@theoctopusguyDr. Kirt Onthank

go-to octopus expert and educator

card updated Oct 21, 2026 · 13 clips parsed · following 734 · 329,500 likes total

Engagement6.55%normal range

Account summary

@theoctopusguy has 17,200 followers and 142 videos. Across the 13 parsed clips the average is 302,465 views and 18,884 likes. Engagement to views is 6.55%, which is normal range for TikTok. On the newer half of the feed the response is rising (+1.19 pp). Posts roughly 0.1 times a week. An average clip reaches 1759% of the follower count.

Followers

17.2K

+0 in period

Engagement

6.55%

+1.19 pp newer half

Average views

302.5K

median 5.5K

Likes per clip

18.9K

249 comments avg

Shares / saves

686 / 806

0.27% of viewers save

Posting rate

0.1 / wk

reach 1759% of followers

Latest clips

13 collected

Where is an octopus' butt?#marinebiology #octopus #science #ocean — @theoctopusguy

2.9K0:25Where is an octopus' butt?#marinebiology #octopus #science #ocean135642

Feeding the giant Pacific octopus #ocean #science #octopus #marinebiol — @theoctopusguy

11.3K0:30Feeding the giant Pacific octopus #ocean #science #octopus #marinebiology 2967713

Steller's sea lion trying to jump onto pillar buoy. #science #ocean #m — @theoctopusguy

1.6K1:59Steller's sea lion trying to jump onto pillar buoy. #science #ocean #marinebiology #sea #lion #jump 102513

Replying to @britneytaryn That octopus experienced some rare towards y — @theoctopusguy

4K2:53Replying to @britneytaryn That octopus experienced some rare towards your son. Something I don't comprehend.#ocean #mar22629510

Replying to @..jenn..jenn I don't think octopus have emotions like hum — @theoctopusguy

5.5K7:11Replying to @..jenn..jenn I don't think octopus have emotions like humans do #octopus #science #brain #emotions #marineb358471331

#stitch with @Britney TarynThat octopus was senescent #greenscreen #oc — @theoctopusguy

90.3K8:45#stitch with @Britney TarynThat octopus was senescent #greenscreen #octopus #marinebiology #science #ocean #aquarium7.3K196174591

Northern elephant seals are cephalopod nemesis number one. bit also re — @theoctopusguy

1.7K0:48Northern elephant seals are cephalopod nemesis number one. bit also really amazing animals. #ocean #science #seal #mari1171712

the Pale Blue Dot #science #ocean #nature #sagan #shore #beach #conser — @theoctopusguy

1.3K0:53the Pale Blue Dot #science #ocean #nature #sagan #shore #beach #conservation #climate 72302

cephalopods have the default nervous system #octopus #brain #nervous # — @theoctopusguy

4.7K0:58cephalopods have the default nervous system #octopus #brain #nervous #system #neuroscience #marinebiology #ocean #water 437121028

Octopus beaks #science #ocean #octopus #marinebiology #beak #hard #org — @theoctopusguy

5.7K0:57Octopus beaks #science #ocean #octopus #marinebiology #beak #hard #organic #onthisday 34571416

Do not do what Mark Rober did #greenscreen #octopus #markrober #diseas — @theoctopusguy

1.6M3:08Do not do what Mark Rober did #greenscreen #octopus #markrober #disease #petstore #invasion #ocean #marinebiology #scico109K2K5385.2K

#stitch with @Dr. Kirt Onthank Octopus drill hole #crab #octopus #scie — @theoctopusguy

1.8M0:43#stitch with @Dr. Kirt Onthank Octopus drill hole #crab #octopus #science #ocean #scicomm #marinebiology #bite 54.5K3601.1K2.6K

Octopus in a red bottle #octopus — @theoctopusguy

403K0:47Octopus in a red bottle #octopus 72.6K5067.1K1.9K

Engagement per clip

13 parsed clips · newest on the right · click a bar to open the clip peak: 19.9% ER

Feb 9Jul 16Aug 20

Date	Views	Likes	Comments	Shares	Saves	ER
Aug 20, 2025	2,886	135	6	4	2	5.02%
Aug 5, 2025	11,300	296	7	7	13	2.74%
Aug 5, 2025	1,594	102	5	1	3	6.78%
Jul 31, 2025	3,986	226	29	5	10	6.52%
Jul 30, 2025	5,545	358	47	13	31	7.54%
Jul 16, 2025	90,300	7,301	196	174	591	8.50%
Jul 16, 2025	1,674	117	17	1	2	8.06%
Jun 22, 2025	1,287	72	3	0	2	5.83%
Jun 22, 2025	4,746	437	12	10	28	9.67%
Jun 17, 2025	5,727	345	7	14	16	6.39%
Nov 28, 2023	1,600,000	109,000	2,042	538	5,242	6.97%
Aug 10, 2023	1,800,000	54,500	360	1,090	2,622	3.11%
Feb 9, 2023	403,000	72,600	506	7,061	1,913	19.89%