Friday Deep-Sea Picture (08/31/07)

By Peter Etnoyer, on August 30th, 2007 4 comments   Pictures and Movies

A microscopic baby octopus was collected in plankton samples from a 2005 expedition to the Sargasso Sea.

National Geographic posts more photos at their website here.

4 comments to Friday Deep-Sea Picture (08/31/07)

• joltvolta

  August 31, 2007 at 01:47 · Reply

  Woah! Very cool.

• Kiki

  August 31, 2007 at 03:47 · Reply

  I love it when they’re small and have small chromatophore patches. So cute and pretty!

• Richard Wolford

  September 7, 2007 at 07:15 · Reply

  That thing is really cool. Ok, stupid question, I’m completely new to this blog but was wondering if any advice/information for coral was ever here? I’m a saltwater hobbyist and am always looking for fellow reefers.

• Peter Etnoyer

  September 7, 2007 at 08:21 · Reply

  Welcome Richard. There’s not a lot of advice about saltwater aquaria here, I’m afraid. We’re field biologists studying deep-sea habitats. Hope you’ll stick around, though.