Thankfully we’re on other platforms— But the community here has been so wildly supportive! 🐙💙💙💙 📸: 🔮 Crystal Skull 💀 📸 By Marek Kocięcki Behold a Blackwater Wunderpus photogenicus in its BEYBEH stage with a glass dome that looks like the alien from mars attacks! 🐙✨
Blackwater refers to the pitch-black environment of the open ocean at night, which creates a dramatic contrast, allowing the subjects to appear as if suspended in outer space. 👽🌌
Now, let’s talk about this squishy inkling:
🔴 That glowing red blob? It’s the digestive gland, not its brain!
🌬️ See the clear, feathery structure near the digestive gland? Those are its gills, working overtime to keep this baby breathing in the big blue.
And the best part? Baby Wunderpus hatch with Kolliker’s Organs—their biological guardian angels. 👼✨
Kolliker’s Organs act as a temporary survival tool, helping baby octopuses stay buoyant, navigate currents, access food, and avoid predators until they’re ready for life on the ocean floor.
This organ is covered in fine, hair-like cilia that keep the hatchling afloat during its planktonic (drifting) phase.
Think of it as training wheels for life in the open ocean, helping it survive currents and predators.
Once it’s ready to settle on the ocean floor, Kolliker’s Organ fizzles away—mission accomplished!
Oh, and those tiny speckled spots? ✨ They’re color cells (Chromatophores) warming up for an adult life of camouflage, color-changing displays, and flexing on predators. 💪🐙
Comment ‘Micro’ if you read this far and we’ll send you a microscopic look at the Kolliker’s Organ! 👀
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