#ThrowbackThursday to this magnificent sight! On a research voyage in 2018, #SciComm student Lana Young captured this amazing moment of baby midget #octopus (Octopus huttoni) hatching from an empty horse mussel shell aka #home
The horse mussel had been collected during a #fieldwork dive on the seafloor. It's likely that the temperature change from coming to the surface caused the octopus eggs to hatch - much to the crew's #surprise!
The crew were aboard the @otago RV Polaris II for 3 weeks to collect different benthic (seafloor) species from different locations from the Marlborough Sounds, part of our Ecosystem connectivity project.
The trip started in Dunedin and went up to the Marlborough Sounds. They were lucky enough to sea some amazing sunsets! 👀🌞
They also saw more baby #octopus, #dolphins and #albatross #superlucky #marinescience
They also saw more baby #octopus, #dolphins and #albatross #superlucky #marinescience
They also saw more baby #octopus, #dolphins and #albatross #superlucky #marinescience
They also saw more baby #octopus, #dolphins and #albatross #superlucky #marinescience
For more great pics and sea creatures, check out Lana's blog over at https://www.sustainableseaschallenge.co.nz/news-and-events/news/blog-lana-young-from-rv-polaris-ii-week-1/
Blog: Lana Young from RV Polaris II (week 1)

Lana, a student at the University of Otago, reports on life at sea and the fieldwork being done for our Ecosystem Connectivity project. This is her first research voyage. 7 February: All aboardWith...

https://www.sustainableseaschallenge.co.nz/news-and-events/news/blog-lana-young-from-rv-polaris-ii-week-1/
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