A female Blue-ring octopus (Hapalochlaena sp.) walks along the sandy bottom carrying a clutch of eggs under her arms. She will die after the eggs hatch.
A Giant clam, Tridacna gigas, grows on a shallow coral reef in Raja Ampat, Indonesia. This tropical region supports the greatest marine biodiversity on the planet.
A Broadclub cuttlefish, Sepia latimanus, hovers over healthy corals on a reef in Raja Ampat, Indonesia. This common cephalopod can quickly change its color and texture to match its surroundings.
A Giant clam, Tridacna gigas, grows on a shallow coral reef in Raja Ampat, Indonesia. This tropical region supports the greatest marine biodiversity on the planet.
A Broadclub cuttlefish, Sepia latimanus, hovers over healthy corals on a reef in Raja Ampat, Indonesia. This common cephalopod can quickly change its color and texture to match its surroundings.
A Broadclub cuttlefish, Sepia latimanus, hovers over healthy corals on a reef in Raja Ampat, Indonesia. This common cephalopod can quickly change its color and texture to match its surroundings.
A Broadclub cuttlefish, Sepia latimanus, hovers over healthy corals on a reef in Raja Ampat, Indonesia. This common cephalopod can quickly change its color and texture to match its surroundings.
A Mimic octopus, Thaumoctopus mimicus, is found on the black sand seafloor in Lembeh Strait, Indonesia. This rare cephalopod often mimics the shape and behavior of other marine species.
An octopus, Octopus cyanea, hunts for small crabs on a coral reef in Wakatobi National Park, Indonesia. This intelligent species is diurnal and is commonly found camouflaged on shallow reefs.
A Mimic octopus, Thaumoctopus mimicus, crawls across the black sand seafloor of Lembeh Strait, Indonesia. This unusual cephalopod species can impersonate a variety of other marine animals.
A Mimic octopus, Thaumoctopus mimicus, crawls across the black sand seafloor of Lembeh Strait, Indonesia. This rare cephalopod can mimic the behavior and shape of other marine creatures.
A Mimic octopus, Thaumoctopus mimicus, crawls across the black sand seafloor of Lembeh Strait, Indonesia. This unusual cephalopod species can impersonate a variety of other marine animals.
A rare Mimic octopus, Thaumoctopus mimicus, crawls across the volcanic sand seafloor in Lembeh Strait, Indonesia. This octopus can imitate the behavior and shape of other creatures that it has seen.