All Other Octopus Species

Remains of giant deep water Octopus, possibly Seven-arm Octopus (Haliphron atlanticus), on surface after Sperm Whale (Physeter macrocephalus) feeding.
Remains of giant deep water Octopus, possibly Seven-arm Octopus (Haliphron atlanticus), on surface after Sperm Whale (Physeter macrocephalus) feeding. eat eating feed cephalopod tentacles tenticles suckers arm arms afloat floating discard discarded Cephalopods |Remains of giant deep water Octopus, possibly Seven-arm Octopus (Haliphron atlanticus)

Maori Octopus (Octopus maorum)
Maori Octopus (Octopus maorum) eye colour color red orange jet camouflage bumps decoy imitate imitation copy Cephalopods |Maori Octopus (Octopus maorum)

Veined Octopus (Octopus marginatus) hiding among seaweed and discarded trash.
Veined Octopus (Octopus marginatus) hiding among seaweed and discarded trash. Octopodidae Octopus single one alone lonely isolated individual cephalopod cephalopods tentacles tenticles sucker suckers soft delicate fragile arm arms jet propulsion invertebrate invertebrates camouflage camoflage camouflaged camoflaged hidden hiding hide cryptic hide hiding hidden conceal concealed bury buried concealing hid cover covering covered sand sandy sandflat seabed sea bed sea-bed seafloor sea-floor floor junk rubbish discarded grip grab gripping grabbing hold holding grasp grasping grasped held |Veined Octopus (Octopus marginatus)

Thorny Octopus (Octopus aculeatus) This species is able to produce ornate skin extensions to camouflage itself among coral rubble or weedy reef and also can discard arms which act as a wriggling decoy if attacked.
Thorny Octopus (Octopus aculeatus) This species is able to produce ornate skin extensions to camouflage itself among coral rubble or weedy reef and also can discard arms which act as a wriggling decoy if attacked. Octopodidae Octopus single one alone lonely isolated individual camouflage camoflage camouflaged camoflaged hidden hiding hide cryptic spike spikes spikey spiky thorn thorns thorned strange unusual weird bizarre bizzare bizzarre ugly freak freaky cephalopod cephalopods tentacles tenticles sucker suckers soft delicate fragile arm arms jet propulsion invertebrate invertebrates |Thorny Octopus (Octopus aculeatus)

Southern White-spot Octopus (Octopus bunurong) feeding on shrimp clinging to sea grass.
Southern White-spot Octopus (Octopus bunurong) feeding on shrimp clinging to sea grass. cephalopod red orange hunter hunting predator eating eat feed engulf cover parachute Cephalopods |Southern White-spot Octopus (Octopus bunurong)

Southern White-spot Octopus (Octopus bunurong) foraging across the sea bed at night.
Southern White-spot Octopus (Octopus bunurong) foraging across the sea bed at night. hunter hunting seeking cephalopod single one alone lonely isolated individual Cephalopods |Southern White-spot Octopus (Octopus bunurong)

Southern White-spot Octopus (Octopus bunurong) burrowing into the sand.
Southern White-spot Octopus (Octopus bunurong) burrowing into the sand. single one alone lonely isolated individual cephalopod Cephalopods |Southern White-spot Octopus (Octopus bunurong)

Southern White-spot Octopus (Octopus bunurong)
Southern White-spot Octopus (Octopus bunurong) single one alone lonely isolated individual cephalopod colour color colourful colorful vibrant vibrent vibrint Cephalopods |Southern White-spot Octopus (Octopus bunurong)

Starry Night Octopus (Octopus luteus)
Starry Night Octopus (Octopus luteus) Octopodidae Octopus single one alone lonely isolated individual cephalopod cephalopods tentacles tenticles sucker suckers soft delicate fragile arm arms jet propulsion invertebrate invertebrates spots spotted dot dots dotted spot speckled specks colour color colourful colorful vibrant vibrent vibrint orange red white camouflage camoflage camouflaged camoflaged hidden hiding hide cryptic |Starry Night Octopus (Octopus luteus)

Maori Octopus (Octopus maorum) foraging at night.
Maori Octopus (Octopus maorum) foraging at night. eye colour color red orange jet camouflage Cephalopods |Maori Octopus (Octopus maorum)

