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Kinky Octopus Sex Startles Scientists

Aquariums apparently don't put them in the mood

By Lucas Laursen, Newser Staff

Posted Apr 2, 2008 11:06 AM CDT

(Newser) – Octopuses are sexier in the wild than in the aquarium, report stunned researchers who snorkeled among the frisky cephalopods for several weeks in Indonesia. Some Abdopus aculeatus males employ deceit, mimicking females with their changeable colors and sneaking up on them from the reef bottom.... Read full story »

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