There it stays until she fertilizes her eggs by squeezing the sperm over them. To compensate for his size, the male defends himself with tentacles that he apparently steals from the Portuguese man - of - war jellyfish and holds in the suckers of his upper arms.
Seda, mis isasel kaheksajalal jääb enda kaitsmisel puudu suuruses, kompenseerib ta kombitsatega, mis ta tõenäoliselt varastab portugali sõjalaevukeseks kutsutud meripõielt ning mida ta hoiab kinni oma haarmete iminappadega.