typhlonectes:The ROV Tiburon captured this image of a Granelodone octopus perching on a lava pilla
typhlonectes: The ROV Tiburon captured this image of a Granelodone octopus perching on a lava pillar at the South Cleft of Juan de Fuca Ridge, off the coast of Washington. This isn’t the only time MBARI has come across a Granelodone octopus brooding eggs. MBARI first discovered a female brooding eggs, much like the one in this photo in May of 2007. Over the subsequent four and a half years, MBARI returned to the same spot to find the female there, protecting her eggs as they developed. When they returned in October 2011, the female was gone and the eggs were empty. Brooding eggs is thought to have evolved as a way to increase survivorship of young. More time in the egg results in more fully developed young when they finally hatch. via: Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) -- source link
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