Jul 06, 2021
Officially approved to bring twelve charismatic octopus hatchlings to the lab! Octopus have recently been added to the IACUC protocol for care of laboratory animals, which previously only included vertebrates. After about three months of edits, I am finally approved to start studying these amazing animals!
Here is a photo of a hatchling Octopus bimaculoides, the California Two-Spotted Octopus/ Bimac Octopus.
Photo credit: University of Chicago: Marine Biological Laboratory
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