Template:Did you know nominations/Octopus tehuelchus

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The result was: promoted by Narutolovehinata5 ^tccsdnew 00:54, 25 October 2018 (UTC)

Octopus tehuelchus

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• ... that small female Patagonian octopuses usually choose an empty mollusc shell in which to lay their eggs? Source: "Small octopuses Octopus tehuelchus d'Orbigny use the shells of gastropods Zidona dufresnei, Odontocymbiola subnodosa and Buccinanops gradatum, barnacles Balanus sp. and clams Pitar rostratus and Amiantis purpurata."
  • ALT1:... that small female Patagonian octopuses usually choose an empty mollusc shell or even a large barnacle in which to lay their eggs?

• Reviewed: Türkan Rado

Created by Cwmhiraeth (talk). Self-nominated at 06:11, 29 September 2018 (UTC).

• Long enough, copy vio ok, new enough, interesting and reads well. hooks in articles and in source. Both hooks ok. Could also consider ALT2 but all are ok. Thanks Whispyhistory (talk) 07:56, 29 September 2018 (UTC)
  • • ALT2:... that the large brooding female Patagonian Octopus favours the shelter of an oyster shell?