Common Octopus (Octopus vulgaris), mating in the Lake Worth Lagoon, Singer Island, Florida, USA. © Michael Patrick O'Neill / OceanwideImages.com
Giant Pacific Octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini). photo taken near Browning Wall, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. © Michael Patrick O'Neill / OceanwideImages.com
Reef Octopus (Octopus cyanea) - a mating pair showing the male preparing to insert the modified third right arm into the oviduct of the female. Cocos (Keeling) Islands. Found on reefs in tropical Indo-West Pacific, from Hawaii to east Africa © Karen Willshaw / OceanwideImages.com
Reef Octopus, (Octopus cyanea) - posed in an unusual position on reef. Cocos (Keeling) Islands. Found on reefs in tropical Indo-West Pacific, from Hawaii to east Africa © Karen Willshaw / OceanwideImages.com
Reef Octopus (Octopus cyanea) - a mating pair showing the male preparing to insert the modified third right arm into the oviduct of the female. Cocos (Keeling) Islands. Found on reefs in tropical Indo-West Pacific, from Hawaii to east Africa © Karen Willshaw / OceanwideImages.com
Diver (MR) and Giant Pacific Octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini). British Columbia, Canada. © David Fleetham / OceanwideImages.com
Giant Pacific Octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini), drifting in the water column off Keystone Jetty, Whidbey Island, Washington, USA © David Fleetham / OceanwideImages.com
Diver (MR) and Giant Pacific Octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini). British Columbia, Canada. © David Fleetham / OceanwideImages.com
Diver (MR) and Giant Pacific Octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini). British Columbia, Canada. © David Fleetham / OceanwideImages.com
Day Octopus (Octopus cyanea), swimming in mid water. Photo taken off Hawaii, USA © David Fleetham / OceanwideImages.com
Day Octopus (Octopus cyanea), swimming in mid water. Photo taken off Hawaii, USA © David Fleetham / OceanwideImages.com
Day Octopus (Octopus cyanea), swimming in mid water. Photo taken off Hawaii, USA © David Fleetham / OceanwideImages.com
Day Octopus (Octopus cyanea), swimming in mid water. Photo taken off Hawaii, USA © David Fleetham / OceanwideImages.com
Day Octopus (Octopus cyanea), swimming in mid water. Photo taken off Hawaii, USA © David Fleetham / OceanwideImages.com
Day Octopus (Octopus cyanea), swimming in mid water. Photo taken off Hawaii, USA © David Fleetham / OceanwideImages.com
Day Octopus (Octopus cyanea), moving across a reef. Photo taken off Hawaii, USA © David Fleetham / OceanwideImages.com
Pelagic Octopus (Octopus sp.), approximately five inches in size. Photographed at night in midwater, Coral Sea, Queensland, Australia. © David Fleetham / OceanwideImages.com
Pelagic Octopus (Octopus sp.), approximately five inches in size. Photographed at night in midwater, Coral Sea, Queensland, Australia. © David Fleetham / OceanwideImages.com
Wonderpus Octopus (Wunderpus photogenicus). Like the Mimic Octopus (Thaumoctopus mimicus), this octopus is a master of cryptic camouflage & appears, here, to be mimicing a Banded Sea Snake or Sea Krait. Found throughout the Indo-West Pacific. © David Fleetham / OceanwideImages.com
Greater Blue-ringed Octopus (Hapalochlaena lunulata). Found throughout the Indo-Pacific. Extremely venomous and dangerous tropical octopus. Photo taken in the Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle. © David Fleetham / OceanwideImages.com
Day Octopus (Octopus cyanea), swimming in mid water. Also known as Big Blue Octopus. Found in Pacific and Indian Oceans, from Hawaii to the eastern coast of Africa. Photo taken off Hawaii, Pacific Ocean. © David Fleetham / OceanwideImages.com
