A throw by a female octopus that hits a male attempting to mate with her. (VIDEO)

PLOS

Caption

The material thrown is silt, vigor is high, and thrower’s patter is dark uniform.

Credit

Godfrey-Smith et al., 2022, PLOS ONE, CC-BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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