[Encounters] Giant group of octopus moms discovered in the deep sea - Science Daily

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Giant group of octopus moms discovered in the deep sea
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And this nursery was situated alongside the warm fluid issuing from the cracks in the outcrop. It doesn't make sense for deep-sea octopuses to brood eggs in warm water like this: it's suicide. Deep sea octopus live in cold, nearly invariant ...
Earth Week: Giant group of octopus moms discovered in the deep seaNational Science Foundation (press release)

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Earth Week: Giant group of octopus moms discovered in the deep ...
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Giant group of octopus moms discovered in the deep sea - BrinkwireBrinkwire (press release)

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Scientists accidentally found this octopus nursery deep in the Pacific Ocean
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Geochemists sampling the warm fluids issuing from rocks deep in the ocean have stumbled on an unusual sight: a nursery of dozens of octopus moms. The scientists were exploring a rocky outcrop 3 kilometers deep in the Pacific Ocean when they came upon ...

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Scientists shocked to find 100 octopus mums in most bizarre of places
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Scientists taking part in a deep-sea expedition were shocked to find a group of octopus mothers huddled around a place where it is thought they couldn't survive.
A huge gathering of octopuses has been found at record depths ...ScienceAlert

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'Suicidal' Octopus Moms Gather at Hostile Undersea Rock to Lay Eggs That Die in Heat
Newsweek
When there's no real estate in the safe part of town, you might just have to try to make it in the dangerous part. This philosophy is not lost on octopuses, who move to dangerous areas at the risk of losing their babies. Scientists at The Field Museum ...


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