The Blue-ringed Octopus is an especially hypnotic sea creature. Their mystery transcends abstract beauty and they also receive high marks in the danger column. They are one of the most venomous animals around - their bite can cause death to an adult human in minutes. There is no known antidote. When a passionate mood strikes this cephalopod, the male grabs the female by her mantle, obscuring her vision. He transfers sperm packets by inserting his hectocotylus into her mantle cavity over and over again. It goes on from there...
("Blue-ringed Octopus" by AdamAqua)
Sunday, May 11, 2008
The strangeness of Octopi...
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