A recent study conducted by researchers at the University of Sydney has found that octopuses will intentionally throw shells and other seafloor debris at one another, with about 66% of the throwing activity performed by females, and often aimed at males who are harassing them. “Piss off times eight, loser!” I imagine a lady octopi thinking while trying to hit an offending male in the head with one of Ariel’s thingamabobs.
