Watching the show at St Louis Union Station hotel #OctopusGarden

Coat hooks look like an octopus’s night of revelry and violence. #octopus #party #octopusgarden #octopusgardenparty #octopuslawnandgarden https://t.co/Rn6zZZJJFI https://t.co/p8fzFKeiVm

I missed the memo when this came out a few weeks ago: 23-AUG-2023
Scientists solve mystery of why thousands of octopus migrate to deep-sea thermal springs
MBARI’s advanced technology offers new insight into the “#OctopusGarden” off Central California, the largest aggregation of octopus on Earth.

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/998944

#science #cephalopods #MarineBiology #octopus #ecology

#ProtectTheOceans #BeneathTheSurfaceLiesTheFuture "Unbelievable find! Scientists have discovered 20,000+ #octopuses clustered around deep-sea #volcanicsprings—the largest known ‘#octopusgarden’ to date.

This latest discovery highlights how much we still don’t know about the deep-sea" @PewEnvironment

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/aug/23/discovered-in-the-deep-octopus-garden-davidson-seamount-california-like-hot-tub-hatchery?utm_campaign=conservation_smp________&utm_source=twitter_environment&utm_medium=social&utm_content=_____video_&utm_term=__3rdparty_

6,000 #octopuses in #onespot #Wow
Largest known gathering ever found.
A time-lapse camera developed by #MBARIengineers allowed them to monitor nesting octopus at the #OctopusGarden for more than six months.
Octopuses off #California's coast gather in herds around hidden deep-sea vents to mate and lay eggs.
https://www.businessinsider.in/science/news/photos-show-6000-octopuses-in-one-spot-its-the-largest-known-gathering-ever-found-and-a-mystery-that-scientists-only-just-solved-/articleshow/103308560.cms

4) Octopuses are usually solitary and incubate their eggs for at least 5 years, sometimes up to 13 (!)

So it’s exciting that scientists have found “the largest aggregate of octopuses known anywhere in the world, deep-sea or not”, where octopuses are hatching their eggs in less than 2 years 🐙

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-hot-secret-behind-a-deep-sea-octopus-garden/

#Octopus #OctopusGarden #Science #DeepSea

Scientists solve mystery of why thousands of octopus migrate to deep-sea thermal springs https://phys.org/news/2023-08-scientists-mystery-thousands-octopus-migrate.html

Abyssal #hydrothermal springs—Cryptic incubators for brooding octopus https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adg3247

"The #OctopusGarden is one of a handful of known #DeepSea #OctopusNurseries. At this nursery, warmth from deep-sea thermal springs accelerates the development of #octopus eggs. #Scientists believe the shorter brooding period increases a hatchling octopus' odds for survival."

Thousands of #Octopuses Gather at This Mysterious Spot. Now, We Know Why.
The "#OctopusGarden" is the location of the largest gathering of octopuses anywhere on Earth, and new research has an explanation. An estimated 20,000 Muusoctopus robustus octopuses, also known as pearl octopuses, occupy this 823-acre site where they find an oasis of warm water that accelerates the growth of #octopus embryos, providing a boost to their survival, reports a new study. https://www.vice.com/en/article/88xmdz/thousands-of-octopuses-gather-at-this-mysterious-spot-now-we-know-why