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minus-squareFundMECFS@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up27·1 day agoThey also can extremely clingy to their feeders in captivity. Like they will climb up on your arms with their tentacles and just hold it. (For them it means they are “tasting” you because they taste with tentacles).
minus-squareFundMECFS@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20·edit-21 day agoOh and they also squirt water at people sometimes! Some say it’s because they don’t like those people but I haven’t seen much suggesting that is true. It might actually be getting their feeder’s attention or just a sign of boredom.
They also can extremely clingy to their feeders in captivity. Like they will climb up on your arms with their tentacles and just hold it.
(For them it means they are “tasting” you because they taste with tentacles).
Oh and they also squirt water at people sometimes! Some say it’s because they don’t like those people but I haven’t seen much suggesting that is true. It might actually be getting their feeder’s attention or just a sign of boredom.