Portrait of He'e, the Hawaiian Day Octopus

Eric Roettinger

This image of the Hawaiian Day Octopus, also known as he'e, was submitted to the EMBO Journal Cover Contest 2011 by Eric Roettinger, a post-doctoral research fellow in the Martindale Lab. His image was selected as the cover image for the June 1, 2011 issue (Volume 30, Number 11) of the EMBO Journal. It was also selected as one of the "Favorites of the Jury" for the 2011 Cover Contest.