18th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
OctopuSex
Mating in octopuses often begins with a long courtship. The male octopus has a specialized arm with which he transfers his sperm into the female's mantle cavity. The female later attaches the fertilized eggs in a hidden place underneath a rock and nurtures the eggs until they hatch.
Photo Detail
Date Taken: | 07.2018 |
Date Uploaded: | 11.2020 |
Photo Location: | Eilat, Israel |
Camera: | ILCE-7RM3 |
Copyright: | © Tom Shlesinger |