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Re:The Octopus: An Alien Among Us by dragonwriter on Friday September 27, 2019 @02:28AM (#21089032)
> Like, even for giant octopus? How do they get so large, in such a short amount of time?

Usual adult giant octopuses are similar (in weight) to 3 year old humans, so it's not really surprising they get that big over a 3-5 year lifespan.

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Re:The Octopus: An Alien Among Us by Aenyn on Friday September 27, 2019 @04:24AM (#21089658)
Giant squids are several times the weight of an adult human and also get that big over only a handful of years.
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Re:The Octopus: An Alien Among Us by justinator on Friday September 27, 2019 @01:56PM (#21094489)
And I'm guessing they start up a bit smaller too.
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