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… not in the mood to die.
For most octopuses, the ultimate life stage is senescence. It is the breakdown of cellular function without repair or replacement. It may last from weeks to a few months at most.
It may last from weeks to a few months at most. Males senesce after maturity, while for females, it comes after they lay an egg clutch.
So no egg clutch = immortal female octopods?
Why is their biology so fucking stupid?
Because it worked.
Evolution is just random mutations that may or may not work out.
Pretty advanced misogyny to personify octopuses and then blame the “women” octopuses for rejecting sexual advances.
Isn’t the reply doing the same thing to male octopi?
Disagreeing with a misogynist isn’t misandry.
The reply is stooping to the same level by personifying the octopi and applying human gender theory onto them, but it’s doing so specifically to show that this framing is misogynistic. It’s not as simple to clearly demonstrate this sexism if you stop personifying the octopi. Because there’s layers of misconstruance, it’s much simpler to address the layer you specifically have issue with rather than all layers at once.
It’s not really a simple issue to handle cleanly without becoming clunky with explanations. The same communication dilemma happens with STEM trying to address misinformation.
Yes, but, you see, misandry is cool.
So women carry around purses full of rocks and pepper spray?
Pocket sand
ch cha
Same energy as the people who handed out bricks to pedestrians to wave threateningly at cars so they wouldn’t get any funny ideas at the intersection.
Those are often “prop” bricks that are light enough to carry effortlessly. The handbags otoh weigh as much as the real one.
octopuses can’t talk genious
non-sapient animals have no concept of consent, people reveal their prejudices by what intent they read into their behaviors.
To be fair, pelted by silt and rocks is the actual no - octopi can’t speak.
Their entire skin is covered in chromophores that constantly show their emotional state.
I’m assuming the male octopus knows plenty well.
I’ve never seen an octopus spell “no” either. Presumably due to Black Swan effect.
Octopi are truly the next in line to develop civilization, they already got sexual harassment down.
Throwing rocks is “catty”? First time I’ve heard that one
Human males too
