Octopus Mating
by Ilan Ben Tov
Title
Octopus Mating
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Ilan Ben Tov
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Photograph - Photograph
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When mating the male Octopus inserts his hectocotylus arm (one of the arms of male cephalopods that is specialized to store and transfer spermatophores to the female) into the female's mantle cavity and deposit spermatophores (sperm packets).
I was lucky to find this couple mating at the safety stop at the end of the dive.
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July 29th, 2020
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