![Pecker pistol armed and ready - When a male argonaut octopus is ready to mate, he lurks in an area where he knows females will be passing by. When a suitable female Pecker pistol armed and ready - When a male argonaut octopus is ready to mate, he lurks in an area where he knows females will be passing by. When a suitable female](https://imageproxy.ifunny.co/crop:x-20,resize:640x,quality:90x75/images/4aa26fa68a84b882c26146476abbcc807088fb9320da3c6fa59242f3e60b804a_1.jpg)
Pecker pistol armed and ready - When a male argonaut octopus is ready to mate, he lurks in an area where he knows females will be passing by. When a suitable female
![🔥 The male argonaut octopus is always in danger of being eaten by females so instead of mounting his mate he literally rips his penis off and throws it at the female 🔥 The male argonaut octopus is always in danger of being eaten by females so instead of mounting his mate he literally rips his penis off and throws it at the female](https://external-preview.redd.it/q4ojy7rLeos51Umpk6YVqR2oT_-ACh7TSulK-7WX9Vc.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=0bf1686964d7daf2acc47b034aab9aeea089a333)
🔥 The male argonaut octopus is always in danger of being eaten by females so instead of mounting his mate he literally rips his penis off and throws it at the female
![AtomicFact on Twitter: "The male argonaut octopus has a detachable penis which it throws at the female so that she may fertilize her eggs when she chooses. https://t.co/6hs9NHzmIp" / Twitter AtomicFact on Twitter: "The male argonaut octopus has a detachable penis which it throws at the female so that she may fertilize her eggs when she chooses. https://t.co/6hs9NHzmIp" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Cx35NGXWgAA3bmu.jpg)
AtomicFact on Twitter: "The male argonaut octopus has a detachable penis which it throws at the female so that she may fertilize her eggs when she chooses. https://t.co/6hs9NHzmIp" / Twitter
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