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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16221078/

https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-close-in-on-why-octopuses-tragically-destroy-themselves-after-mating

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[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 month ago (16 children)

Evolution doesn't care what happens to you after reproduction because you've already passed on your genes at that point

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 month ago (14 children)

I mean, yes, but if you're not a vegetable afterwards, you will have more chances to reproduce. Therefore passing on your genes more

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

yeah but octopi are intensely successful hunters. this may be either a mechanism that helps prevent resource scarcity, or it could prevent parent/offspring mating

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

They also lay tens of thousands of eggs at once.

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