Maori Octopus (Octopus maorum) foraging at night.
Maori Octopus (Octopus maorum) foraging at night. eye colour color red orange jet camouflage Cephalopods |Maori Octopus (Octopus maorum)

Veined Octopus (Octopus marginatus) foraging across sandy sea bed at night.
Veined Octopus (Octopus marginatus) foraging across sandy sea bed at night. Octopodidae Octopus single one alone lonely isolated individual spots spotted dot dots dotted spot speckled specks camouflage camoflage camouflaged camoflaged hidden hiding hide cryptic cephalopod cephalopods tentacles tenticles sucker suckers soft delicate fragile arm arms jet propulsion invertebrate invertebrates sand sandy sandflat seabed sea bed sea-bed seafloor sea-floor floor |Veined Octopus (Octopus marginatus)

Maori Octopus (Octopus maorum) foraging among seaweed for small crabs and fish.
Maori Octopus (Octopus maorum) foraging among seaweed for small crabs and fish. Cephalopods single one alone lonely isolated individual camouflage camoflage camouflaged camoflaged hidden hiding hide cryptic curious curiousity curios curiosity look looking inspect inspecting gaze gazing inquisitive inquiring enquiring interested questioning nosy prying catch catching hunt hunting hunter gather gathering forage foraging eat eating eater caught stalking stalker stalk predator cephalopod cephalopods tentacles tenticles sucker suckers soft delicate fragile arm arms |Maori Octopus (Octopus maorum)

Double Spot Octopus (Octopus sp.) Rare species from southern coast of Australia. Forages over sand by digging into seabed with its arms.
Double Spot Octopus (Octopus sp.) Rare species from southern coast of Australia. Forages over sand by digging into seabed with its arms. stripes striped arms buried hidden hiding camouflage camoflage Cephalopods |Double Spot Octopus (Octopus sp.)

Deepsea Octopus (Opisthoteuthis depressa) Unusual deep sea dwelling octopus from100 to 400 meters.
Deepsea Octopus (Opisthoteuthis depressa) Unusual deep sea dwelling octopus from100 to 400 meters. single one alone lonely isolated individual camouflage camoflage camouflaged camoflaged hidden hiding hide cryptic strange unusual weird bizarre bizzare bizzarre ugly freak freaky cute friend friendly cuddly cuddle play playful happy smile smiling cephalopod cephalopods tentacles tenticles sucker suckers soft delicate fragile arm arms jet propulsion Cephalopods |Deepsea Octopus (Opisthoteuthis depressa)

Double Spot Octopus (Octopus sp.) Rare species from southern coast of Australia. Forages over sand by digging into seabed with its arms.
Double Spot Octopus (Octopus sp.) Rare species from southern coast of Australia. Forages over sand by digging into seabed with its arms. stripes striped arms buried hidden hiding camouflage camoflage Cephalopods |Double Spot Octopus (Octopus sp.)

Double Spot Octopus (Octopus sp.) Hatchling. Rare species from southern coast of Australia. Forages over sand by digging into seabed with its arms.
Double Spot Octopus (Octopus sp.) Hatchling. Rare species from southern coast of Australia. Forages over sand by digging into seabed with its arms. baby newborn new young youth beginnings beginning Cephalopods |Double Spot Octopus (Octopus sp.)

Double Spot Octopus (Octopus sp.) Hatchling feeding by digging into seabed with its arms.
Double Spot Octopus (Octopus sp.) Hatchling feeding by digging into seabed with its arms. baby newborn new young youth beginnings beginning Cephalopods |Double Spot Octopus (Octopus sp.)

Double Spot Octopus (Octopus sp.) Rare species from southern coast of Australia. Forages over sand by digging into seabed with its arms.
Double Spot Octopus (Octopus sp.) Rare species from southern coast of Australia. Forages over sand by digging into seabed with its arms. camouflage camouflaged hiding spots spotted cephalopod Cephalopods |Double Spot Octopus (Octopus sp.)

Double Spot Octopus (Octopus sp.) foraging over sand at night.
Double Spot Octopus (Octopus sp.) foraging over sand at night. spots spotted dot dots dotted spot speckled specks single one alone lonely isolated individual camouflage camoflage camouflaged camoflaged hidden hiding hide cryptic cephalopod cephalopods Cephalopods |Double Spot Octopus (Octopus sp.)