Do adult octopi care for their young?

Adult octopuses do not typically care for their young after they are laid. Female octopuses lay thousands of eggs and then devote their time to guarding and tending to them until they hatch, often refusing to eat during this period. Once the eggs hatch, the young, known as paralarvae, are left to fend for themselves. This lack of parental care is common in many octopus species, as the adults typically die shortly after the breeding process.