Pygmy zebra octopus hatchling (Octopus chierchiae) (IMAGE)

Marine Biological Laboratory

Pygmy zebra octopus hatchling (Octopus chierchiae)

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A pygmy zebra octopus hatchling in the Cephalopod Mariculture Lab at the Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole. These octopuses are about the size of a grain of rice when they hatch. They reach full size (about the size of a table grape) within six months.

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Tim Briggs

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