ertilization!!! The eggs are generally laid in a protected lair and fanatically guarded by the female. She usually eats very little or not at all during this period and dies shortly after the eggs hatch. It has been observed that even unfertilized females lay eggs, brood, and then die... ever-hopeful, it seems.Thus we learn about our underwater buddies, the octopuses. Beautiful, intelligent, and far more advanced on the evolutionary chain than many other creatures, the octupus remains another wonderful aspect of life on planet Earth. ...
