MASSIVE OCTOPUS NURSERY UNDER MONTERREY BAY

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC - DEEP SEA - OCTOPUS NURSERY

EXCERPT: All in all, King estimates that more than 1,000 octopuses known as Muuscoctopus robustus were nestled among the rocks, most of which appeared to be inverted, or turned inside out.  For this species, that inside-out pose is common among females that are brooding, or protecting their growing young.  In some cases, the submersible's camera could even spot tiny embryos cradled within their mother's arms.