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Wait a minute—that crab looks funny!
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Eagle-eyed staffers recently discovered a surprise guest in our pelagic red crab display: a young red octopus casually cruising the exhibit!
This crafty stowaway must have found a perfect hideout in the rocky nook of Monterey Bay shale.
After weeks of stealth, it grew big and bold enough to walk out into the open, where it was finally caught red-tentacled.
For the safety of its tank mates, the cunning cephalopod has been moved behind the scenes, and will likely make an appearance in our red octopus exhibit in a few months!
Thanks to staffer Allen Protasio for catching video of this impostor in action!
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