Gloomy Octopus Octopus tetricus

Gloomy Octopus (Octopus tetricus) in shell home.
Gloomy Octopus (Octopus tetricus) in shell home. protection house door camouflage Cephalopods |Gloomy Octopus (Octopus tetricus)

Gloomy Octopus (Octopus tetricus)
Gloomy Octopus (Octopus tetricus) suckers suction discs guarded protective Cephalopods |Gloomy Octopus (Octopus tetricus)

Gloomy Octopus (Octopus tetricus)
Gloomy Octopus (Octopus tetricus) protected protective snug Cephalopods |Gloomy Octopus (Octopus tetricus)

Gloomy Octopus (Octopus tetricus) in entrance to lair.
Gloomy Octopus (Octopus tetricus) in entrance to lair. protection protected home house safe safety safty Cephalopods |Gloomy Octopus (Octopus tetricus)

Gloomy Octopus (Octopus tetricus) eye detail.
Gloomy Octopus (Octopus tetricus) eye detail. sleepy drowsy goggle eyes bumpy warty slitted Cephalopods |Gloomy Octopus (Octopus tetricus)

Gloomy Octopus (Octopus tetricus) climbing on boulder.
Gloomy Octopus (Octopus tetricus) climbing on boulder. Octopodidae Octopus single one alone lonely isolated individual camouflage camoflage camouflaged camoflaged hidden hiding hide cryptic spots spotted dot dots dotted spot speckled specks search searching searcher searched seek seeking seeker look looking peer peering quest hunt hunting hunter forage foraging cephalopod cephalopods tentacles tenticles sucker suckers soft delicate fragile arm arms jet propulsion invertebrate invertebrates |Gloomy Octopus (Octopus tetricus)

Gloomy Octopus (Octopus tetricus) sheltering in reef crevice.
Gloomy Octopus (Octopus tetricus) sheltering in reef crevice. 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 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 grip grab gripping grabbing hold holding grasp grasping grasped held |Gloomy Octopus (Octopus tetricus)

Gloomy Octopus (Octopus tetricus) emerging from it's den surrounded by moult shells of Spider Crabs (Leptomithrax gaimardii) left after mating aggregation.
Gloomy Octopus (Octopus tetricus) emerging from it's den surrounded by moult shells of Spider Crabs (Leptomithrax gaimardii) left after mating aggregation. Octopodidae Octopus Majidae Decapoda mass many group together same identical similar dead death decay decompose decaying decomposing rot rotting rotten corpse cadaver carcass molt molting moult moulting molted heap heaps heaped shell armor armour armoured armored protect protected protection hard sheild shield crabs crab arthropod arthropoda crustacea malacostraca decapod decapoda pleocyemata brachyura crustacean crustaceans nipper nipping nippers claw claws pinch pinched pinching pincer pincers sex reproduction mate sand sandy seabed sea-bed sea bed pile piles piled heap heaped heaps collected collection carapace alive living orange spidercrab spider-crab spidercrabs spider-crabs curious curiousity curios curiosity look looking inspect inspecting gaze gazing inquisitive inquiring enquiring interested questioning nosy prying carapace carapaces molt molting molted moulted moulting moults molts cephalopod cephalopods tentacles tenticles sucker suckers soft delicate fragile arm arms jet propulsion invertebrate invertebrates eye eyes home house shelter sheltered safe safety secure security secured sheltering nest |Gloomy Octopus (Octopus tetricus)

Gloomy Octopus (Octopus tetricus) emerging from it's den surrounded by moult shells of Spider Crabs (Leptomithrax gaimardii) left after mating aggregation.
Gloomy Octopus (Octopus tetricus) emerging from it's den surrounded by moult shells of Spider Crabs (Leptomithrax gaimardii) left after mating aggregation. Octopodidae Octopus Majidae Decapoda mass many group together same identical similar dead death decay decompose decaying decomposing rot rotting rotten corpse cadaver carcass molt molting moult moulting molted heap heaps heaped shell armor armour armoured armored protect protected protection hard sheild shield crabs crab arthropod arthropoda crustacea malacostraca decapod decapoda pleocyemata brachyura crustacean crustaceans nipper nipping nippers claw claws pinch pinched pinching pincer pincers sex reproduction mate sand sandy seabed sea-bed sea bed pile piles piled heap heaped heaps collected collection carapace alive living orange spidercrab spider-crab spidercrabs spider-crabs curious curiousity curios curiosity look looking inspect inspecting gaze gazing inquisitive inquiring enquiring interested questioning nosy prying carapace carapaces molt molting molted moulted moulting moults molts cephalopod cephalopods tentacles tenticles sucker suckers soft delicate fragile arm arms jet propulsion invertebrate invertebrates eye eyes home house shelter sheltered safe safety secure security secured sheltering nest vertical |Gloomy Octopus (Octopus tetricus)

