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Re:What octopus and human brains have in common by jazzyjackson on Sunday November 27, 2022 @05:30PM (#33767692)
> cant be weeded out by selective pressures since it happens after reproduction

if there was a population that didn't starve after sex, they might out-compete a population that did, say, by passing on learned behavior to their offspring

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Re:What octopus and human brains have in common by Nevermark on Sunday November 27, 2022 @11:59PM (#33769976)
Their offspring are near microscopic and in vast numbers. A behavior mentoring relationship would be hard

Perhaps if they evolved a stage where the tiny things latched onto the parent for protection from being food, and lived off the parent, then the parent might evolve to produce an edible skin (for tiny octopus) and hang around longer

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