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[Biology & Species] 16 things you probably didn't know about cephalopod sex

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Start date Sep 12, 2019

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Sep 12, 2019

From MBARI.org:

Among cephalopods that mate in groups (including many squids, cuttlefish, and ... In most octopus species, females can even mate with two males at the ... slapping sperm packets on any other squid of their species (male or female) ...

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