A deep-sea octopus is seen brooding eggs on a vertical rock face during Dive 18 of the Seascape Alaska 5 expedition. This is just one of nearly 20 individual octopuses we saw during the dive. Most were seen brooding eggs of varying maturity, and some were juveniles walking across the seafloor.
Mother Octopus
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A deep-sea octopus is seen brooding eggs on a vertical rock face during Dive 18 of the Seascape Alaska 5 expedition. This is just one of nearly 20 individual octopods we saw during the dive. Most were seen brooding eggs of varying maturity, and some were juveniles walking across the seafloor.