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Octopus kagoshimensis
Figure from Cephalopods: A World Guide (amzn/b&n/abe/pwll), by Mark Norman.
Octopus kagoshimensis
Figure from Cephalopods: A World Guide (amzn/b&n/abe/pwll), by Mark Norman.
Octopus sp. kagoshimensis
Figure from Cephalopods: A World Guide (amzn/b&n/abe/pwll), by Mark Norman.
Octopus briareus, the Caribbean reef octopus
Figure from Cephalopods: A World Guide (amzn/b&n/abe/pwll), by Mark Norman.
Awesome. Like a wise old sage.
Two down, one to go. (Make it good - Well, gooder.)
Wait a sec. kagoshimensis? As in, found in Kagoshima? I probably ate some of them! Now I'm sad.
I've been wondering...I assume that an octopus has a "natural" color, but, if it does, what color is it?
Patrician?
Is that it's mouth up there, with that beak like jaw that would clamp down and break my finger?
It looks like a Keeper from Babylon 5.
Nice! A cephalopod worthy of my given name. :) Now if there could just be a ctenophore hovering in the background . . . . then my assumed name would be well represented too.
That octopus looks like he's seen some heartbreak.
Cheer up, little guy.
"Hey, I'm a little younger than those old rocks just found on Hudson Bay. But unlike those old rocks, I can move around and make an appearance on Pharyngula!"
I like arms...
It looks perfectly haughty to me.
If both "Sleek" and "Patrician" are "Octopus kagoshimensis" as the cutline indicates, how come they look so different? Or is that a really dumb question?
Doesn't look a thing like Vetinari.
Them octopuses is smart, but not as smart as bats. Bats is real smart, they use radar.
I like the way she/he curls up her/his tentacles... it's cute.
Cephalopod close up.
Hey put some lipstick on that thing, she looks vice presidential !!!
Attack of the (green) killer tomatoes!
That looks like a Blue Ringed Octopus! Beautiful but deadly...
Wow, two this Friday! BTW, what do cephalopods do the rest of the week?
Awesome picture, maybe I should get a Patrician for my freshwater tank. :)
That guy looks like he's ready to sucker punch someone :)
Cuttle Fish @ Wikipedia has a fairly simple explanation of their color changing ability.
As for their 'natural' color/pattern, it's likely decided by their rest states. The two major rest states would likely be swimming and resting/hiding in a favorite patch of ocean floor.
I would guess what is shown in the picture is one of the rest states for that one (the "I'm hanging out here among the pebbles one.")