Blue-ringed Octopus Hapalochlaena sp.

Southern Blue-ringed Octopus (Hapalochlaena maculosa) mating.
Southern Blue-ringed Octopus (Hapalochlaena maculosa) mating. poisonous toxic toxicity danger dangerous sex reproduction mate mating maternal copulate copulation two pair couple together duo paired partner partners twin Cephalopods |Southern Blue-ringed Octopus (Hapalochlaena maculosa)

Southern Blue-ringed Octopus (Hapalochlaena maculosa) Female protecting egg cluster under her mantle. Poisonous bite is potentially fatal.
Blue-ringed Octopus (Hapalochlaena maculosa) Female protecting egg cluster under her mantle. Bite contains deadly neurotoxin. Poisonous bite is potentially fatal. deadly death kill killer dangerous pattern colour color flash birth young mother protection new born family camouflage Cephalopods |Southern Blue-ringed Octopus (Hapalochlaena maculosa)

Southern Blue-ringed Octopus (Hapalochlaena maculosa)
Southern Blue-ringed Octopus (Hapalochlaena maculosa) in flight. poisonous dangerous deadly toxic pattern stripes striped jet fly flee zoom camouflage flight mouth Cephalopods |Southern Blue-ringed Octopus (Hapalochlaena maculosa)

Southern Blue-ringed Octopus (Hapalochlaena maculosa) mating.
Southern Blue-ringed Octopus (Hapalochlaena maculosa) mating. poisonous toxic toxicity danger dangerous cephalod sex reproduction mate mating maternal copulate copulation two pair couple together duo paired partner partners twin Cephalopods |Southern Blue-ringed Octopus (Hapalochlaena maculosa)

Southern Blue-ringed Octopus (Hapalochlaena maculosa)
Southern Blue-ringed Octopus (Hapalochlaena maculosa) single one alone lonely isolated individual line lines lined stripe stripes striped patterns pattern camouflage camoflage camouflaged camoflaged hidden hiding hide cryptic colour color colourful colorful vibrant vibrent vibrint small tiny minute minuet miniscule diminutive macro micro little minor minature miniature petite puny danger dangerous killer kill predator predater maneater hunt hunter carnivour carnivor carnivore threat threaten toxic toxicity poison poisonous danger dangerous kill killer death poisoning killing cephalopod cephalopods tentacles tenticles sucker suckers soft delicate fragile arm arms jet propulsion Cephalopods |Southern Blue-ringed Octopus (Hapalochlaena maculosa)

Greater Blue-ringed Octopus (Hapalochlaena lunulata)
Greater Blue-ringed Octopus (Hapalochlaena lunulata) Octopodidae Octopus single one alone lonely isolated individual camouflage camoflage camouflaged camoflaged hidden hiding hide cryptic colour color colourful colorful vibrant vibrent vibrint gold golden yellow 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 toxic toxicity poison poisonous danger dangerous kill killer death poisoning killing |Greater Blue-ringed Octopus (Hapalochlaena lunulata)

Greater Blue-ringed Octopus (Hapalochlaena lunulata)
Greater Blue-ringed Octopus (Hapalochlaena lunulata) 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 spots spotted dot dots dotted spot speckled specks toxic toxicity poison poisonous danger dangerous kill killer death poisoning killing |Greater Blue-ringed Octopus (Hapalochlaena lunulata)

Greater Blue-ringed Octopus (Hapalochlaena lunulata)
Greater Blue-ringed Octopus (Hapalochlaena lunulata) Octopodidae Octopus single one alone lonely isolated individual spots spotted dot dots dotted spot speckled specks colour color colourful colorful vibrant vibrent vibrint blue cyan cephalopod cephalopods tentacles tenticles sucker suckers soft delicate fragile arm arms jet propulsion invertebrate invertebrates toxic toxicity poison poisonous danger dangerous kill killer death poisoning killing |Greater Blue-ringed Octopus (Hapalochlaena lunulata)

Southern Blue-ringed Octopus (Hapalochlaena maculosa) Poisonous bite is potentially fatal.
Blue-ringed Octopus (Hapalochlaena maculosa) Bite contains deadly neurotoxin. Poisonous bite is potentially fatal. deadly death kill killer dangerous pattern colour color flash flight swim jet propulsion float camouflage Cephalopods |Southern Blue-ringed Octopus (Hapalochlaena maculosa)

Southern Blue-ringed Octopus (Hapalochlaena maculosa)
Southern Blue-ringed Octopus (Hapalochlaena maculosa) single one alone lonely isolated individual line lines lined stripe stripes striped patterns pattern camouflage camoflage camouflaged camoflaged hidden hiding hide cryptic colour color colourful colorful vibrant vibrent vibrint small tiny minute minuet miniscule diminutive macro micro little minor minature miniature petite puny danger dangerous killer kill predator predater maneater hunt hunter carnivour carnivor carnivore threat threaten toxic toxicity poison poisonous danger dangerous kill killer death poisoning killing cephalopod cephalopods tentacles tenticles sucker suckers soft delicate fragile arm arms jet propulsion Cephalopods |Southern Blue-ringed Octopus (Hapalochlaena maculosa)

