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		Terr_ on Sept 26, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Octopus: An Alien Among Us In regards to sci-fi, it sounds like the inverse of A Mote In God's Eye. Where [Spoiler Alert] the alien "Moties" had a biology that killed them if they went too long without mating.

_qfi9 on Sept 27, 2019 | [–]

there's also a short story "love is the plan, the plan is death" that deals with similar themes (from an alien perspective)

satvikpendem on Sept 27, 2019 | | [–]

Isn't that basically natural selection?

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