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Mimic Octopus (Thaumoctopus mimicus). Mimicking a Stingray. Sulawesi, Indonesia
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Mimic Octopus (Thaumoctopus mimicus). Emerging from its hole. Flores, Indonesia
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Mimic Octopus (Thaumoctopus mimicus). Mimicking an Eel. Sulawesi, Indonesia
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Mimic Octopus (Thaumoctopus mimicus). Mimicking a Flounder. Flores, Indonesia
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Mimic Octopus (Thaumoctopus mimicus). Emerging from its hole. Flores, Indonesia
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Mimic Octopus (Thaumoctopus mimicus). Sulawesi, Indonesia
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Mimic Octopus (Thaumoctopus mimicus). Emerging from its hole. Flores, Indonesia
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Reef Octopus (Octopus tetricus) in its lair. Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Southern Sand Octopus (Octopus kaurna). Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia
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Reef Octopus (Octopus marginata) mating. Sulawesi, Indonesia
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Reef Octopus (Octopus pallidus) resting in a bottle. Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia
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Reef Octopus (Octopus pallidus). Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia
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Reef Octopus (Octopus pallidus) hatchlings emerging from eggs. Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia
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Reef Octopus (Octopus pallidus) hatchlings emerging from eggs. Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia
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Reef Octopus (Octopus pallidus) hatchlings emerging from eggs. Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia
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Reef Octopus (Octopus pallidus) hatchlings emerging from eggs. Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia
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Pygmy Octopus (Octopus sp.) with eggs. Tasmania, Australia
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Pygmy Octopus (Octopus sp.) with eggs. Tasmania, Australia
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Pygmy Octopus (Octopus sp.) with eggs. Tasmania, Australia
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Greater Blue-ringed Octopus (Hapalochlaena lunulata). Western Australia. Extremely venomous and dangerous tropical octopus.
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Greater Blue-ringed Octopus (Hapalochlaena lunulata). Sulawesi, Indonesia. Extremely venomous and dangerous tropical octopus.
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Giant Pacific Octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini) eating urchin. Found in coastal waters of the North Pacific Ocean. Photo taken at Race Rocks, Vancouver Island, Canada.
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Giant Pacific Octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini). Found in coastal waters of the North Pacific Ocean. Photo taken at Race Rocks, Vancouver Island, Canada.
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Giant Pacific Octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini). Found in coastal waters of the North Pacific Ocean. Photo taken at Race Rocks, Vancouver Island, Canada.
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Giant Pacific Octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini). Found in coastal waters of the North Pacific Ocean. Photo taken at Race Rocks, Vancouver Island, Canada.
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Pacific Red Octopus (Octopus rubescens). Also known as Ruby Red Octopus. Photo taken at Vancouver Island, Canada, North Pacific Ocean.
© Andy Murch / OceanwideImages.com |
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Veined Octopus (Octopus marginatus) - showing colour variation 2. Also known as Coconut Octopus as it is often sighted hiding in discarded coconut shells. Found throughout the Indo-West Pacific. Photo taken Lembeh Strait, Sulawesi, Indonesia
© Michael Patrick O'Neill / OceanwideImages.com |
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Caribbean Long Arm Octopus (Octopus defilippi). Photo taken in Singer Island, Florida, USA.
© Michael Patrick O'Neill / OceanwideImages.com |
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Caribbean Long Arm Octopus (Octopus defilippi). Photo taken in Singer Island, Florida, USA.
© Michael Patrick O'Neill / OceanwideImages.com |
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Caribbean Long Arm Octopus (Octopus defilippi). Photo taken in Singer Island, Florida, USA.
© Michael Patrick O'Neill / OceanwideImages.com |
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Common Octopus (Octopus vulgaris), hunting on a coral reef in Juno Beach, Florida, USA
© Michael Patrick O'Neill / OceanwideImages.com |
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Caribbean Long Arm Octopus (Octopus defilippi), photographed in Singer Island, Florida, USA.
© Michael Patrick O'Neill / OceanwideImages.com |
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Southern Blue-ringed Octopus (Hapalochlaena maculosa), swimming amongst Sea Grass. Edithburgh, York Peninsula, South Australia.
© Michael Patrick O'Neill / OceanwideImages.com |
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Caribbean Long Arm Octopus (Octopus defilippi), resting beside a discarded tin can. Photographed in Singer Island, Florida, USA.
© Michael Patrick O'Neill / OceanwideImages.com |
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Caribbean Long Arm Octopus (Octopus defilippi), photographed in Singer Island, Florida, USA.
© Michael Patrick O'Neill / OceanwideImages.com |
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Scuba diver observing a Giant Pacific Octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini). Photo was taken at Browning Passage in Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
© Michael Patrick O'Neill / OceanwideImages.com |
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Common Octopus (Octopus vulgaris), mating in the Lake Worth Lagoon, Singer Island, Florida, USA.
© Michael Patrick O'Neill / OceanwideImages.com |
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Common Octopus (Octopus vulgaris), mating in the Lake Worth Lagoon, Singer Island, Florida, USA.
© Michael Patrick O'Neill / OceanwideImages.com |
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Common Octopus (Octopus vulgaris), mating in the Lake Worth Lagoon, Singer Island, Florida, USA.
© Michael Patrick O'Neill / OceanwideImages.com |
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Giant Pacific Octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini). photo taken near Browning Wall, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
© Michael Patrick O'Neill / OceanwideImages.com |
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Reef Octopus (Octopus cyanea) - a mating pair showing the male preparing to insert the modified third right arm into the oviduct of the female. Cocos (Keeling) Islands. Found on reefs in tropical Indo-West Pacific, from Hawaii to east Africa
© Karen Willshaw / OceanwideImages.com |
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Reef Octopus, (Octopus cyanea) - posed in an unusual position on reef. Cocos (Keeling) Islands. Found on reefs in tropical Indo-West Pacific, from Hawaii to east Africa
© Karen Willshaw / OceanwideImages.com |
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Reef Octopus (Octopus cyanea) - a mating pair showing the male preparing to insert the modified third right arm into the oviduct of the female. Cocos (Keeling) Islands. Found on reefs in tropical Indo-West Pacific, from Hawaii to east Africa
© Karen Willshaw / OceanwideImages.com |
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Diver (MR) and Giant Pacific Octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini). British Columbia, Canada.
© David Fleetham / OceanwideImages.com |
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Giant Pacific Octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini), drifting in the water column off Keystone Jetty, Whidbey Island, Washington, USA
© David Fleetham / OceanwideImages.com |
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Diver (MR) and Giant Pacific Octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini). British Columbia, Canada.
© David Fleetham / OceanwideImages.com |
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Diver (MR) and Giant Pacific Octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini). British Columbia, Canada.
© David Fleetham / OceanwideImages.com |
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Day Octopus (Octopus cyanea), swimming in mid water. Photo taken off Hawaii, USA
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