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Unlike other octopus species, Larger Pacific Striped Octopuses mate in an intimate clinch with their beaks and suckers pressed against each other. Richard Ross

By Tia Ghose

LiveScience

Scientists are unveiling a rare octopus that has never been on public display before. And unlike other octopuses, where females have a nasty habit of eating their partners during sex, Larger Pacific Striped Octopuses mate by pressing their beaks and suckers against each other in an intimate embrace. The beautiful creature can also morph from dark red to black-and-white stripes and spots and can shape-shift from flat to expanded. The sea dweller will be on display starting Wednesday at the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco. "I'm thrilled that Academy visitors will have the opportunity to view this fascinating animal up close in the aquarium, where they'll see just why its beauty, unique mating technique and social habits are intriguing the cephalopod community," said Richard Ross, a biologist at the California Academy of Sciences, in a statement. Octopuses are known for their clever antics, including their various means of disguise. For instance, the Atlantic longarm octopus (Macrotritopus defilippi) has been observed mimicking a flounder by swimming forward with its arms trailing behind like flounder fins. That octopus even contorted its soft body so both eyes moved to the left like a flounder's would. The octopus can change its color pattern from a deep red hue to a wacky combination of stripes and spots. Richard Ross And the mimic octopus (Thaumoctopus mimicus) can shift its color and shape in mind-boggling ways, impersonating everything from sea snakes and giant crabs to stingrays. [See Video of Octopus Mimicking a Flatfish] The Larger Pacific Striped Octopus was discovered in 1991, but it was largely forgotten for more than a decade. The species is so new that it still doesn't have a name. Unlike other octopus species, females survive many years to lay several clutches of eggs, rather than dying after reproducing once. A female is going on display first, but will soon be joined by a male companion, at which point the scientists expect them to mate often (and peacefully). Though scientists don't know much about the creature's natural living conditions, the Larger Pacific Striped Octopus is thought to live in large groups with 40 other octopuses of the same species. The researchers hope to introduce more individuals into the aquarium to see how their behavioral dynamics change in bigger groups. Follow Tia Ghose on Twitter @tiaghose. FollowLiveScience on Twitter@livescience, Facebook or Google+. Original article on LiveScience.com. Copyright 2013 LiveScience, a TechMediaNetwork company. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

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Why do people want to kiss?

It also triggers the release of important chemicals in your brain. “Kissing influences neurotransmitters and hormones like oxytocin, dopamine, and serotonin, which also play a significant role in our relationships,” Kirshenbaum says. Oxytocin, for example, is linked with feelings of closeness, intimacy, and security.

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As with many milestones in life, your first kiss is often a memorable and exciting occasion. “I was 17, and the girl I kissed was a friend that I had in high school, and it was a terrific experience,” author William Cane says. “It was exciting because it was the first, and … that lip contact was certainly different from when I had kissed my grandmother or my aunt.” His first kiss made such an impression that Cane -- a pen name for Michael Christian of New York City -- wrote the popular book The Art of Kissing.

Not everyone remembers their first kiss. Maybe it just wasn’t that special.

“If it was a negative, maybe it's best that it's erased from memory, and you could focus on the other kisses that may be more successful down the road,” Cane says.