Bad Science: Indonesia’s Camp Octopus
SCIENTIFIC fact of the day: “Octopuses are kinky and violent lovers.”
In the Sun, we learn that some octupuses strangle their male rivals. And “smaller male octopuses in Indonesia also pretend to be females, putting on ‘girlish airs’.”
Fact.
Posted: 3rd, April 2008 | In: Bad Science, Global Warming, Tabloids Comments (3) | Follow the Comments on our RSS feed: RSS 2.0 | TrackBack | Permalink
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April 3rd, 2008 at 9:57 am
In Cannes too, we often see male octopuses strutting about on the beach with girlish airs. But when cooked, they are as tough as the other males.
April 3rd, 2008 at 9:47 am
There was a smaller male octogenarian in Islington who was similarly inclined.
Cilla Black was said to be very fond.
April 3rd, 2008 at 9:45 am
Do they pretend to be female by hiding their tentacles?