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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