Reef Octopus (Octopus cyanea). Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Southern Blue-ringed Octopus (Hapalochlaena maculosa) - swimming mid-water at night. Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia. Extremely venomous and dangerous temperate octopus. © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Southern Blue-ringed Octopus (Hapalochlaena maculosa) - on sponge. Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia. Extremely venomous and dangerous temperate octopus. © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Southern Blue-ringed Octopus (Hapalochlaena maculosa) - swimming mid-water at night. Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia. Extremely venomous and dangerous temperate octopus. © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Southern Blue-ringed Octopus (Hapalochlaena maculosa) - on lettuce weed. Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia. Extremely venomous and dangerous temperate octopus. © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Southern Blue-ringed Octopus (Hapalochlaena maculosa) - swimming mid-water at night. Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia. Extremely venomous and dangerous temperate octopus. © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Southern Blue-ringed Octopus (Hapalochlaena maculosa) - swimming mid-water at night. Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia. Extremely venomous and dangerous temperate octopus. © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Southern Blue-ringed Octopus (Hapalochlaena maculosa) - swimming mid-water at night. Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia. Extremely venomous and dangerous temperate octopus. © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Southern Blue-ringed Octopus (Hapalochlaena maculosa) - swimming mid-water at night. Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia. Extremely venomous and dangerous temperate octopus. © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Southern Blue-ringed Octopus (Hapalochlaena maculosa) - swimming mid-water at night. Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia. Extremely venomous and dangerous temperate octopus. © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Southern Blue-ringed Octopus (Hapalochlaena maculosa) - swimming mid-water at night. Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia. Extremely venomous and dangerous temperate octopus. © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Southern Blue-ringed Octopus (Hapalochlaena maculosa) - swimming mid-water at night. Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia. Extremely venomous and dangerous temperate octopus. © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Southern Blue-ringed Octopus (Hapalochlaena maculosa) - on rubble. Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia. Extremely venomous and dangerous temperate octopus. © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Southern Blue-ringed Octopus (Hapalochlaena maculosa) - on rubble. Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia. Extremely venomous and dangerous temperate octopus. © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Reef Octopus (Octopus abaculus). Size: 10mm. A close relative of Wunderpus Octopus. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Reef Octopus (Octopus berrima.). Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Reef Octopus (Octopus sp.). Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Mimic Octopus (Thaumoctopus mimicus). Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Mimic Octopus (Thaumoctopus mimicus.). Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Southern Sand Octopus (Octopus kaurna). Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Mimic Octopus (Thaumoctopus mimicus). This octopus is a master of cryptic camouflage, often mimicking marine animals. Found throughout the Indo-West Pacific. Photo taken Lembeh Strait, Sulawesi, Indonesia © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Mimic Octopus (Thaumoctopus mimicus). This octopus is a master of cryptic camouflage, often mimicking marine animals. Found throughout the Indo-West Pacific. Photo taken Lembeh Strait, Sulawesi, Indonesia © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Mimic Octopus (Thaumoctopus mimicus). This octopus is a master of cryptic camouflage, often mimicking marine animals. Found throughout the Indo-West Pacific. Photo taken Lembeh Strait, Sulawesi, Indonesia © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Mimic Octopus (Thaumoctopus mimicus). This octopus is a master of cryptic camouflage, often mimicking marine animals. Found throughout the Indo-West Pacific. Photo taken Lembeh Strait, Sulawesi, Indonesia © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Veined Octopus (Octopus marginatus) - showing colour variation 1. 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 © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
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 © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Veined Octopus (Octopus marginatus) hiding in a discarded glass jar, using a scallop shell as a door. Also known as Coconut Octopus as it is found hiding in discarded coconut shells. Found Indo-West Pacific. Photo taken Lembeh Strait, Sulawesi, Indonesia © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Veined Octopus (Octopus marginatus) hiding in a discarded glass jar, using a scallop shell as a door. Also known as Coconut Octopus as it is often sighted in coconut shells. Found throughout the Indo-West Pacific. Photo taken Lembeh Strait, Indonesia. © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
