rhamphotheca: “How Male Octopuses Avoid Being Eaten By Angry Females The male octopus must deposit his sperm inside the female’s body, at the risk of his life. He may give something up to accomplish this… Read more: BBC Earth ”
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How Male Octopuses Avoid Being Eaten By Angry Females

The male octopus must deposit his sperm inside the female’s body, at the risk of his life. He may give something up to accomplish this…

Read more: BBC Earth

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