Many warty octopus individuals were seen in brooding posters in crevices and small cave-like areas in the rock surface during Dive 17 of the Windows to the Deep 2019 expedition. The eggs of the octopus can be seen to the left of its arm, hanging from the ceiling of the crevice.
Brooding Octopus
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Many warty octopus individuals were seen in brooding posters in crevices and small cave-like areas in the rock surface during Dive 17 of the Windows to the Deep 2019 expedition. The eggs of the octopus can be seen to the left of its arm, hanging from the ceiling of the crevice.
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