In Reply to: Octomom Merry Strikes Again. Three Nests On One Rock! posted by Max Bottomtime on October 09, 2011 at 16:20:40:

East Pacific Red Octopus

Unlike other eggs we've found, these egg clusters contain embryos at different stages of development.

This octopus is guarding an empty nest. Most of the embryos have hatched and all that remains are eggs that were either unfertilized or perhaps failed to develop.