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The ancient mollusk punk ferox feeding on the detritus littering the seafloor.

Bilateral gynandromorph muslin moth (Diaphora mendica) [x]

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invertober day FOUR (of twentyweny four)!!!

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some of my isopod molts :)

Pickles!

He's an octopus called Pickles and will have been released back to Neah Bay in Washington by the time I return to the Seattle Aquarium.

At the Seattle Aquarium, they have an octopus on display for a few months, captured from nature and nurtured until they mature. Maturation is marked by increased activity, an indicator that the octopus is ready to reproduce and is looking for a mate. When they reach this active stage, they are released back to where they were captured where they may live out their natural life.

Pickles is a male Great Pacific Octopus, the largest species of octopus. They live three to five years but in that time can grow to be over ninety or even a hundred pounds. Pickles is guessed to be about sixty to sixty-five in these photos. Sexing an octopus is surprisingly simple, a male octopus will not have suckers on the tip of his third arm, whist a female octopus will.

I am sad to see Pickles go but happy to have been able to volunteer with him to educate and inspire aquarium visitors on all things Great Pacific Octopus. If you're ever in the area, I promise it's worth the visit, and maybe I'll get to say hi.