Uploaded January 2023 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Here's how to tell if an octopus is a male or a female. Just look at the end of their arms. If any of the arms has a scoop at the end, or a hectocotylus, it's a male. If not, it's a female. #shorts
Specimen use made possible by the University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
Here's how to tell if an octopus is a male or a female. Just look at the end of their arms. If any of the arms has a scoop at the end, or a hectocotylus, it's a male. If not, it's a female. #shorts
Specimen use made possible by the University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
