Octopi transfer sperm by a modified arm tip. Other interesting and weird facts about octopus sex in included in an intriguing video. Brain Scoop presents the seventh part of a series on an adventure at the Field Museum as part of its Insects and Other Invertebrates playlist.

Concepts

octopuses, reproduction, the deep sea, animal anatomy

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Discuss the unique anatomy of octopi
• Watch a video on deep sea hunting for octopi

Classroom Considerations

• Preview the video as it has many mature statements and jokes

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Provides closed captioning in eight languages for the hearing impaired
• Highlights a female scientists who enjoys her work—a great role model for female STEM students

Cons

• None

Common Core

SL.9-10.2 SL.11-12.2 RST.9-10.4 RST.11-12.4