By Tara Brady These are the adorable first images of newborn octopus hatchlings, which, even with their eight legs, are still smaller than a penny. The octopi hatched overnight between March 17 and March 18 at the Mote Marine Laboratory, in Sarasota in Florida. The species of octopus - a Caribbean pygmy - are typically nocturnal, with the babies often hiding in order to avoid predators. Little sucker: A newborn Octopus hatchling which even with its eight legs is still smaller than a penny According to staff, the mother octopus arrived at the marine lab after she had already mated.
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Octopi hatched at the Mote Marine Laboratory, in Sarasota in Florida
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The species of octopus - a Caribbean pygmy - are typically nocturnal
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Babies are often in hiding in order to avoid predators
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The female laid around 50 eggs which took around two months to hatch
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