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What I also find a kind of 'freaky' is that it touches the object and then feels it is attached to something and says 'nope!'. And it is gone. Ofcourse this is

by huis 7y ago

What I also find a kind of 'freaky' is that it touches the object and then feels it is attached to something and says 'nope!'. And it is gone. Ofcourse this is no proof but to me it shows some kind of intelligence.

agumonkey 7y ago
I wouldn't say this behavior is part of intelligence, it's probably the first thing nature crafted in any life form. Unfamiliarity => move.
- EForEndeavour 7y ago
  Maybe this one specific behaviour doesn't convince you of intelligence, but squids, octopi, and cuttlefish are among the most intelligent cephalopods, which are in turn the most intelligent known invertebrates.
  - agumonkey 7y ago
    Oh, I'm well aware of their prowess, it's been taped and discussed (also many more animals have more cognitive abilities than were thought before). I was just discussing this particular reflex/behavior.
- huis 7y ago
  I don't know if this is true. Most simple animals are very curious. If it doesn't move => go check it out.
  - agumonkey 7y ago
    well, the squid do check it out but it didn't like what he found
- HenryBemis 7y ago
  Is this worth eating or fighting (for) it? I have no knowledge on how they identify/distinguish food over a rock, if the tentacles have some sort of receptors on them, but apparently this didn't "taste" like food, thus unworthy of eating or fighting for and therefore better safe than sorry.
  - agumonkey 7y ago
    Maybe something on the surface didn't mesh well with the succion-cups
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diveanon 7y ago
There is plenty of proof that cephalopods are intelligent, but we keep moving the goal posts on what we define as intelligence. They have advanced problem solving capabilities and a distributed nervous system that can achieve levels of parallel processing software devs dream of. We don't need to go to other planets to find intelligent life, it is already here. We are just aren't smart enough to communicate with it yet.

by huis 7y ago

agumonkey 7y ago

I wouldn't say this behavior is part of intelligence, it's probably the first thing nature crafted in any life form. Unfamiliarity => move.

EForEndeavour 7y ago
Maybe this one specific behaviour doesn't convince you of intelligence, but squids, octopi, and cuttlefish are among the most intelligent cephalopods, which are in turn the most intelligent known invertebrates.
- agumonkey 7y ago
  Oh, I'm well aware of their prowess, it's been taped and discussed (also many more animals have more cognitive abilities than were thought before). I was just discussing this particular reflex/behavior.
huis 7y ago
I don't know if this is true. Most simple animals are very curious. If it doesn't move => go check it out.
- agumonkey 7y ago
  well, the squid do check it out but it didn't like what he found
HenryBemis 7y ago
Is this worth eating or fighting (for) it? I have no knowledge on how they identify/distinguish food over a rock, if the tentacles have some sort of receptors on them, but apparently this didn't "taste" like food, thus unworthy of eating or fighting for and therefore better safe than sorry.
- agumonkey 7y ago
  Maybe something on the surface didn't mesh well with the succion-cups

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diveanon 7y ago

There is plenty of proof that cephalopods are intelligent, but we keep moving the goal posts on what we define as intelligence. They have advanced problem solving capabilities and a distributed nervous system that can achieve levels of parallel processing software devs dream of. We don't need to go to other planets to find intelligent life, it is already here. We are just aren't smart enough to communicate with it yet.