraterrestrial7424
    @extraterrestrial7424 11 місяців тому

    Still cant get used to how freakking long their tentacles are!

  • @JKeeper23
    @JKeeper23 4 роки тому +17

    I felt bad for that crab D:

  • @i-killed-a-man
    @i-killed-a-man 4 роки тому +3

    Please have them collaborate to get food next!

  • @apenasumretadardo2403
    @apenasumretadardo2403 3 роки тому +1

    how cool the octopuses are looking like an alien

  • @brookejackson9600
    @brookejackson9600 2 роки тому

    I was on the edge of my seat! Wow

  • @OrbitFallenAngel
    @OrbitFallenAngel 4 роки тому +2

    As always fascinating and interesting...I knew that Octopuses were intelligent but this really shows exactly how they are!
    I love how quick and smart they truly are!!
    🐙💗🐙💗🐙💗🐙💗🐙💗🐙💗🐙

  • @chemoboy-dannypheleps9234
    @chemoboy-dannypheleps9234 3 роки тому

    This looks like sibling rivalry. Fighting over something neither one can squeeze through the holes

  • @ARCHIVED9610
    @ARCHIVED9610 4 роки тому +1

    Mario and Luigi and then the player 1 and 2 roles. Awesome! ✨

  • @susanscovill6817
    @susanscovill6817 4 роки тому +2

    I’d love to see them do the crab in a screw cap jar task. I wonder if one will be successful and the their will learn from watching. And how fast this whole process would take.

  • @tomasabadi5374
    @tomasabadi5374 3 роки тому +1

    Hey Love your content. I'd really enjoy if you gave some information about octopuses. Like how are they able to grab onto things? Do they rely on smell? I think it would be a nice addition!

    • @jannikheidemann3805
      @jannikheidemann3805 3 роки тому +1

      They grab using thier suction cups or by wraping thier tentacles around things. They have eyes that work well and need less light than human eyes. Therefore they don't just rely on smell and touch.

  • @mitchwardell8978
    @mitchwardell8978 8 місяців тому

    Here for the octopus battle

  • @user-gd5yt2gn6r
    @user-gd5yt2gn6r 4 роки тому +1

    OK. good job. good teaching.I understand.Thank you very much.

  • @TheClimbingBronyOldColt
    @TheClimbingBronyOldColt 4 роки тому +3

    _It's a me, Squido!_

  • @josi4251
    @josi4251 4 роки тому +1

    Great. Now I want shrimp.

  • @jamaree11
    @jamaree11 11 місяців тому

    When u realize this was where future got the DS2 cover from

  • @kashmello
    @kashmello Рік тому

    Aww, Mario got so pouty at the end there. Truly hilarious and fascinating creatures. :)

  • @CasualBonehead
    @CasualBonehead 3 роки тому

    Love the names used.

  • @kirawilhelm3746
    @kirawilhelm3746 3 роки тому

    I hope Luigi was able to enjoy his shrimp

  • @reanaa
    @reanaa 3 роки тому +1

    That shrimp was bigger the the octopus?

  • @walkure8423
    @walkure8423 3 роки тому

    Seems like the food isn't really happy to be the food.

  • @gilbertfabella7808
    @gilbertfabella7808 4 роки тому

    Love nature and ur vids

  • @TheRegret
    @TheRegret 3 роки тому +1

    i wonder if the thawing of the frozen shrimp has anything to do with it. it seems like luigi saw the shrimp first cause he was hungry, but mario later "smelled" the shrimp water drifting over to him. then it was probably too cold for luigi so he put it down, but they both could still "smell" the shrimp, and the warmer water probably had a higher concentration so they went upward in the tank. after the temperature of the water equalized they returned to where the shrimp actually was and fought over who would get to eat it.

  • @vigneshrk
    @vigneshrk 3 роки тому

    hope those barrier edges arent too sharp for them

  • @tivor369
    @tivor369 3 роки тому +1

    Out of curiosity what is the name for the music that plays at 2:20?

  • @kenzopoe7050
    @kenzopoe7050 3 роки тому

    I would hate to be that crab

  • @anitababacsi
    @anitababacsi 4 роки тому +2

    It's amazing. ❤️️🐙❤️️🐙❤️️ (But where's Arnold?)

  • @joetuktyyuktuk8635
    @joetuktyyuktuk8635 2 роки тому

    I watched a similar experiment once that had the roughly the same setup, testing the intelligence of a pair of endoskeleton bipeds, the reward was a half sack of Budweiser...

  • @anondecepticon
    @anondecepticon 4 роки тому

    How big are these two? That shrimp looked huge by comparison!

  • @bordeaux8791
    @bordeaux8791 2 роки тому

    It’s like a club at 3am

  • @zebra3stripes
    @zebra3stripes 4 роки тому +1

    Looks like me and my uncle Roy on opposite sides of the tank at Red Lobster.

  • @bionic-tale4313
    @bionic-tale4313 3 роки тому

    They are fighting over a piece of shrimp.

  • @soupflood
    @soupflood 4 роки тому

    Two octopuses one crab

  • @jasonglaser1752
    @jasonglaser1752 2 роки тому

    And the crab is… Princess Peach??

  • @broccolihighkicks3857
    @broccolihighkicks3857 3 роки тому

    Are they baby octopuses or is that a gigantic shrimp?

  • @matthewjames7394
    @matthewjames7394 4 роки тому

    What kind of octopus is that species?

  • @RomanMapper920
    @RomanMapper920 4 роки тому +1

    Beautiful😍😍😍

  • @paulprecour3636
    @paulprecour3636 4 роки тому +4

    They should make a companion series of videos called CrabLab 'Utter Horror' TV.

