the first time EVER scientists managed to spot a pair of deep sea octopi mating it turned out to be 1. two males and 2. two males of different species 3. the much smaller octopus was clearly topping. neither of the octopi showed any sign of distress, so they clearly were into it, and octopi are too smart not to know what they were doing. source
the animal kingdom is a lot gayer than people want you to believe.
everything about this documentary is amazing
dramatic zoom on the sexing octopuses
“the little white male is trying to mate with an octopus over four times his size” something tells me straight octopus research scientists don’t get out to gay bars much
narrator: this third arm is the male’s reproductive organ.
*video of octopuses sexing it up*
narrator: in these unique pictures, the smaller octopus is inserting his reproductive arm under the mantle of the larger octopus and attempting to copulate.
*video shows large octopus’ tentacle reaching up to caress the smaller white one*
narrator: but why?
(via prettyprettypretties)
Source: youtu.be
