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Well, unfortunately - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octopus#Reproduction https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octopus#Reproduction - a just-hatched young octopus doesn
by bell-cot 7d ago
Well, unfortunately - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octopus#Reproduction https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octopus#Reproduction - a just-hatched young octopus doesn't stick around, but drifts away in the current.
Also worth a read - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R/K_selection_theory https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R/K_selection_theory
- __patchbit__ 6d agoThe deep-sea octopus Graneledone boreopacifica has the longest known observed 53 month egg brooding period.
- NewJazz 6d agoWe could test this if we managed to get a dna sample of the colonies. It does seem unclear if the colonies are "chosen" family or biological.