According to Nature Australia magazine, the Greater Blue-Ringed Octopus cannot determine the sex of its partner until it is too late. In other words it has a 50% chance of participating in a same sex relationship.
A study conducted at the University of California, Berkeley, showed that the Greater Blue-Ringed Octopus; mated with the opposite sex 50% of the time, mated with the same sex 49% of the time, and mated with an old mop that was accidentally dropped into the octopus tank 1% of the time.
Researcher Roy Caldwell blames the high amount of same sex relations on the small size of the male Greater Blue-Ringed Octopus's genitalia. In a recent interview he stated, "This topic hits close to home, I too have a pathetically small penis and many times I have suffered the confusion and anger that comes with accidentally going down on another man!"
www.richcyr.com has a special message for Dr. Roy "the octopus boy". Why don't you find a cure for cancer or AIDS ya sick freak! You make me sick! People are dying everyday and all you do is sit around and watch a bunch of octopi have sex! Seriously, nobody cares if a male octopus has sex with another male octopus. I think you need a penis-pump, a life, and a prostitute!