Checkout this unusually large dumbo octopus! The scientists who found him believed him to be almost 1 meter long! On average these guys only grow to be 20 centimeters, so he’s definitely an anomaly.
Barcelona Zoo (by Giuseppe Cammino)
- National Geographic, November 2016
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Octopus Match Label Japan
1. Coconut Octopus (Amphioctopus marginatus)
2. Blue-ringed Octopus (genus Hapalochlaena)
3. Blanket Octopus (genus Tremoctopus)
4. Mimic Octopus (Thaumoctopus mimicus)
5. Dumbo Octopus (genus Grimpoteuthis)
6. Caribbean Reef Octopus (Octopus briareus)
7. Giant Pacific Octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini)
8. Larger Pacific Striped Octopus (Octopus sp)
9. Casper Octopus (species unidentified)
10. Caribbean Two-spot Octopus (Octopus hummelincki)
(via monere-lluvia)
This pigmy octopus (Octopus joubini) was spotted at the DeSoto beach. Waching up on the beach, he quickly finds a shelter in an empty shell.
While Floridians are accustomed to stumble upon many kind of mollusks, octopuses are rarer (and cuter!).
Stocky, with a large body and shortish arms, the pale octopus (Octopus pallidus) lives in the waters off southeastern Australia, where it emerges at night to feed on shellfish.
Source: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2016/11/octopus-anatomy-cephalopod-disguise-evolution/#/MM8325_150331_06014_edited.ngsversion.1476367440100.jpg
The clever cephalopod was spotted in the Adriatic Sea, off the Dalmatian coast, Croatia, before digging itself into the ideal hiding spot. How it sinks into the floor is quite a show. More details here.
(via squidscientistas)
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