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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16221078/ https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-close-in-on-why-octopuses-tragically-destroy-themselves-after-mating
minus-squarecm0002@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up140arrow-down2·9 days ago what’s the point, evolutionarily, to self destruct after reproducing? There is no point, evolution is about successful reproduction and everything else is just random chance. If a evolutionary tweak happens that gives your off spring better chances, but your arms fall off after sex then it’ll probably perpetuate.
minus-squareWorldsDumbestMan@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 days agoMaybe them dying is the bonus, eliminating the old blood.
minus-squarex4740N@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 days agoWouldn’t it make them easier to he hunted by prey or just die from not being careful People with dementia can end up getting themselves fatally injured so I don’t see an octopus can’t So I don’t see how it’s beneficial to help them survive
minus-squarehelpImTrappedOnline@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·8 days agoIt’s not but, the evolutionary goal is compete. There’s no way for the octopus to pick a mate with out the side effect, so the lack of post-nut clarity continues through the generations.
minus-squareserenissi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down8·9 days ago everything else is just random chance. nope, then you’d see some of same species showing the behaviour, others not.
minus-squareactiv8rlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·8 days agoSorry I’m really struggling to parse what you are saying here 😄 my fault. Can you explain further?
minus-squareDemdaru@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·8 days agoTo my understanding: nope, then you’d see some of same species showing the behaviour, others not. Nope, then you’d see some animals of the same species showing the new behaviour while other animals, still of the same species, would not. Also my comment: We absoluteky see this, just on small scale tho. :|
There is no point, evolution is about successful reproduction and everything else is just random chance.
If a evolutionary tweak happens that gives your off spring better chances, but your arms fall off after sex then it’ll probably perpetuate.
Just goon forever
Gooners win again
Maybe them dying is the bonus, eliminating the old blood.
Wouldn’t it make them easier to he hunted by prey or just die from not being careful
People with dementia can end up getting themselves fatally injured so I don’t see an octopus can’t
So I don’t see how it’s beneficial to help them survive
It’s not but, the evolutionary goal is compete.
There’s no way for the octopus to pick a mate with out the side effect, so the lack of post-nut clarity continues through the generations.
nope, then you’d see some of same species showing the behaviour, others not.
Sorry I’m really struggling to parse what you are saying here 😄 my fault.
Can you explain further?
To my understanding:
Nope, then you’d see some animals of the same species showing the new behaviour while other animals, still of the same species, would not.
Also my comment: We absoluteky see this, just on small scale tho. :|