Gloomy Octopus (Octopus tetricus) emerging from it's den surrounded by moult shells of Spider Crabs (Leptomithrax gaimardii) left after mating aggregation.
Gloomy Octopus (Octopus tetricus) emerging from it's den surrounded by moult shells of Spider Crabs (Leptomithrax gaimardii) left after mating aggregation. Octopodidae Octopus Majidae Decapoda mass many group together same identical similar dead death decay decompose decaying decomposing rot rotting rotten corpse cadaver carcass molt molting moult moulting molted heap heaps heaped shell armor armour armoured armored protect protected protection hard sheild shield crabs crab arthropod arthropoda crustacea malacostraca decapod decapoda pleocyemata brachyura crustacean crustaceans nipper nipping nippers claw claws pinch pinched pinching pincer pincers sex reproduction mate sand sandy seabed sea-bed sea bed pile piles piled heap heaped heaps collected collection carapace alive living orange spidercrab spider-crab spidercrabs spider-crabs curious curiousity curios curiosity look looking inspect inspecting gaze gazing inquisitive inquiring enquiring interested questioning nosy prying carapace carapaces molt molting molted moulted moulting moults molts cephalopod cephalopods tentacles tenticles sucker suckers soft delicate fragile arm arms jet propulsion invertebrate invertebrates eye eyes home house shelter sheltered safe safety secure security secured sheltering nest vertical |Gloomy Octopus (Octopus tetricus)

Gloomy Octopus (Octopus tetricus) emerging from it's den which has been covered by moult shells of Spider Crabs (Leptomithrax gaimardii) left after mating aggregation.
Gloomy Octopus (Octopus tetricus) emerging from it's den which has been covered by moult shells of Spider Crabs (Leptomithrax gaimardii) left after mating aggregation. Octopodidae Octopus Majidae Decapoda mass many group together same identical similar dead death decay decompose decaying decomposing rot rotting rotten corpse cadaver carcass molt molting moult moulting molted heap heaps heaped shell armor armour armoured armored protect protected protection hard sheild shield crabs crab arthropod arthropoda crustacea malacostraca decapod decapoda pleocyemata brachyura crustacean crustaceans nipper nipping nippers claw claws pinch pinched pinching pincer pincers sex reproduction mate sand sandy seabed sea-bed sea bed pile piles piled heap heaped heaps collected collection carapace alive living orange spidercrab spider-crab spidercrabs spider-crabs curious curiousity curios curiosity look looking inspect inspecting gaze gazing inquisitive inquiring enquiring interested questioning nosy prying carapace carapaces molt molting molted moulted moulting moults molts cephalopod cephalopods tentacles tenticles sucker suckers soft delicate fragile arm arms jet propulsion invertebrate invertebrates eye eyes home house shelter sheltered safe safety secure security secured sheltering nest |Gloomy Octopus (Octopus tetricus)

Gloomy Octopus (Octopus tetricus) emerging from it's den which has been covered by moult shells of Spider Crabs (Leptomithrax gaimardii) left after mating aggregation.
Gloomy Octopus (Octopus tetricus) emerging from it's den which has been covered by moult shells of Spider Crabs (Leptomithrax gaimardii) left after mating aggregation. Octopodidae Octopus Majidae Decapoda mass many group together same identical similar dead death decay decompose decaying decomposing rot rotting rotten corpse cadaver carcass molt molting moult moulting molted heap heaps heaped shell armor armour armoured armored protect protected protection hard sheild shield crabs crab arthropod arthropoda crustacea malacostraca decapod decapoda pleocyemata brachyura crustacean crustaceans nipper nipping nippers claw claws pinch pinched pinching pincer pincers sex reproduction mate sand sandy seabed sea-bed sea bed pile piles piled heap heaped heaps collected collection carapace alive living orange spidercrab spider-crab spidercrabs spider-crabs curious curiousity curios curiosity look looking inspect inspecting gaze gazing inquisitive inquiring enquiring interested questioning nosy prying carapace carapaces molt molting molted moulted moulting moults molts cephalopod cephalopods tentacles tenticles sucker suckers soft delicate fragile arm arms jet propulsion invertebrate invertebrates eye eyes home house shelter sheltered safe safety secure security secured sheltering nest vertical |Gloomy Octopus (Octopus tetricus)

