Octopuses are antisocial and punch fish
In research published in 2021, octopuses were observed punching fish during collaborative feeding sessions. In some cases, the punches were to “prevent exploitation and ensure collaboration,” according to the researchers. In other words, keeping the peace.
But in other situations, it seemed that the octopuses punched the fish for no other reason than to punch them. Octopuses are famously antisocial animals and are solitary even when it comes to their own species.
