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Just hatched Wunderpus photogenicus

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Thales
, May 31, '12 at 10:27pm (5364 Views)
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Just hatched Wunderpus photogenicus paralarvae. So super cool, laid in captivity at Roy Caldwell’s lab at UCB, and yes, I am trying really hard to keep them alive and through settlement (though the odds of success are traditionally roughly if not equal to zero). For more info on Wunderpus click here for an article from several years ago or join TONMO and check out the exotics forum. And just for fun, here is a pic of an adult so you can see why got it scientific name.
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  1. DWhatley's Avatar
    Guestimate on how many eggs and how many hatched?
  2. gjbarord's Avatar
    Awesome!
  3. 000generic's Avatar
    Fantastic! Did you have any luck in keeping them alive?
  4. declancowan2954's Avatar
    They're such incredible animals, hope to hear more about how they're doing! Best of luck!
  5. Tentacle Toast's Avatar
    ...so how are these little fellas doing now six months out? Beating the odds, I hope...
  6. Damien's Avatar
    very nice, what type of camera and lens do you use for that kind of macro picture ?
  7. Thales's Avatar
    Thanks. That was shot with a Nikon D7000, a 105 VR macro, with a SB-800 flash.
  8. Damien's Avatar
    105 VR macro is very good indeed.