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If you mean how do they breed, it depends on the variety.
One type of octopus mates and then the female finds a small cave in which to lay her eggs. After laying her eggs in strings hanging from the ceiling of the cave, she will then proceed to sit in the cave until the eggs have hatched, making sure that oxegenated water is passed over them to ensure that they develop properly. The resulting lack of food will hill her, and her last actions will be to ensure that a new generation of octopi survive. Of course, of the thousands of offspring hatched, many will be eaten or killed before they reach maturity, and only a few will survive to breed.
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What is the average number of octopus offspring?
20000000
What is the offspring called for a octopus?
Larvae, after they hatch.
How many offspring does the blue ringed octopus have?
1000000000
How many offspring does the octopus have?
Octopus vulgaris and O. variabilis have n=28, therefore 56.
Is an octopus is r-strategist or k-strategist?
Most organisms lie on a continuum between r-strategists and K-strategists, and the octopus is one of those. The octopus lays a lot of eggs, typical of an r-strategist, but also invests parental care into its offspring, typical of a K-strategist.
How does a mother octopus have baby octopus?
Octopus lay eggs in caves then watch over the eggs until they hatch. The mother octopus has nothing to eat in this time, and so starves to death. Her body is her offspring's first meal, but in some cases the mothers body will be found by a larger animal, such as the giant sea star, which will then eat the carcase and the baby octopi.
How are offspring born from an octopus?
Octopus hatch from eggs. The female octopus protects the eggs and makes sure they are clean and healthy as they grow. She will die right after the babies hatch, though, because she doesn't eat the entire time she's guarding her eggs.
Is the common octopus a real octopus?
Yes, a common octopus is a type of octopus
What is a male octopus called A?
what is a male octopus called
Is a is a octopus a vertebrate or invertebrate?
The octopus is an invertebrate... It has no skeleton.
What are examples of octopus?
BLUE RINGED OCTOPUS GIANT PACIFIC OCTOPUS PACIFIC RED OCTOPUS and many more
What do we call a sea creature with eight limbs?
an octopus, noob
