Scientists are
unveiling a rare octopus that has never been on public display before.
And unlike
other octopuses,
where females have a nasty habit of eating their partners during sex, Larger
Pacific Striped Octopuses mate by pressing their beaks and suckers against each
other in an intimate embrace.
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| CREDIT: Richard Ross |
The beautiful
creature can also morph from dark red to black-and-white stripes and spots and
can shape-shift from flat to expanded.
The sea
dweller will be on display starting today (Mar. 6) at the California Academy of
Sciences in San Francisco
"I'm
thrilled that Academy visitors will have the opportunity to view this
fascinating animal up close in the aquarium, where they'll see just why its
beauty, unique mating technique and social habits are intriguing the cephalopod
community," said Richard Ross, a biologist at the California Academy of
Sciences, in a statement.
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