Ok, I'm not sure if I should be pleased or not that my friends automatically send me links to stories about octopus courtship.
Apparently "marine biologists studying wild octopuses have found a kinky and violent society of jealous murders, gender subterfuge and once-in-a-lifetime sex." Whoa! Why isn't this a reality TV show already?
Be sure to watch the video - an amusingly dry account of octopus relationships (at least in some species). These males give new meaning to the word "clingy." In addition,
size does matter - but not how you'd think.
"If you're going to spend time guarding a female, you want to go for the biggest female you can find because she's going to produce more eggs," said UC Berkeley biologist Roy Caldwell, who co-wrote the study. "It's basically an investment strategy."
At least one species eschews heroin chic in favor of voluptuousness. I knew I liked cephalopods.
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Some of us human males don't understand heroin chic either. I for one *much* prefer natural women.
And with all this talk of cephalopods, you can probably expect a visit from PZ Myers soon... I'm sure his squiddie sense is tingling...
Oh, it's rare that I catch anything cephalopod-related before PZ. He's got a million readers sending this stuff to him!