Southern Blue-ringed Octopus (Hapalochlaena maculosa)
Southern Blue-ringed Octopus (Hapalochlaena maculosa) poisonous poisonos camouflage toxic toxin deadly Cephalopods |Southern Blue-ringed Octopus (Hapalochlaena maculosa)

Southern Blue-lined Octopus (Hapalochlaena fasciata)
Southern Blue-lined Octopus (Hapalochlaena fasciata) camouflage cryptic poisonous dangerous toxic hidden hiding Cephalopods |Southern Blue-lined Octopus (Hapalochlaena fasciata)

Southern Blue-ringed Octopus (Hapalochlaena maculosa)
Southern Blue-ringed Octopus (Hapalochlaena maculosa) single one alone lonely isolated individual line lines lined stripe stripes striped patterns pattern camouflage camoflage camouflaged camoflaged hidden hiding hide cryptic colour color colourful colorful vibrant vibrent vibrint small tiny minute minuet miniscule diminutive macro micro little minor minature miniature petite puny danger dangerous killer kill predator predater maneater hunt hunter carnivour carnivor carnivore threat threaten toxic toxicity poison poisonous danger dangerous kill killer death poisoning killing cephalopod cephalopods tentacles tenticles sucker suckers soft delicate fragile arm arms jet propulsion Cephalopods |Southern Blue-ringed Octopus (Hapalochlaena maculosa)

Greater Blue-ringed Octopus (Hapalochlaena lunulata) eating a crab.
Greater Blue-ringed Octopus (Hapalochlaena lunulata) eating small reef crab. camouflage camoflage camouflaged camoflaged hidden hiding hide cryptic toxic toxicity poison poisonous danger dangerous kill killer death poisoning killing vertical eat feed feeding consume consuming Cephalopods |Greater Blue-ringed Octopus (Hapalochlaena lunulata)

Greater Blue-ringed Octopus (Hapalochlaena lunulata) eating small reef crab.
Greater Blue-ringed Octopus (Hapalochlaena lunulata) eating small reef crab. camouflage camoflage camouflaged camoflaged hidden hiding hide cryptic toxic toxicity poison poisonous danger dangerous kill killer death poisoning killing vertical eat feed feeding consume consuming Cephalopods |Greater Blue-ringed Octopus (Hapalochlaena lunulata)

Greater Blue-ringed Octopus (Hapalochlaena lunulata)
Blue-ringed Octopus (Octopus lunulata) patterned patterns spots wspotted camouflage imitate poisonous deadly dangerous killer Cephalopods |Greater Blue-ringed Octopus (Hapalochlaena lunulata)

Southern Blue-ringed Octopus (Hapalochlaena maculosa) Poisonous bite is potentially fatal.
Blue-ringed Octopus (Hapalochlaena maculosa) Bite contains deadly neurotoxin. Poisonous bite is potentially fatal. deadly death kill killer dangerous pattern colour color flash camouflage Cephalopods |Southern Blue-ringed Octopus (Hapalochlaena maculosa)

Southern Blue-ringed Octopus (Hapalochlaena maculosa) using shell for camouflage and shelter.
Southern Blue-ringed Octopus (Hapalochlaena maculosa) using shell for camouflage and shelter. single one alone lonely isolated individual line lines lined stripe stripes striped patterns pattern camouflage camoflage camouflaged camoflaged hidden hiding hide cryptic colour color colourful colorful vibrant vibrent vibrint small tiny minute minuet miniscule diminutive macro micro little minor minature miniature petite puny danger dangerous killer kill predator predater maneater hunt hunter carnivour carnivor carnivore threat threaten toxic toxicity poison poisonous danger dangerous kill killer death poisoning killing cephalopod cephalopods tentacles tenticles sucker suckers soft delicate fragile arm arms jet propulsion Cephalopods |Southern Blue-ringed Octopus (Hapalochlaena maculosa)

Southern Blue-ringed Octopus (Hapalochlaena maculosa)
Southern Blue-ringed Octopus (Hapalochlaena maculosa) poisonous poisonos camouflage toxic toxin deadly Cephalopods |Southern Blue-ringed Octopus (Hapalochlaena maculosa)

Southern Blue-ringed Octopus (Hapalochlaena maculosa) Female bearing eggs.
Southern Blue-ringed Octopus (Hapalochlaena maculosa) Female bearing eggs. baby young newborn new born juvenile youth beginnings beginning begin start starting sex reproduction mate mating maternal copulate copulation single one alone lonely isolated individual toxic toxicity poison poisonous danger dangerous kill killer death poisoning killing Cephalopods |Southern Blue-ringed Octopus (Hapalochlaena maculosa)