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Go check out his Mollusk Tier List video here: youtube.com/watch?v=nC9dU_oXANo
12tone: @12tone
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Music provided by Storyblocks
PHOTO CREDITS:
dwdaniels - inaturalist.org/photos/97231974
Shinto K Anto - inaturalist.org/photos/152623059
Callum Evans - inaturalist.org/photos/100379394
Mark Stiebel - inaturalist.org/photos/401954671
Justin T. Williams - inaturalist.org/photos/47800158
Sara Thiebaud - inaturalist.org/photos/267625387
Sara Thiebaud - inaturalist.org/photos/267625375
Select imagery/video supplied by Getty Images
VIDEO CREDITS:
The Octopus Show - archive.org/details/TheOctopusShow
youtube.com/watch?v=LU8DDYz68kM
youtube.com/watch?v=pxuBwfNp2wk
youtube.com/watch?v=XGgFH3kcRhU
Sources:
Denton, E. J., & Gilpin-Brown, J. B. (1966). On the buoyancy of the pearly Nautilus. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 46(3), 723-759.
Finn, J. K., Tregenza, T., & Norman, M. D. (2009). Defensive tool use in a coconut-carrying octopus. Current biology, 19(23), R1069-R1070.
Fulton-Bennett, K. (2020, March 23). Deciphering the visual language of Humboldt Squid . MBARI. mbari.org/news/deciphering-the-visual-language-of-humboldt-squid
Huffard, C. L. (2006). Locomotion by Abdopus aculeatus (Cephalopoda: Octopodidae): walking the line between primary and secondary defenses. Journal of experimental biology, 209(19), 3697-3707.
Neil, T. R., & Askew, G. N. (2018). Swimming mechanics and propulsive efficiency in the chambered nautilus. Royal Society Open Science, 5(2), 170467.
Schulz, J. R., Jan, I., Sangha, G., & Azizi, E. (2019). The high speed radular prey strike of a fish-hunting cone snail. Current Biology, 29(16), R788-R789.
Shumaker, R. W., Walkup, K. R., & Beck, B. B. (2011). Animal tool behavior: The use and manufacture of tools by animals. Johns Hopkins University Press.
Ward, P. D., & Chamberlain, J. (1983). Radiographic observation of chamber formation in Nautilus pompilius. Nature, 304(5921), 57-59.
Whitelaw, B. L., Cooke, I. R., Finn, J., Zenger, K., & Strugnell, J. M. (2019). The evolution and origin of tetrodotoxin acquisition in the blue-ringed octopus (genus Hapalochlaena). Aquatic toxicology, 206, 114-122.
Wikimedia Foundation. (2025, May 24). Nautilus. Wikipedia. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nautilus
Get Nebula using my link for 40% off an annual subscription: nebula.tv/theoctopuslady
Watch TierZoo's Let's Play Outside - Mantidfly: nebula.tv/videos/tierzoo-lets-play-outside-mantidfly?ref=theoctopuslady
Or you can support me on Patreon, too! patreon.com/theoctopuslady
BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/theoctopuslady.bsky.social
Second channel: @TheOcTWOpusLady
Ko-Fi: ko-fi.com/theoctopuslady
Come watch me talk about pufferfish!
youtube.com/watch?v=s-iuENcZ-2Q
youtube.com/watch?v=dgInakXpWmc
Thanks again to my fellow creators who helped make this video possible:
TierZoo: @TierZoo
Go check out his Mollusk Tier List video here: youtube.com/watch?v=nC9dU_oXANo
12tone: @12tone
Matthew Krol (Extra History/Credits): @extrahistory @extracredits
ChemThug: @ChemThug
Nando v Movies: @NandovMovies
CinemaWins: @CinemaWins
Music provided by Storyblocks
PHOTO CREDITS:
dwdaniels - inaturalist.org/photos/97231974
Shinto K Anto - inaturalist.org/photos/152623059
Callum Evans - inaturalist.org/photos/100379394
Mark Stiebel - inaturalist.org/photos/401954671
Justin T. Williams - inaturalist.org/photos/47800158
Sara Thiebaud - inaturalist.org/photos/267625387
Sara Thiebaud - inaturalist.org/photos/267625375
Select imagery/video supplied by Getty Images
VIDEO CREDITS:
The Octopus Show - archive.org/details/TheOctopusShow
youtube.com/watch?v=LU8DDYz68kM
youtube.com/watch?v=pxuBwfNp2wk
youtube.com/watch?v=XGgFH3kcRhU
Sources:
Denton, E. J., & Gilpin-Brown, J. B. (1966). On the buoyancy of the pearly Nautilus. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 46(3), 723-759.
Finn, J. K., Tregenza, T., & Norman, M. D. (2009). Defensive tool use in a coconut-carrying octopus. Current biology, 19(23), R1069-R1070.
Fulton-Bennett, K. (2020, March 23). Deciphering the visual language of Humboldt Squid . MBARI. mbari.org/news/deciphering-the-visual-language-of-humboldt-squid
Huffard, C. L. (2006). Locomotion by Abdopus aculeatus (Cephalopoda: Octopodidae): walking the line between primary and secondary defenses. Journal of experimental biology, 209(19), 3697-3707.
Neil, T. R., & Askew, G. N. (2018). Swimming mechanics and propulsive efficiency in the chambered nautilus. Royal Society Open Science, 5(2), 170467.
Schulz, J. R., Jan, I., Sangha, G., & Azizi, E. (2019). The high speed radular prey strike of a fish-hunting cone snail. Current Biology, 29(16), R788-R789.
Shumaker, R. W., Walkup, K. R., & Beck, B. B. (2011). Animal tool behavior: The use and manufacture of tools by animals. Johns Hopkins University Press.
Ward, P. D., & Chamberlain, J. (1983). Radiographic observation of chamber formation in Nautilus pompilius. Nature, 304(5921), 57-59.
Whitelaw, B. L., Cooke, I. R., Finn, J., Zenger, K., & Strugnell, J. M. (2019). The evolution and origin of tetrodotoxin acquisition in the blue-ringed octopus (genus Hapalochlaena). Aquatic toxicology, 206, 114-122.
Wikimedia Foundation. (2025, May 24). Nautilus. Wikipedia. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nautilus
