Students in the intertidal near CEDO

MCC students hit the “beach” running this morning for an early low tide and were rewarded with a variety of cool intertidal invertebrates!


Octopus! 🐙 

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  1. VinceMay 12, 2025 at 3:35 PM

    Nice!!! That's a great find to come across right off the bat! So cool!!!
    Is it a Octopus bimaculoides??? ...which are my favorite cephalopod found in that area!

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    1. Professor HeuringMay 13, 2025 at 10:59 AM

      Yes! All two-spotted octopus so far. Hopefully we will see some other octopus species tomorrow.

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  2. Professor PerryMay 13, 2025 at 9:20 AM

    I am guessing Whitney's cephalopod seeking super powers are in action!

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    1. Professor HeuringMay 13, 2025 at 10:58 AM

      I’ve found four so far, and most of them have greeted me with ink!

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