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Tentacle spiral from a deep-sea bigeye octopus, "Octopus californicus"

Closeup of sucker (showing chromatophores) in the deep-sea bigeye octopus, "Octopus californicus"

Typical skin texture/pigmentation in the deep-sea bigeye octopus, "Octopus californicus"

Eye and siphon of the deep-sea bigeye octopus, "Octopus californicus"

Closeups of newly laid eggs by the deep-sea bigeye octopus, "Octopus californicus"

Dear cephalopod community, This my first post but I've been lurking on this forum for awhile. My name is Adi Khen and I'm a PhD student at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UCSD. I actually study coral reef ecology, but in my spare time I took up animal husbandry and have completely...