Chapter 584 Alien life? Cthulhu?
A long time ago, marine biologists once thought.
What kind of creature in the world is most likely to develop into a highly intelligent life like humans?
That must be an octopus.
Because octopuses look like aliens to them.
If you think of an octopus as a living thing.
The various abilities they have are all very exaggerated.
In other words, every octopus is a creature with super powers.
Ye Zhen smiled slightly, "Imagine what would happen if humans had three hearts and nine brains?
And each tentacle can act independently.
Speaking of the history of the octopus, this creature is older than the dinosaurs.
I believe everyone has eaten octopus.
Just like today's birds, they are actually the descendants of dinosaurs back then.
So the chickens we eat now are actually dinosaurs.
It's just that another part of the dinosaurs trained to become dinosaurs.
During the mass extinction, they hid underground.
The earliest dinosaurs appeared in the early Triassic period 235 million years ago.
Until 65 million years ago, it was destroyed by an extraterrestrial meteorite.
And what about the octopus? They are older than the dinosaurs.
Already existed 560 million years ago.
In terms of time on the Blue Star, octopuses have been on the Blue Star longer than us humans.
And what is the scariest thing?
The octopus has escaped almost every mass extinction.
You can survive every time with difficulty.
560 million years ago, when was this point in time?
The Cambrian explosion is an unsolved mystery in biology.
Until now, it has been biologically unexplainable.
Why did life suddenly explode during the Cambrian period?
Many species appeared out of thin air without any warning or trajectory.
The octopus was a creature of that time and has lived to this day. ”
The Cambrian Explosion is only mentioned in textbooks.
Originally, the creatures on Blue Star were very rare and monotonous.
But about 600 million years ago, it was what living creatures call the Cambrian.
All kinds of life began to explode, and species prospered.
Like what?
It's like someone suddenly clicked on a certain skill point in the game.
Or maybe I received some gift package, and suddenly the creatures began to prosper.
So the octopus has survived for such a long time.
Is there a so-called octopus man?
That is, the Martians in some science fiction novels in the last century.
"Do you still remember the Martian boy I mentioned a long time ago?
Civilization and life have existed on Mars.
The skills possessed by the octopus, whether it is mimicry or deformation and color change Something like that.
For us humans, it’s like a superpower.
What would it be like if humans had nine brains?
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The most terrifying thing is the octopus’s gene editing ability.
We humans have only mastered basic gene editing capabilities in modern times.
In addition to these superpowers, octopuses also have very strong regeneration capabilities.
There is also the octopus Paul who was famous in the World Cup that year.
There is an ability that is close to predicting the future. This is simply a special function among us humans.
Octopus Paul accurately predicted all the results of the World Cup that year.
That’s why Paul the Octopus became famous back then. ”
Anyone who has experienced the World Cup that year will remember how popular Octopus Paul was.
Looking at it now, octopus is really a very magical species.
Most of the audience have eaten octopus
"Octopus, isn't it just tentacles! Tentacle play is my favorite."
"It turns out that the appearance of the Martians in the movie was not fabricated out of thin air."
"But the octopus is so powerful, why? What about the descendants of dinosaurs, namely chickens and octopuses who are so smart and have various special abilities?
Now it is just a meal for us humans.
That’s why some biologists joke that we humans are actually a kind of terrifying erect ape.
This statement is really very appropriate.
Immediately afterwards, some medieval paintings appeared on the projection behind Ye Zhen.
The side of a boat was clawed by a huge octopus.
“If we talk about ordinary octopus, everyone has eaten it.
You may have heard of the legendary Kraken, even if you haven’t eaten it before.
The Kraken, also known as the Kraken.
This is a legendary beast that emerges from the deep sea.
Attack ships sailing on the sea. It can directly destroy the entire sailing ship.
It was a nightmare for some sailors at the time.
But this has only appeared in legends.
Now that we hear this legend, we find it very incredible.
Is there such a huge octopus in the world?
An octopus that can swallow a ship hundreds of meters whole.
But later marine biologists discovered that there were really giant octopuses and squid in the sea.
One is the king squid, and the other is the giant octopus.
There are many more than ten meters and more than twenty meters.
How big is this exactly? It's as big as the fifth or sixth floor.
Both of these body shapes are far beyond everyone’s imagination.
The sea is so vast, and we still don’t know what’s in it. ”
What has been proven now is far less exaggerated than the legendary Kraken.
Because the legendary Kraken is a full 150 meters long.
A body as big as a fifty-story building.
What would you do if you encountered such a creature at sea?
The largest life form recognized on the Blue Star is the blue whale.
Only the sea can support such a huge life form.
The largest creature on our land now is just the elephant.
In comparison, almost twenty elephants can compare to one blue whale.
And if the Kraken is real.
It would take seven blue whales to compare with one Kraken.
“So, the possibility of an octopus evolving into an octopus is far more likely than that of a dinosaur.
And the octopus can survive longer.
But why hasn’t the octopus evolved into an octopus? What about advanced life forms, like us humans?
Because octopuses have a very fatal weakness.
They are solitary creatures and can only mate once in their lifetime.
When hatching her offspring, the female octopus will gradually decompose herself and die.
From birth to death, the octopus only has a lifespan of two years.
They have super strong learning ability, and what they learn cannot be passed on.
Maybe they once developed a very prosperous civilization.
It's just that it's degraded now.
Or they have evolved on other paths.
For example, the genetic control ability of octopuses can lead to the ascension of flesh and blood.
There is also Paul the Octopus, who has special abilities that are similar to super powers.
If there is one, it may be the same as the Cthulhu written by Lovecraft.
Isn’t the classic image of Cthulhuli an octopus head covered with tentacles? ”
It’s hard to say whether Lovecraft had this reason when he was imagining it.
Why did the octopus have such an appearance?
I heard it. After Ye Zhen’s popular science, everyone realized what a terrifying creature the octopus is.
Audiences at home and abroad think that the octopus is too powerful.
"Good boy, even Cthulhu has come out."
"If the octopus has really practiced for 600 million years, it is not impossible to become Cthulhu."
"The North Sea Giant Monster Does this thing really exist?”
Foreign audiences know more about Cthulhu.
Although it was created in modern times, it has now developed.
"I never thought that an octopus could be blamed for Cthulhu."
"Maybe Cthulhu is a genius with superpowers among octopuses?"
"Or the legendary one? Is the Kraken the boss? "
Of course biologists know that there are too many unknown things in the sea.
“Even prehistoric creatures that we thought were extinct actually still exist in the sea.”
"So the sea is still an unknown area belonging to humans."
"Will there really be highly intelligent life forms like humans in it?"
They don't do it now either. Know.
Professor Yan Xin heard the name of Cthulhu for the first time.
“Do you know what Cthulhu is?” Although Professor Yan Xin does not know what Cthulhu is.
But he knew subconsciously that it had something to do with psychic energy!
Among the researchers under Professor Yan Xin, there are relatively young ones.
Talked with Professor Yan Xin about Cthulhu.
Professor Yan Xin remained silent.
In Bureau 749, Song Xuan watched various movies or animations about navigation.
As long as there is an adventure about the ocean, Kraken is almost there.
“Captain Ning, is there really such a thing as the Great Beihai Monster?” Song Xuan couldn’t believe it.
Ning Xiu nodded, "Yes." Then Ning Xiu showed Song Xuan two pictures.
The octopus above seems to have mutated, growing an exaggerated number of tentacles.
This was the first time Song Xuan saw such an octopus, and she felt an indescribable weird feeling.
(End of this chapter)