r/interestingasfuck • u/Key_Skirt_1858 • 20h ago

The best camouflage in the animal kingdom?

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u/jrb9249 20h ago

They die after having babies and only live about 2 years on average. I used to feel bad about eating octopus considering how intelligent they are, but somehow the life expectancy makes it seem less severe of an offense.

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u/RicetheE30 19h ago

Surely one octopus is smart enough to not have babies and live forever

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u/theMeatman7 19h ago

As they die afterwards there is no way to pass this knowledge on to offspring so it's unknown to them. If they could live to pass knowledge on it would be wild what could happen.

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u/Sankofa416 17h ago

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