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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

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[–] roguetrick 95 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (2 children)

Essentially their entire mating cycle is what causes this. They've got a gland behind the eye that puts them into mating mode and once it starts it never turns off until they overdose on sex hormone.

Most cephalopods are voracious hunters that eat and eat to grow big and then once mating mode switches on they just focus on mating, which results in a shit ton of babies. Every step of that cycle has an extremely high mortality rate resulting in strong selection pressures for the best of every phase. When they do something, they go big.

[–] TheDoozer 53 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Holy shit what a way to go.

Get horny > have sex > orgasm > keep orgasming > die of too much orgasm

[–] [email protected] 28 points 6 days ago

Living the dream.

[–] ChonkyOwlbear 14 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I wonder what would happen if you removed the gland? How long could they live and how big could they get?