White 'V' Octopus (Octopus sp. 18) - blending in with rubble sea floor. Like Mimic Octopus (Thaumoctopus mimicus), octopus is master of cryptic camouflage, mimicking marine animals. Found Indo-West Pacific. Photo taken Lembeh Strait, Sulawesi, Indonesia © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
White 'V' Octopus (Octopus sp. 18) - blending in with rubble sea floor. Like Mimic Octopus (Thaumoctopus mimicus), octopus is master of cryptic camouflage, mimicking marine animals. Found Indo-West Pacific. Photo taken Lembeh Strait, Sulawesi, Indonesia © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Wonderpus Octopus (Wunderpus photogenicus) - free swimming in mid-water. Like Mimic Octopus (Thaumoctopus mimicus), this octopus is a master of cryptic camouflage. Found throughout the Indo-West Pacific. Photo taken Lembeh Strait, Sulawesi, Indonesia © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Wonderpus Octopus (Wunderpus photogenicus). Like Mimic Octopus (Thaumoctopus mimicus), this octopus is a master of cryptic camouflage. Found throughout the Indo-West Pacific. Photo taken Lembeh Strait, Sulawesi, Indonesia © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Wonderpus Octopus (Wunderpus photogenicus) - free swimming in mid-water. Like Mimic Octopus (Thaumoctopus mimicus), this octopus is a master of cryptic camouflage. Found throughout the Indo-West Pacific. Photo taken Lembeh Strait, Sulawesi, Indonesia © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Wonderpus Octopus (Wunderpus photogenicus). Like Mimic Octopus (Thaumoctopus mimicus), this octopus is a master of cryptic camouflage. Found throughout the Indo-West Pacific. Photo taken Lembeh Strait, Sulawesi, Indonesia © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Wonderpus Octopus (Wunderpus photogenicus)). Like Mimic Octopus (Thaumoctopus mimicus), this octopus is a master of cryptic camouflage. Found throughout the Indo-West Pacific. Photo taken Lembeh Strait, Sulawesi, Indonesia © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Wonderpus Octopus (Wunderpus photogenicus). Like Mimic Octopus (Thaumoctopus mimicus), this octopus is a master of cryptic camouflage. Found throughout the Indo-West Pacific. Photo taken Lembeh Strait, Sulawesi, Indonesia © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Wonderpus Octopus (Wunderpus photogenicus)). Like Mimic Octopus (Thaumoctopus mimicus), this octopus is a master of cryptic camouflage. Found throughout the Indo-West Pacific. Photo taken Lembeh Strait, Sulawesi, Indonesia © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Wonderpus Octopus (Wunderpus photogenicus)). Like Mimic Octopus (Thaumoctopus mimicus), this octopus is a master of cryptic camouflage. Found throughout the Indo-West Pacific. Photo taken Lembeh Strait, Sulawesi, Indonesia © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Wonderpus Octopus (Wunderpus photogenicus). Like Mimic Octopus (Thaumoctopus mimicus), this octopus is a master of cryptic camouflage. Found throughout the Indo-West Pacific. Photo taken Lembeh Strait, Sulawesi, Indonesia © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
White 'V' Octopus (Octopus sp. 18) mimicking a Jawfish. Like Mimic Octopus (Thaumoctopus mimicus), this octopus is a master of cryptic camouflage, often mimicking marine animals. Found throughout the Indo-West Pacific. Photo taken Tulamben Bali, Indonesia © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
White 'V' Octopus (Octopus sp. 18) mimicking a Flounder. Like Mimic Octopus (Thaumoctopus mimicus), this octopus is a master of cryptic camouflage, mimicking marine animals. Found throughout the Indo-West Pacific. Photo taken Tulamben Bali, Indonesia © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
White'V' Octopus (Octopus sp. 18) mimicking a Flounder. Like Mimic Octopus (Thaumoctopus mimicus), this octopus is a master of cryptic camouflage, mimicking marine animals. Found throughout the Indo-West Pacific. Photo taken Tulamben Bali, Indonesia © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
White 'V' Octopus (Octopus sp. 18). Like Mimic Octopus (Thaumoctopus mimicus), this octopus is a master of cryptic camouflage, often mimicking marine animals. Found throughout the Indo-West Pacific. Photo taken at Tulamben Bali, Indonesia © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
White 'V' Octopus (Octopus sp. 18). Like Mimic Octopus (Thaumoctopus mimicus), this octopus is a master of cryptic camouflage, often mimicking marine animals. Found throughout the Indo-West Pacific. Photo taken at Tulamben Bali, Indonesia © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Southern Blue-ringed Octopus (Hapalochlaena maculosa) - swimming mid-water at night. Found in Southern Australia. Photo taken at Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Australia. This octopus is extremely venomous and dangerous. © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Mimic Octopus (Thaumoctopus mimicus). This octopus is a master of cryptic camouflage, often mimicking marine animals. Found throughout the Indo-West Pacific. Photo taken off Anilao, Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle. © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Mimic Octopus (Thaumoctopus mimicus). This octopus is a master of cryptic camouflage, often mimicking marine animals. Found throughout the Indo-West Pacific. Photo taken off Anilao, Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle. © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Mimic Octopus (Thaumoctopus mimicus). This octopus is a master of cryptic camouflage, often mimicking marine animals. Found throughout the Indo-West Pacific. Photo taken off Anilao, Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle. © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
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