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On the other hand, octopus live only long enough to mature and breed (2-3 years for most of them). Octopus aren't thinking deep thoughts with that fascinating
by kjs3 11y ago
On the other hand, octopus live only long enough to mature and breed (2-3 years for most of them). Octopus aren't thinking deep thoughts with that fascinating nervous system. There will be no Octopi poems or symphonies. They're pretty much just trying to get laid before they die.
- modoc 11y agoPretty much like the rest of us...
- unfamiliar 11y agoYes but we like to be all pretentious about death and sex before we go.
- coldcode 11y agoOur ancestors didn't either. Look at us now.
- kjs3 11y agoOur ancestors (at least going back a few million years or so) could hope to live a dozen or three years and fuck more than once. Octopus has a long way to go to catch up, evolution-wise.
- zardo 11y agoWith such short lifespans, we can breed them for cooperation and kickstart an undersea agricultural revolution.