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Eggs are way more resource-intensive than sperm. The female octopus will take care of the eggs and protect them, and then die after they hatch. Both parents ar
by svnt 2y ago
Eggs are way more resource-intensive than sperm. The female octopus will take care of the eggs and protect them, and then die after they hatch.
Both parents are all-in, probably because some less malleable trait or characteristic, whether environmental or hereditary, requires them to be so.
- bell-cot 2y ago> Both parents are all-in... THIS. The life expectancy of an octopus is extremely low - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octopus#Lifespan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octopus#Lifespan - and they're all-in on the "extreme number of offspring, microscopic survival rate" strategy. So for a male - it's a fairly reasonable tactic to end up as a big, nourishing meal for the female that will go all-in on producing the eggs of your decedents.