Blue-Ringed Octopus Animal Pictures

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Blue Ring Octopus, (Hapalochlaena lunulata), 8 cm in size, female, carrying eggs. Horizontal, profile view. It lays 60 to 100 eggs, which are kept under her arms during the incubation period, which lasts about a month. These octopus live in a burrow (in this case, a discarded small bottle of water) and only come out to search for food or a mate (or when disturbed, which was the case. Underwater macro photography taken in Lembeh, Manado - Indonesia.

Blue-Ringed Octopus, (Hapalochlaena lunulata), 8 cm in size, female, carrying eggs.
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Blue-Ringed Octopus, (Hapalochlaena lunulata), 8 cm in size, female, carrying eggs.

Blue-ringed octopuses - amazing underwater world of Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia.

Blue-ringed octopus - amazing underwater world of Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia
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Blue-ringed octopus - amazing underwater world of Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia

Vivid blue-ringed octopus with curled tentacles, enjoying the sun on a summer day as it sits in a shallow tide pool at Point Lonsdale
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Vivid blue-ringed octopus with curled tentacles, enjoying the sun on a summer day as it sits in a shallow tide pool at Point Lonsdale

Blue-ringed octopus swimming in the open ocean.
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Blue-ringed octopus swimming in the open ocean.

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Baby blue-ringed octopus on a person's hand.
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Baby blue-ringed octopus on a person's hand.

Blue Ring Octopus, (Hapalochlaena lunulata), 8 cm in size, female, carrying eggs. Horizontal, profile view. It lays 60 to 100 eggs, which are kept under her arms during the incubation period, which lasts about a month. These octopus live in a burrow (in this case, a discarded small bottle of water) and only come out to search for food or a mate (or when disturbed, which was the case. Underwater macro photography taken in Lembeh, Manado - Indonesia.

Blue-Ringed Octopus close-up
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