A rarely studied species of octopus was seen exhibiting behavior that was not only uncharacteristically social but almost romantic.

Octopuses are mostly loners, and even their mating is typically done from a distance. 

One species, however, was seen exhibiting behavior that was not only uncharacteristically social but almost romantic.

Called the Larger Pacific Striped Octopus, the creature is known to occupy the warm waters of the Eastern Pacific. 

Scientists studying a group of them learned that when it comes time to procreate, mates actually spend a little time togeth