Day 27 of OCTO-ber is the long-armed octopus (Amphioctopus fangsiao). This octopus is commonly fished and found in the northern Pacific #ocean. I dive into the slippery slope of octopus farming in my upcoming book OCTOPUS X. Preorder your copy now: bookshop.org/p/books/octopus… PC: 松岡明芳 - 松岡明芳/Wikimedia Commons @PrincetonUPress @cephs @TheOctoNation #octopus #octopuses #books #naturebooks #science #sciencewriting #ocean #oceanbooks #books #BooksWorthReading #reading #readers #october

Day 26 of OCTO-ber is the Pearl octopus (Muusoctopus robustus). Two miles beneath the surface, something remarkable was happening: Pearl Octopuses were brooding their eggs near a deep-sea seamount in California. Does this mean they're more #social than other octopuses? 🌊 The deeper you go, the stranger the story gets. Descend into OCTOPUS X. amazon.com/dp/1642834408?lv=… Note: This is not an image of the pearl octopus (I couldn't find any in the public domain). Instead this of an unknown octopus seen in Hudson Canyon. PC: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Office of Ocean Exploration and Research/Wikimedia Commons @PrincetonUPress @cephs @TheOctoNation #octopus #octopuses #books #naturebooks #science #sciencewriting #ocean #oceanbooks #books #booksbooksbooks #newbooks #reading #readers #october

Day 25 of OCTO-ber is the Dorado octopus. This octopus lacks a scientific name and is a deep-sea mystery. ✨ Scientists discovered the Dorado Octopus near hydrothermal springs off Costa Rica, where females were seen brooding their eggs.🌋🐙 There are still octopuses waiting to be discovered. Find out more in OCTOPUS X. bookshop.org/p/books/octopus… Note: the image is of an unknown deep sea octopus seen in Indonesia, not the Dorado Octopus (I couldn't find a public domain image for the Dorado species). PC: NOAA Ocean Explorer/ Wikimedia Commons @PrincetonUPress @octonation @cephs #octopus #octopuses #books #naturebooks #science #sciencewriting #ocean #oceanbooks #books #booksbooksbooks #newbooks #tbr #reading #readers #october

Day 24 of OCTO-ber is the curled Octopus (Eledone cirrhosa). Does it have one arm? Two rows of suckers? Nope. The curled octopus belongs to a group known for having a single row of suckers on each arm. Find out more about weird octopus anatomy in OCTOPUS X. amazon.com/dp/1642834408?lv=… PC: Bernard Picton/Wikimedia Commons @PrincetonUPress @cephs @TheOctoNation #octopus #octopuses #books #naturebooks #science #sciencewriting #ocean #oceanbooks #books #booksbooksbooks #reading #readers #october

Day 23 of OCTO-ber: Meet the musky octopus (Eledone moschata), a Mediterranean octopus with a name you definitely wont forget. It has a signature musky scent and has been the focus of several early studies about possible octopus social behavior. Find out more in OCTOPUS X amazon.com/dp/1642834408?lv=… PC: Isabelle Cheret (Ifremer)/Wikimedia Commons @PrincetonUPress @cephs @TheOctoNation #octopus #octopuses #books #naturebooks #science #sciencewriting #ocean #oceanbooks #books #booksbooksbooks #newbooks #tbr #reading #readers #october

Day 22 of OCTO-ber is the bumblebee Octopus (Octopus hummelincki)! This octopus was involved in one of the most important studies around octopus lifespans. Octopus hummelincki may be tiny, but those brilliant blue spots are hard to miss. 💙 Celebrate OCTO-ber by preordering OCTOPUS X. bookshop.org/p/books/octopus… PC: Kevin Bryant, DMD / Flickr / CC BY 2.0 @PrincetonUPress @cephs @TheOctoNation #octopus #octopuses #books #naturebooks #science #sciencewriting #ocean #oceanbooks #books #booksbooksbooks #reading #readers #october

