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A well-camouflaged Mototi octopus, Octopus sp., hides in plain view on the sandy seafloor in Lembeh Strait, Indonesia.

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.

Eye and siphon detail of 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.

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.

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

Blue ring octopus displaying rings, Hapalochlaena sp., Lembeh Strait, Manado, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean

This larval stage of a long arm octopus, Octopus sp. is no more that five inches across (as pictured) and was photographed at night in midwater several miles off the Kona Coast during a blackwater dive, Island of Hawaii, Hawaii, United States of America

Octopus, Octopus vulgaris, Marine Protected area Punta Campanella, Massa Lubrense, Penisola Sorrentina, Costa Amalfitana, Italy, Tyrrhenian Sea, Mediterranean

White spotted octopus (Octopus macropus) on black background. Marine invertebrates of the Canary Islands.

White spotted octopus (Octopus macropus) on black background. Marine invertebrates of the Canary Islands.

White spotted octopus (Octopus macropus) on black background. Marine invertebrates of the Canary Islands.

White spotted octopus (Octopus macropus) on black background. Marine invertebrates of the Canary Islands.

Common octopus (Octopus vulgaris), followed from painted comber (Serranus scriba). Marine Protected area Punta Campanella, Massa Lubrense, Penisola Sorrentina, Costa Amalfitana, Italy, Tyrrhenian Sea, Mediterranean

Octopus (Octopus vulgaris) hunting in a marine meadow (Cymodocea nodosa). Marine invertebrates of the Canary Islands, Tenerife.

Poison Ocellate Octopus (Octopus mototi) on blue fabric, TK3 dive site, Lembeh Straits, Sulawesi, Indonesia