  • @alaskaguyd963
    @alaskaguyd963 3 роки тому

    I wonder if they have a preferred tentacle. Like being right or left handed.

    • @feliciabjorkman8386
      @feliciabjorkman8386 3 роки тому +1

      All tentacles basically works like they had a mind of their own

  • @88Shinto
    @88Shinto 3 роки тому

    Sir Cub worth! 5:23

  • @jesse7603
    @jesse7603 4 роки тому +3

    Two Alien races fight to see who controls the evolution of the human race. Which octopus, er...Alien race wins. Powers Be.com

  • @alexsworld14
    @alexsworld14 4 роки тому

    cool

  • @phi-ws8mz
    @phi-ws8mz 4 роки тому

    Not fair that shrimp is too big.

  • @brendatabarez130
    @brendatabarez130 3 роки тому

    Me dió mucha pena el cangrejo, acorralado. 😆

  • @One_Love_MMLJ
    @One_Love_MMLJ 3 роки тому

    Interesting how Mario watch Luigi struggle for a bit before he went over and mimicked Luigi I wants Luigi had the shrimp on his Mario was like I don't think so lol

  • @melissasalasblair5273
    @melissasalasblair5273 Рік тому

    Thanks so much!! These guys, eh lol 🐙🍰🍵🌸🌌

  • @gamingnebula5704
    @gamingnebula5704 3 роки тому

    Did Luigi rip off one of Mario's tentacles?

  • @muhammadrizkyaulia966
    @muhammadrizkyaulia966 Рік тому

    Why you named the octopuses Mario and Luigi just like in the game

  • @REDDSQUAW
    @REDDSQUAW 3 роки тому

    🐙Yo better than Super Mario Brothers 🕹

  • @nathandurant2825
    @nathandurant2825 4 роки тому +2

    My mum taught me to share

  • @sierrahestum8007
    @sierrahestum8007 4 роки тому +1

    🐙

  • @eugenetswong
    @eugenetswong 4 роки тому +1

    It would be nice to see what an octopus is capable of with eyes covered.

  • @RomanMapper920
    @RomanMapper920 4 роки тому +2

    First

  • @helgabluestone2407
    @helgabluestone2407 3 роки тому

    The music detracts from EVERYTHING

  • @martina3623
    @martina3623 3 роки тому

    I’m sorry but are you not afraid that the crab 🦀 will snip one off the players appendages? I’m just say it would hurt Right..🤔🤪

  • @user-gd5yt2gn6r
    @user-gd5yt2gn6r 4 роки тому

    地獄。

  • @thoughtcriminal3843
    @thoughtcriminal3843 4 роки тому +3

    Interesting vid, but the added music and sound effects were unnescessary and annoying.

  • @SailingYachtDreamcatcher
    @SailingYachtDreamcatcher 4 роки тому +3

    Great video, terrible soundtrack....

  • @i_shoot_stuff
    @i_shoot_stuff 4 роки тому

    6:50 your weird family members who are too affectionate at family gatherings

  • @bunz6268
    @bunz6268 3 роки тому +1

    mr. crab: am i joke to you? ):

  • @TheNigeltwist
    @TheNigeltwist 3 роки тому

    Cheap edit, no crab through hole?

  • @DarTunwarm
    @DarTunwarm 3 роки тому +3

    Poor crab bit cruel imo as it had no way to survive and must have been petty scared. Next time chuck yourself between two great whites and see how you like it. You could have freshly killed it and baited it on some string or something, rather than let it be terrified before it was torn apart.

    • @steve166h
      @steve166h 3 роки тому +1

      I agree. I was thinking wtf? Its just wrong and sick, completely unnecessary.

  • @susanscovill6817
    @susanscovill6817 4 роки тому

    Not fair that the prey couldn’t fit thro holes better.

    • @anondecepticon
      @anondecepticon 4 роки тому +2

      An octopus can fit through any opening larger than its beak. If the holes were any larger they could get into the center section and hurt each other.

    • @susanscovill6817
      @susanscovill6817 4 роки тому

      anondecepticon yes we know this but still not fair to the pus.

  • @jaewok5G
    @jaewok5G 4 роки тому

    remember, this only a demonstration, not a competition, please, no wagering.
    I think I would've freaked if they decided to rochambeau for it.
    classic final showcase, pass on the first one cuz the 2nd one is _always_ better.
    "the early bird catches the worm, but the 2nd mouse gets the cheese"

  • @thehellyousay
    @thehellyousay 3 роки тому

    Wow, that's kinda cruel of you. Exactly what did you hope learn from an absolutely artificial paradigm like the, aside from who would win, and how?
    Perhaps you thought this was sporting, hmm?

  • @user-gd5yt2gn6r
    @user-gd5yt2gn6r 4 роки тому

    lol

  • @vrva3138
    @vrva3138 3 роки тому

    Crab life does matter.

  • @yvonnesanders4308
    @yvonnesanders4308 3 роки тому

    You couldn't just drop a bit of chopped mackerel in there you had to throw a live crab in

  • @mosessupposes2571
    @mosessupposes2571 3 роки тому +1

    This is cruel. Let’s starve you for a while then challenge you to win the one morsel of food. Wtf?

  • @Linda-yq8ew
    @Linda-yq8ew 3 роки тому

    These animals live in a glass cage with no other living things, no plants, no snails, nothing. THen you set them up for frustrating tasks. I don't like it. You know how smart they are, so leave them alone. What good do you expect from this?

  • @lizzysherwood8607
    @lizzysherwood8607 3 роки тому

    You people are sick.