Comment on Centipedes Don't Fuck
DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 4 weeks agoI was very excited about humanity killing itself off and letting the superior line of sapience take over until I learned this fact. It’s going to be a bit before the octopi are ready to create a civilization.
grozzle@lemm.ee 4 weeks ago
They don’t do any parenting, either. Nor do siblings ever team up. Baby octopus just has to take care of itself, alone.
It’s weird, they’re so intelligent, but don’t teach anything to the next generation.
Apytele@sh.itjust.works 4 weeks ago
Arguably the biggest reason they don’t develop civilizations; you have to be able to pass learned knowledge on down generations.
flamingo_pinyata@sopuli.xyz 4 weeks ago
Sooner or later some octopus will survive beyond reproduction and then we can welcome our new mollusc overlords
roguetrick@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Some deep sea cephalopods do, it’s just not the norm.
roguetrick@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Squid siblings often team up. Very social animals with communication done by color flashing. Humboldt squid have a very high social intelligence compared to a solitary animal like most octopus. Unfortunately that live fast and die young still applies. They need to hunt to grow and they’re not adverse to cannibalism. Still, need to be smart to team up and hunt with a crew that will eat you given the opportunity.
flambonkscious@sh.itjust.works 4 weeks ago
That is bizarre!
Makes sense for the animals that spray their offspring en masse