Day 21 of OCTO-ber is the algae octopus (Abdopus aculeatus). This octopus has one of the most complex mating interactions, where males can sneak in to mate with females, avoiding their dominant rivals. Does that make them capable of being #social? Find out more in OCTOPUS X. amazon.com/dp/1642834408?lv=… PC: IchHier--15er (Diskussion)/Wikimedia Commons @PrincetonUPress @TheOctoNation @cephs #octopus #octopuses #books #naturebooks #science #sciencewriting #ocean #oceanbooks #books #booksbooksbooks #reading #readers #october

Day 20 of OCTO-ber is the Mexican four-eyed octopus or Mayan octopus (Octopus maya). A species found around the Yucatán Peninsula and Gulf of #Mexico, the Mayan octopus is a common animal for indigenous fishermen to hunt during the open season. Read more about the debates around octopus #farming and #fishing in my book OCTOPUS X. bookshop.org/p/books/octopus… PC: Jim/Wikimedia Commons @PrincetonUPress @TheOctoNation @cephs #octopus #octopuses #books #naturebooks #science #sciencewriting #ocean #oceanbooks #books #booksbooksbooks #reading #readers #october

Day 19 of OCTO-ber is the plain-body octopus (Callistoctopus aspilosomatis). Callistoctopus aspilosomatis is a fascinating Indo-Pacific octopus. Interestingly enough, researchers used this species to test whether octopuses felt their arms using the rubber hand illusion. Read more about this #experiment in OCTOPUS X. amazon.com/dp/1642834408?lv=… PC: Anne Hoggett (CC BY-NC)/iNaturalist @TheOctoNation @PrincetonUPress @cephs #octopus #octopuses #books #naturebooks #science #sciencewriting #ocean #oceanbooks #books #booksbooksbooks #newbooks #reading #readers #october

Day 18 of OCTO-ber and things are getting spooky with the #vampire #squid (Vampyroteuthis infernalis). Okay, technically not an octopus. Not technically a squid, either. 🧛‍♂️ The vampire squid lives in the deep ocean, and has one of the best scientific names in the #sea. OCTO-ber gets weird. OCTOPUS X gets weirder. Get your copy now: bookshop.org/p/books/octopus… PC: NOAA Photo Library/Wikimedia Commons @PrincetonUPress @TheOctoNation @cephs #octopus #octopuses #books #naturebooks #science #sciencewriting #ocean #oceanbooks #books #booksbooksbooks #reading #readers #october

It's day 17 of OCTO-ber and we have the California two-spot octopus (Octopus bimaculoides). This octopus is common in the #laboratory and was the first octopus to have its #genome fully sequenced. Two distinctive blue-black spots sit just behind its eyes. You can read more about how this octo is making an impact in my upcoming book OCTOPUS X: amazon.com/dp/1642834408?lv=… PC: Wikimedia Commons @PrincetonUPress @TheOctoNation @cephs #octopus #octopuses #books #naturebooks #science #sciencewriting #ocean #oceanbooks #books #booksbooksbooks #reading #readers #october

Day 16 if OCTO-ber is the gloomy octopus (Octopus tetricus)! These octopuses became famous as the citizens of #octopolis and #octlantis, the two octopus "cities" found in #australia. But they're not the only octopuses known to tolerate each other (though punching is somewhat common). Read more about other octopus groups in OCTOPUS X. amazon.com/Octopus-Discovery… PC: Sylke Rohrlach/Wikimedia Commons @cephs @TheOctoNation @pgodfreysmith @PrincetonUPress #octopus #octopuses #books #naturebooks #science #sciencewriting #ocean #oceanbooks #books #booksbooksbooks #newbooks #reading #readers #october

Day 15 of OCTO-ber: The Maori Octopus (Macroctopus maorum) is also called the New Zealand octopus or wheke in Māori. This beauty has been observed tolerating other octopus species in #australia. Read more about octopuses interacting with each other in my upcoming book OCTOPUS X. amazon.com/dp/1642834408?lv=… PC: Sylke Rohrlach/Wikimedia Commons @PrincetonUPress @TheOctoNation @cephs #octopus #octopuses #books #naturebooks #science #sciencewriting #ocean #oceanbooks #books #booksbooksbooks #newbooks #reading #readers #october