Day Octopus Octopus cyanea

Day Octopus (Octopus cyanea) squirting a cloud of black ink to avoid predator. The cloud both reduces visibility and also resembles the shape of the octopus.
Day Octopus (Octopus cyanea) squirting a cloud of black ink to avoid predator. The cloud both reduces visibility and also resembles the shape of the octopus. single one alone lonely isolated individual camouflage camoflage camouflaged camoflaged hidden hiding hide cryptic cephalopod cephalopods tentacles tenticles sucker suckers soft delicate fragile arm arms jet propulsion cloudy inked inky Cephalopods cephalopod cephalopods tentacles tenticles sucker suckers soft delicate fragile arm arms jet propulsion invertebrate invertebrates black jet jets squirt squirting |Day Octopus (Octopus cyanea)

Day Octopus (Octopus cyanea) sheltering in mussel shell.
Day Octopus (Octopus cyanea) sheltering in mussel shell. Octopodidae Octopus cephalopod cephalopods tentacles tenticles sucker suckers soft delicate fragile arm arms jet propulsion invertebrate invertebrates single one alone lonely isolated individual camouflage camoflage camouflaged camoflaged hidden hiding hide cryptic hide hiding hidden conceal concealed bury buried concealing hid cover covering covered home house shelter sheltered safe safety secure security secured sheltering nest |Day Octopus (Octopus cyanea)

Day Octopus (Octopus cyanea) foraging across coral reef flat.
Day Octopus (Octopus cyanea) foraging across coral reef flat. single one alone lonely isolated individual camouflage camoflage camouflaged camoflaged hidden hiding hide cryptic 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 Cephalopods |Day Octopus (Octopus cyanea)

Day Octopus (Octopus cyanea) juvenile foraging over sandy sea bed.
Day Octopus (Octopus cyanea) juvenile foraging over sandy sea bed. Octopodidae Octopus single one alone lonely isolated individual cephalopod cephalopods tentacles tenticles sucker suckers soft delicate fragile arm arms jet propulsion invertebrate invertebrates arm arms seek seeking search searching extend extended extending sand sandy sandflat seabed sea bed sea-bed seafloor sea-floor floor |Day Octopus (Octopus cyanea)

Day Octopus (Octopus cyanea) at the entrance of it's lair under an old mussel shell.
Day Octopus (Octopus cyanea) at the entrance of it's lair under an old mussel shell. Cephalopods single one alone lonely isolated individual spots spotted dot dots dotted spot speckled specks 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 home house shelter sheltered safe safety secure security secured sheltering nest arm arms cephalopod cephalopods tentacles tenticles sucker suckers soft delicate fragile arm arms jet propulsion |Day Octopus (Octopus cyanea)

Day Octopus (Octopus cyanea) emerging from shelter in coral reef.
Day Octopus (Octopus cyanea) emerging from shelter in coral reef. Octopodidae Octopus single one alone lonely isolated individual camouflage camoflage camouflaged camoflaged hidden hiding hide cryptic cephalopod cephalopods tentacles tenticles sucker suckers soft delicate fragile arm arms jet propulsion invertebrate invertebrates curious curiousity curios curiosity look looking inspect inspecting gaze gazing inquisitive inquiring enquiring interested questioning nosy prying vertical |Day Octopus (Octopus cyanea)

Day Octopus (Octupus cyanea) emerging from it's home.
Day Octopus (Octupus cyanea) emerging from it's home. 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 strange unusual weird bizarre bizzare bizzarre ugly freak freaky cute friend friendly play playful happy cephalopod cephalopods tentacles tenticles sucker suckers soft delicate fragile arm arms jet propulsion home house shelter sheltered safe safety secure security secured sheltering nest |Day Octopus (Octupus cyanea)

Day Octopus (Octopus cyanea) emerging from shelter in coral reef.
Day Octopus (Octopus cyanea) emerging from shelter in coral reef. Octopodidae Octopus single one alone lonely isolated individual camouflage camoflage camouflaged camoflaged hidden hiding hide cryptic cephalopod cephalopods tentacles tenticles sucker suckers soft delicate fragile arm arms jet propulsion invertebrate invertebrates curious curiousity curios curiosity look looking inspect inspecting gaze gazing inquisitive inquiring enquiring interested questioning nosy prying vertical |Day Octopus (Octopus cyanea)

Day Octopus (Octupus cyanea) Juvenile using trashed plastic bag as shelter.
Day Octopus (Octupus cyanea) Juvenile using trashed plastic bag as shelter. Octopodidae Octopus single one alone lonely isolated individual cephalopod cephalopods tentacles tenticles sucker suckers soft delicate fragile arm arms jet propulsion invertebrate invertebrates rubbish junk home house shelter sheltered safe safety secure security secured sheltering nest curious curiousity curios curiosity look looking inspect inspecting gaze gazing inquisitive inquiring enquiring interested questioning nosy prying |Day Octopus (Octupus cyanea)

