#quotes #books #booksky #excerpts #citations #octopussquidandcuttlefish #hanlon #vecchione #allcock #cephalopod #argonaut #hectocotylus #detachable #sex #sperm #eggs #organ #tentacles

A pair of dwarf cuttlefish (sepia bandensis) demonstrating mating behaviors 🦑

#MarineLife #SepiaBandensis #Cephalopods #Hectocotylus #SeattleAquarium #Chromatophores #Camouflage

The male blue-lined octopus injects females with venom during sex to avoid being eaten, study shows Tetrodotoxin immobilises the female – who is about two to five times bigger than the male – so mating can occur, researchers observed

Look, you're all welcome, but I'm hoping @nome.bsky.social is firing on all cylinders* for this
www.theguardian.com/environment/... *or just the one #hectocotylus...

Male octopuses use a specialized arm called a hectocotylus to deliver sperm to the female. In some species, rather than sticking around, the male will detach the arm completely and let the female handle the rest. #science #sciencefacts #octopus #hectocotylus

Male octopuses use a specialized arm called a hectocotylus to deliver sperm to the female. In some species, rather than sticking around, the male will detach the arm completely and let the female handle the rest.

#science #sciencefacts #octopus #hectocotylus

Females octopuses have eight tentacles, while the males only have seven and one specialized appendage for mating called a hectocotylus.

#science #sciencefacts #octopus #octopuses #octopi #hectocotylus

(and just to fuel the debate, both 'octopuses' and 'octopi' are accepted plurals for octopus)