Courting the Octopi The mating behavior of the Abdopsus aculeatus octopus, noted here for its sheer oddity. That’s a male up there, joined to the female by his spermatophore-delivering leg, being pulled along the sea floor as he continues to deliver his genetic information for as long as he can hold on. The slightly adorable/slightly pod-people result is in the bottom photo, a set of growing octominis attached to the mother. Check out a step-by-step explanation of this unique dance and more photos from Dr. Roy Caldwell at Tonmo. It’s truly rare and remarkable that something like this was captured in such detail. Bravo.
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Courting the Octopi The mating behavior of the Abdopsus aculeatus octopus, noted here for its sheer oddity. That’s a male up there, joined to the female by his spermatophore-delivering leg, being pulled along the sea floor as he continues to deliver his genetic information for as long as he can hold on. The slightly adorable/slightly pod-people result is in the bottom photo, a set of growing octominis attached to the mother. Check out a step-by-step explanation of this unique dance and more photos from Dr. Roy Caldwell at Tonmo. It’s truly rare and remarkable that something like this was captured in such detail. Bravo.
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Courting the Octopi

The mating behavior of the Abdopsus aculeatus octopus, noted here for its sheer oddity. That’s a male up there, joined to the female by his spermatophore-delivering leg, being pulled along the sea floor as he continues to deliver his genetic information for as long as he can hold on. The slightly adorable/slightly pod-people result is in the bottom photo, a set of growing octominis attached to the mother.

Check out a step-by-step explanation of this unique dance and more photos from Dr. Roy Caldwell at Tonmo. It’s truly rare and remarkable that something like this was captured in such detail. Bravo.

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