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Monday, August 11, 2025

August 11, 2025

Today we continue our underwater tour with our super special guest photographer, Megan Berg! 

I am a Brown-striped Octopus
I will die shortly after I spawn
My mate will stick around for brooding
But then she too will be gone.

Location: Blue Heron Bridge, Phil Foster Park, Riviera Beach, FL

Sources: https://www.sealifebase.se/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=324&Genus=Amphioctopus&Species=burryi

Photo © 2025 Megan Berg, text © 2025 Dee Fairbanks Simpson

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