Day Octopus (Octopus cyanea)
Day Octopus (Octopus cyanea) Octopodidae Octopus cephalopod cephalopods tentacles tenticles sucker suckers soft delicate fragile arm arms jet propulsion invertebrate invertebrates |Day Octopus (Octopus cyanea)

Day Octopus (Octupus cyanea) Juvenile using trashed plastic bag as shelter.
Day Octopus (Octupus cyanea) Juvenile using trashed plastic bag as shelter. Octopodidae Octopus single one alone lonely isolated individual cephalopod cephalopods tentacles tenticles sucker suckers soft delicate fragile arm arms jet propulsion invertebrate invertebrates rubbish junk home house shelter sheltered safe safety secure security secured sheltering nest curious curiousity curios curiosity look looking inspect inspecting gaze gazing inquisitive inquiring enquiring interested questioning nosy prying |Day Octopus (Octupus cyanea)

Day Octopus (Octopus cyanea) swimming above coral reef.
Day Octopus (Octopus cyanea) swimming above coral reef. Octopodidae Octopus single one alone lonely isolated individual cephalopod cephalopods tentacles tenticles sucker suckers soft delicate fragile arm arms jet propulsion invertebrate invertebrates jet propulsion arms profile |Day Octopus (Octopus cyanea)

Day Octopus (Octupus cyanea) sheltering in empty shell.
Day Octopus (Octupus cyanea) sheltering in empty shell. Octopodidae Octopus single one alone lonely isolated individual cephalopod cephalopods tentacles tenticles sucker suckers soft delicate fragile arm arms jet propulsion invertebrate invertebrates home house shelter sheltered safe safety secure security secured sheltering nest shell armor armour armoured armored protect protected protection hard sheild shield curious curiousity curios curiosity look looking inspect inspecting gaze gazing inquisitive inquiring enquiring interested questioning nosy prying |Day Octopus (Octupus cyanea)

Day Octopus (Octopus cyanea)
Day Octopus (Octopus cyanea) Octopodidae Octopus single one alone lonely isolated individual spots spotted dot dots dotted spot speckled specks 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 cephalopod cephalopods tentacles tenticles sucker suckers soft delicate fragile arm arms jet propulsion invertebrate invertebrates |Day Octopus (Octopus cyanea)

Day Octopus (Octopus cyanea) with siphon extended.
Day Octopus (Octopus cyanea) with siphon extended. Octopodidae Octopus 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 blow blowing breath breathing gasp gasping exhale exhalation cephalopod cephalopods tentacles tenticles sucker suckers soft delicate fragile arm arms jet propulsion invertebrate invertebrates |Day Octopus (Octopus cyanea)

Day Octopus (Octopus cyanea) resting in sandy burrow.
Day Octopus (Octopus cyanea) resting in sandy burrow. Octopodidae Octopus single one alone lonely isolated individual cephalopod cephalopods tentacles tenticles sucker suckers soft delicate fragile arm arms jet propulsion invertebrate invertebrates alert alarm alarmed look looking lookout look-out out surprise surprised curious curiousity curios curiosity look looking inspect inspecting gaze gazing inquisitive inquiring enquiring interested questioning nosy prying sand sandy sandflat seabed sea bed sea-bed seafloor sea-floor floor home house shelter sheltered safe safety secure security secured sheltering nest |Day Octopus (Octopus cyanea)

Day Octopus (Octopus cyanea) juvenile foraging over sandy sea bed.
Day Octopus (Octopus cyanea) juvenile foraging over sandy sea bed. Octopodidae Octopus single one alone lonely isolated individual cephalopod cephalopods tentacles tenticles sucker suckers soft delicate fragile arm arms jet propulsion invertebrate invertebrates arm arms seek seeking search searching extend extended extending sand sandy sandflat seabed sea bed sea-bed seafloor sea-floor floor |Day Octopus (Octopus cyanea)

Day Octopus (Octopus cyanea) among sponges and coral. Colour change sequence #1.
Day Octopus (Octopus cyanea) among sponges and coral. Colour change sequence #1. 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 imitate imitating imitation imitated |Day Octopus (Octopus cyanea)

Day Octopus (Octopus cyanea) among sponges and coral. Colour change sequence #2.
Day Octopus (Octopus cyanea) among sponges and coral. Colour change sequence #2. 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 imitate imitating imitation imitated |Day Octopus (Octopus cyanea)

Day Octopus (Octopus cyanea) emerging from coral reef while watched by Honeycomb Grouper (Epinephelus merra)
Day Octopus (Octopus cyanea) emerging from coral reef while watched by Honeycomb Grouper (Epinephelus merra) Octopodidae Octopus two pair couple together duo paired partner partners twin partnership spots spotted dot dots dotted spot speckled specks 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 cephalopod cephalopods tentacles tenticles sucker suckers soft delicate fragile arm arms jet propulsion invertebrate invertebrates |Day Octopus (Octopus cyanea)