New Zealand Seashore

DSC_8485 Hutton's Octopus (Octopus huttoni) female octopus lay their eggs in clusters and attach them to rocky overhangs. Unlike many molluscs, octopus provide maternal care to their developing embryos. As well as guarding her eggs, she carefully cleans them with her tentacles, and aerates the water surrounding them with her siphon (shown). Aquarium Point, Otago Harbour *

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DSC_8485 Hutton's Octopus (Octopus huttoni) female octopus lay their eggs in clusters and attach them to rocky overhangs. Unlike many molluscs, octopus provide maternal care to their developing embryos. As well as guarding her eggs, she carefully cleans them with her tentacles, and aerates the water surrounding them with her siphon (shown). Aquarium Point, Otago Harbour *

DSC 8485 Hutton's Octopus Octopus huttoni female egg clusters attached mollusc maternal care developing embryos guarding eggs siphon Aquarium Point Otago Harbour