wigmund: “ From National Geographic Photo of the Day; November 26, 2016: “ You Don’t See Me Ponnie J., National Geographic Your Shot Your Shot photographer Ponnie J. found this octopus “hiding under a [discarded] bottle” in the waters off Pattaya,...
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From National Geographic Photo of the Day; November 26, 2016:

You Don’t See Me
Ponnie J., National Geographic Your Shot

Your Shot photographer Ponnie J. found this octopus “hiding under a [discarded] bottle” in the waters off Pattaya, Thailand. The cephalopod appears to wish to remain unnoticed. Having no body armor, octopuses are masters of hiding and disguise. Find out more about how octopuses use their wits to survive in the November feature article “Why Do Octopuses Remind Us So Much of Ourselves?”

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Source: National Geographic

montereybayaquarium: “Prowling coral colonies, the Caribbean reef octopus (Octopus briareus) is built to blend in. This camouflage artist flashes through skin textures and shades of blue, green, red and brown–allowing it to sneak up and envelop prey...
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Prowling coral colonies, the Caribbean reef octopus (Octopus briareus) is built to blend in. This camouflage artist flashes through skin textures and shades of blue, green, red and brown–allowing it to sneak up and envelop prey in a gauzy web of tentacles.

Get up close in our Tentacles exhibition