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After the mother octopus lays her eggs, she guards them and stays with them 24-7 until they hatch. She doesn't leave them, even to find food for herself. By the time they hatch, she's usually too weak to find food.
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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.
What is the lifespan of a blue ringed octopus?
The Blue Ringed Octopus has a life span of about a year but it is not certain
What is the life cycle of a dumbo octopus?
Around three to five years in the wild.
How do octopus treat there young?
Octopuses are actually quite caring parents. Both the mother and father die not long after reproduction. The mother will care for the egg sac and will not eat after she mates, eventually starving to death either before or after the eggs hatch, leaving the octopus larvae to swim free.
How is octopus born?
The male uses a special arm to place sperm in the female, she then lays fertilized eggs in the top of her den and she aerates and guards (and cleans) them until they hatch. She seals the den with rocks just before they hatch and as soon as they hatch, she dies.
Do octopus give birth?
Octopus reproduce in a very unique way. When they are ready to mate, the male octopus inserts a special arm called the hectocotylus, which is filled with sperm cells, into the mantle cavity of the female. The female's mantle cavity is filled with eggs which are then fertilized and are attached to her lair where she guards them until they hatch. Male octopuses die about a few months after mating, and female octopuses die shortly after the eggs have hatched.
Why fish lay millions of eggs?
Because most of the eggs die before they can hatch.
Does a female squid die after laying eggs?
yes they do die after laying eggs. she stopps eating a tending to herself to care for her eggs then she dies after they all hatch.
Can you hatch wild turkey eggs then release them?
yes u can but u need an incubator and you need to do exactly what turkey mothers do or else all the eggs wont hatch and they will die yes u can but u need an incubator and you need to do exactly what turkey mothers do or else all the eggs wont hatch and they will die
Do mother butterflies stay close to their eggs?
No, the mother butterflies die soon after laying eggs.
Is it possible that if a mother dove leaves her eggs for one day can they still hatch?
They won't if they go cold, which will likely happen if she leaves the nest, unless the eggs are artificially incubated, instead of the mothers heat, the growing chicks inside will die. It appears mother ducks will leave the nest during the laying phase and as long as it doesn't get below freezing outside, the eggs will do fine!
Do mother birds die after they lay eggs?
No, they do not.