Day Octopus (Octopus cyanea), swimming in mid water. Also known as Big Blue Octopus. Found in Pacific and Indian Oceans, from Hawaii to the eastern coast of Africa. Photo taken off Hawaii, Pacific Ocean. © David Fleetham / OceanwideImages.com
Day Octopus (Octopus cyanea), showing under side and sucker pads. Also known as Big Blue Octopus. Found in Pacific and Indian Oceans, from Hawaii to the eastern coast of Africa. Photo taken off Hawaii, Pacific Ocean. © David Fleetham / OceanwideImages.com
Day Octopus (Octopus cyanea), swimming in mid water. Also known as Big Blue Octopus. Found in Pacific and Indian Oceans, from Hawaii to the eastern coast of Africa. Photo taken off Hawaii, Pacific Ocean. © David Fleetham / OceanwideImages.com
Greater Blue-ringed Octopus (Hapalochlaena lunulata). Found throughout the Indo-Pacific, including the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. An extremely venomous and dangerous tropical octopus. © David Fleetham / OceanwideImages.com
Day Octopus (Octopus cyanea), swimming in mid water. Also known as Big Blue Octopus. Found in Pacific and Indian Oceans, from Hawaii to the eastern coast of Africa. Photo taken off Hawaii, Pacific Ocean. © David Fleetham / OceanwideImages.com
Day Octopus (Octopus cyanea), swimming in mid water. Also known as Big Blue Octopus. Found in Pacific and Indian Oceans, from Hawaii to the eastern coast of Africa. Photo taken off Hawaii, Pacific Ocean. © David Fleetham / OceanwideImages.com
Close detail of the eye of a Day Octopus (Octopus cyanea). Also known as Big Blue Octopus. Found in Pacific and Indian Oceans, from Hawaii to the eastern coast of Africa. Photo taken off Hawaii, Pacific Ocean. © David Fleetham / OceanwideImages.com
Diver observing a Day Octopus (Octopus cyanea), swimming in mid water. Also known as Big Blue Octopus. Found in Pacific and Indian Oceans, from Hawaii to the eastern coast of Africa. Photo taken off Hawaii, Pacific Ocean. © David Fleetham / OceanwideImages.com
Day Octopus (Octopus cyanea), swimming in mid water. Also known as Big Blue Octopus. Found in Pacific and Indian Oceans, from Hawaii to the eastern coast of Africa. Photo taken off Hawaii, Pacific Ocean. © David Fleetham / OceanwideImages.com
Diver observing a Giant Pacific Octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini). British Columbia, Canada. © David Fleetham / OceanwideImages.com
Day Octopus (Octopus cyanea), swimming in mid water. Also known as Big Blue Octopus. Found in Pacific and Indian Oceans, from Hawaii to the eastern coast of Africa. Photo taken off Hawaii, Pacific Ocean. © David Fleetham / OceanwideImages.com
Day Octopus (Octopus cyanea), swimming in mid water. Also known as Big Blue Octopus. Found in Pacific and Indian Oceans, from Hawaii to the eastern coast of Africa. Photo taken off Hawaii, USA, Pacific Ocean. © David Fleetham / OceanwideImages.com
Day Octopus (Octopus cyanea), swimming in mid water. Also known as Big Blue Octopus. Found in Pacific and Indian Oceans, from Hawaii to the eastern coast of Africa. Photo taken off Hawaii, USA, Pacific Ocean. © David Fleetham / OceanwideImages.com
Day Octopus (Octopus cyanea), swimming in mid water. Also known as Big Blue Octopus. Found in Pacific and Indian Oceans, from Hawaii to the eastern coast of Africa. Photo taken off Hawaii, USA, Pacific Ocean. © David Fleetham / OceanwideImages.com
Day Octopus (Octopus cyanea), swimming in mid water. Also known as Big Blue Octopus. Found in Pacific and Indian Oceans, from Hawaii to the eastern coast of Africa. Photo taken off Hawaii, USA, Pacific Ocean. © David Fleetham / OceanwideImages.com
Day Octopus (Octopus cyanea), swimming in mid water. Photo taken off Hawaii, Pacific Ocean, USA © David Fleetham / OceanwideImages.com
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