Cheri Baker on Nostr: In honor of this week's #Monsterdon film, Tentacles, I'll be sharing a fun octopus ...
In honor of this week's #Monsterdon film, Tentacles, I'll be sharing a fun octopus fact every day. š
Let's talk about sex! Male octopus have a skinny, specialized arm called a hectocotylus. It's smooth on the end. Some use it to pass a packet of sperm to the female. Other species rip their hectocotlylus off and hand it to the female. Here! Take this. š
The ladies remain in control. They choose a sperm packet and break it open to fertilize their eggs.
Sadly, octopus die after reproducing.
Let's talk about sex! Male octopus have a skinny, specialized arm called a hectocotylus. It's smooth on the end. Some use it to pass a packet of sperm to the female. Other species rip their hectocotlylus off and hand it to the female. Here! Take this. š
The ladies remain in control. They choose a sperm packet and break it open to fertilize their eggs.
Sadly, octopus die after reproducing.