Southern Blue Ring Octopus, Hapalochlaena maculosa,a mother carrying her eggs with partially developed young inside them. She is in a protective posture with the arms and web enclosing the eggs, Port Hughes, South Australia, Australia, Southern Ocean


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Southern Blue Ring Octopus, Hapalochlaena maculosa,a mother carrying her eggs with partially developed young inside them. She is in a protective posture with the arms and web enclosing the eggs, Port Hughes, South Australia, Australia, Southern Ocean
Credit to: Blue Planet Archive / John C. Lewis

Image dimensions: 4792x3089

URL for this image: https://pictures.blueplanetarchive.com/image/I0000R.t5lGJrbt8