montereybayaquarium: “Spot on! Meet the two-spot octopus (Octopus bimaculoides), now in Tentacles. This medium-sized octopus (mantel length is 7 inches, arms 23 inches) is named for its main identifying features, the two bright blue eyespots on...
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montereybayaquarium: “Spot on! Meet the two-spot octopus (Octopus bimaculoides), now in Tentacles. This medium-sized octopus (mantel length is 7 inches, arms 23 inches) is named for its main identifying features, the two bright blue eyespots on...
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montereybayaquarium:

Spot on!

Meet the two-spot octopus (Octopus bimaculoides), now in Tentacles. This medium-sized octopus (mantel length is 7 inches, arms 23 inches) is named for its main identifying features, the two bright blue eyespots on either side of its mantel.

The glowing eyespots may trick predators and prey alike into thinking that the blue-eyed beauty marks are its actual eyes. Meanwhile the cunning two-spot octopus lives to see another night while feasting on a shelled morsel.

This octopus is found in deep waters from central California to northern Baja, California. This species, like many species of cephalopods, lives for a brief 1-1.5 years.

Learn more about this octopus.