Red-breasted goose (Branta ruficollis) group approaching on land, captive, WWT Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, UK.

Oriental hornet (Vespa orientalis) using its jaws to detach two suckersfrom Common Octopus tentacle as it hangs in the sun to tenderise. Skala Sikaminia harbour, Lesbos (Lesvos) Greece. MORE INFO: The yellow parts of this hornet's cuticle absorb sunlight and the pigment xanthopterin converts light into electrical energy.

Reef octopus (Octopus cyanea), crawling over reef, Ailuk atoll, Marshall Islands, Pacific

Eye and siphon detail of reef octopus (Octopus cyanea), crawling over reef, Ailuk atoll, Marshall Islands, Pacific

Reef octopus (Octopus cyanea), crawling over reef, Ailuk atoll, Marshall Islands, Pacific

Ornate octopus (Octopus ornatus) at night. Oahu, Hawaii, United States of America, Pacific

Ornate octopus (Octopus ornatus) at night. Oahu, Hawaii, United States of America, Pacific

Whole Common Octopus (Octopus vulgaris) and pairs of tentacles hanging in the sun before cooking, Skala Sikaminia harbour, Lesbos (Lesvos), Greece.

Reef octopus (Octopus cyanea), crawling over reef, Ailuk atoll, Marshall Islands, Pacific

Whole Common Octopus (Octopus vulgaris) and pairs of tentacles hanging in the sun against blue sky before cooking, Skala Sikaminia harbour, Lesbos (Lesvos), Greece.

Underwater scenes from the Galapagos Island Archipeligo, Ecuador. Pacific Ocean.

Underwater Scenes in Honolua Bay on the northwest side of Maui, Hawaii, USA. Pacific Ocean. (rr)

Underwater scenes from the Galapagos Island Archipeligo, Ecuador. Pacific Ocean.

Underwater scenes from the Galapagos Island Archipeligo, Ecuador. Pacific Ocean.

Giant Pacific Octopus Enteroctopus dofleini

Underwater scenes from the Galapagos Island Archipeligo, Ecuador. Pacific Ocean.

Temperate Zone, Oceanopolis, Brest, Britanny, France, EU

Wunderpus octopus, Wunderpus photogenicus. This rare species of octopus is sometimes found in sandy burrows on shallow slopes in the Coral Triangle. Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, Pacfic Ocean.

Pacific octupus. Ecuador

Octopus, Cayman Islands

Pacific octupus. Ecuador

Underwater scenes from the Galapagos Island Archipeligo, Ecuador. Pacific Ocean.

Diver and pacific octopus. Ecuador

Octopus (Octopus vulgaris), eye and acetabula (suction appendages)