Giant octopus is not mated because it is easy to eat mates

The male octopus is almost twice as big as the partner, so it is more likely that the female will be the food.

According to the International Business Times, Aquarium Seattle, USA, organized for the giant Pacific octopus to pair annually on February 14 in the presence of numerous visitors.

For giant octopus "watch face" mates are the focal activity of Octopus Week in the aquarium. This event has become routine for nearly a decade. However, this year, the pairing was canceled because the organizers feared that the male octopus would eat their mates.

The giant Pacific octopus weighs twice as much as its partner.(Artwork: The Watershed Project).

"Watching the face is watching the face, no one knows what will happen," said Tim Carpenter, curator of the aquarium's invertebrate fish and invertebrates. Sometimes, they rushed at each other immediately, at other times they appeared indifferent.

Male octopus was chosen to pair this year named Kong, coming from Puget Strait, Washington, USA. This octopus weighs 32kg, nearly twice the size that organizers find for it."It is very likely that males will treat females as food , " Carpenter said.

In fact, canceling the pairing seems to benefit Kong. In this species, males and females will die after mating. They live only 3-4 years and pair at the end of life. Children live longer to watch until the eggs hatch.

Kong must accept in the pool on Valentine's Day with a diver swimming around. The male octopus will be released to the Puget Strait, where it will pair with other children in the future.

This is not the first time Seattle Aquarium has to deal with a fierce octopus. Ten years ago, an individual octopus was recorded while killing sharks.