animaltoday: “ Starry Night Octopus (Octopus leutus) - This octopus is nocturnal and very rare. During the day it hides out under rocks and in sea debris. It prefers sandy, rubble filled areas. In its normal state, it is a dark red/brown color. When...
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animaltoday: “ Starry Night Octopus (Octopus leutus) - This octopus is nocturnal and very rare. During the day it hides out under rocks and in sea debris. It prefers sandy, rubble filled areas. In its normal state, it is a dark red/brown color. When...
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animaltoday:

Starry Night Octopus (Octopus leutus) -

This octopus is nocturnal and very rare.  During the day it hides out under rocks and in sea debris.  It prefers sandy, rubble filled areas.  

In its normal state, it is a dark red/brown color.  When threatened, its skin changes texture and it flashes the white spots on its body that give it its name.  This is the only pigment change it can make.  Its body and tentacles can stretch to about 3 feet.  

So far, it has been found in the shallower seas of Indonesia and surrounding waters.  Since it is strictly nocturnal, it is hard to find and a rare sight.  The octopus is not well known and few data exists currently. 

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(via octopusbabys)

Source: animaltoday