Male octopodes reproduce by using a special arm called a hectocotylus and inserts it into its partner’s mantle cavity. The female will then go to its den and lay a string of fertilized eggs on the roof of its den. It is very curious how they decide to put their eggs on the roof instead of inside the den. The female will then guard her eggs from anywhere to 30 days to one year. Shortly after the eggs hatch the female will seal herself in her den and die. Squids will reproduce in large groups, choose a mate, and wrap their arms around each other to fertilize. When they are in this embrace their arms will change to the color of red signaling other squids to back off. The squid’s egg capsules are then attached to the beach floor or to seaweed. The squids then promptly die after laying their eggs and their bodies are then used as nourishment for the baby squids after they hatch. Baby squid eat their dead parents. Those are some-harcore baby
Male octopodes reproduce by using a special arm called a hectocotylus and inserts it into its partner’s mantle cavity. The female will then go to its den and lay a string of fertilized eggs on the roof of its den. It is very curious how they decide to put their eggs on the roof instead of inside the den. The female will then guard her eggs from anywhere to 30 days to one year. Shortly after the eggs hatch the female will seal herself in her den and die. Squids will reproduce in large groups, choose a mate, and wrap their arms around each other to fertilize. When they are in this embrace their arms will change to the color of red signaling other squids to back off. The squid’s egg capsules are then attached to the beach floor or to seaweed. The squids then promptly die after laying their eggs and their bodies are then used as nourishment for the baby squids after they hatch. Baby squid eat their dead parents. Those are some-harcore baby