Gloomy Octopus (Octopus tetricus) emerging from it's den which has been covered by moult shells of Spider Crabs (Leptomithrax gaimardii) left after mating aggregation.
Gloomy Octopus (Octopus tetricus) emerging from it's den which has been covered by moult shells of Spider Crabs (Leptomithrax gaimardii) left after mating aggregation. Octopodidae Octopus Majidae Decapoda mass many group together same identical similar dead death decay decompose decaying decomposing rot rotting rotten corpse cadaver carcass molt molting moult moulting molted heap heaps heaped shell armor armour armoured armored protect protected protection hard sheild shield crabs crab arthropod arthropoda crustacea malacostraca decapod decapoda pleocyemata brachyura crustacean crustaceans nipper nipping nippers claw claws pinch pinched pinching pincer pincers sex reproduction mate sand sandy seabed sea-bed sea bed pile piles piled heap heaped heaps collected collection carapace alive living orange spidercrab spider-crab spidercrabs spider-crabs curious curiousity curios curiosity look looking inspect inspecting gaze gazing inquisitive inquiring enquiring interested questioning nosy prying carapace carapaces molt molting molted moulted moulting moults molts cephalopod cephalopods tentacles tenticles sucker suckers soft delicate fragile arm arms jet propulsion invertebrate invertebrates eye eyes home house shelter sheltered safe safety secure security secured sheltering nest |Gloomy Octopus (Octopus tetricus)

Gloomy Octopus (Octopus tetricus) looking out of a plastic octopus trap laid by commercial fishing operation.
Gloomy Octopus (Octopus tetricus) looking out of a plastic octopus trap laid by commercial fishing operation. Octopodidae Octopus single one alone lonely isolated individual cephalopod cephalopods tentacles tenticles sucker suckers soft delicate fragile arm arms jet propulsion invertebrate invertebrates catch catching collect collecting caught capture capturing hunt hunting hunter gather gathering forage foraging fish fishing fisherman trapping lair 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 cute friend friendly cuddly cuddle play playful happy smile smiling tube traps camouflage camoflage camouflaged camoflaged hidden hiding hide cryptic grip grab gripping grabbing hold holding grasp grasping grasped held |Gloomy Octopus (Octopus tetricus)

Gloomy Octopus (Octopus tetricus) climbing on boulder.
Gloomy Octopus (Octopus tetricus) climbing on boulder. Octopodidae Octopus single one alone lonely isolated individual camouflage camoflage camouflaged camoflaged hidden hiding hide cryptic spots spotted dot dots dotted spot speckled specks search searching searcher searched seek seeking seeker look looking peer peering quest hunt hunting hunter forage foraging cephalopod cephalopods tentacles tenticles sucker suckers soft delicate fragile arm arms jet propulsion invertebrate invertebrates |Gloomy Octopus (Octopus tetricus)

Gloomy Octopus (Octopus tetricus) couple mating.
Gloomy Octopus (Octopus tetricus) couple mating. Octopodidae Octopus two pair couple together duo paired partner partners twin partnership sex reproduction mate mating maternal copulate copulation cephalopod cephalopods tentacles tenticles sucker suckers soft delicate fragile arm arms jet propulsion invertebrate invertebrates cephalopod cephalopods tentacles tenticles sucker suckers soft delicate fragile arm arms jet propulsion invertebrate invertebrates reach reaching insert inserting insertion |Gloomy Octopus (Octopus tetricus)

Gloomy Octopus (Octopus tetricus) on lookout atop boulder on rocky temperate reef.
Gloomy Octopus (Octopus tetricus) on lookout atop boulder on rocky temperate reef. 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 alert alarm alarmed look looking lookout look-out out surprise surprised search searching searcher searched seek seeking seeker look looking peer peering quest hunt hunting hunter forage foraging |Gloomy Octopus (Octopus tetricus)