Blue-ringed Octopus Hapalochlaena sp.

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)

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)

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)

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)

Southern Blue-ringed Octopus (Hapalochlaena maculosa) Female with eggs sheltering in mussel shell.
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)

Southern Blue-ringed Octopus (Hapalochlaena maculosa) stalking juvenile Red Swimmer Crab (Netocarcinus tuberculosus)
Southern Blue-ringed Octopus (Hapalochlaena maculosa) stalking juvenile Red Swimmer Crab (Netocarcinus tuberculosus) two pair couple together duo paired partner partners twin danger dangerous killer kill predator predater maneater hunt hunter carnivour carnivor carnivore threat threaten 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) 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) 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) 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) 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) 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)