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There is only one species of octopus that lives socially (LPSO are rare and incredibly intelligent but their lifespans are like 3 years) Maybe your headcannon
by culi 2mo ago
There is only one species of octopus that lives socially (LPSO are rare and incredibly intelligent but their lifespans are like 3 years)
Maybe your headcannon should be that apes did a "tower of babel" type thing to make all the octopus individualistic and unable to organize into a civilization
- ux266478 2mo agoIt's more complex than that. The famed octopus city[1] was populated by the gloomy octopus, a species which prior to the discover was believed to have been exclusively solitary. [1] - https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/octopus-city-observed-180964936/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/octopus-city-obser...
- culi 2mo agoWell the LPSO is the only consistently social octopus. "Octopus city" was actually 2 cities (the second one being discovered in 2016) and they were groups of about 15 gloomy octopuses. There are a couple of other examples of octopus sociality but on a species-wide level only the LPSO can be comfortably described as social Almost all octopuses are cannibalistic but Abdopus have also been found living close to and tolerating each other
- Razengan 2mo agoActually, just like how among apes only one [sub]species has been known to develop sapience and civilization, could there be one particular species among octopuses that is particularly well suited for [future] sapience? Should we wipe them out now, just to be safe? (no, don't. all cephalopods should be protected)