Female Octopuses Throw Debris At Unwanted Mates Who Pester Them Study Shows
University of Sydney researchers have been studying these wild octopuses on New South Wales’ south coast since 2015. The female octopuses were recorded by underwater cameras which showed them strategically gathering shells, algae and silt into their arms before expelling the debris through a siphon toward other octopuses. “Some throws appear to be targeted on other individuals and play a social role, as suggested by several kinds of evidence,” researchers wrote in the study....