Southern Blue Ring Octopus, Hapalochlaena maculosa, A female guards her eggs by turning herself inside out and wrapping round the clutch of eggs. The eggs can be seen as bumps pressed against her skin, Port Hughes, South Australia, Australia, Southern Ocean


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Southern Blue Ring Octopus, Hapalochlaena maculosa, A female guards her eggs by turning herself inside out and wrapping round the clutch of eggs. The eggs can be seen as bumps pressed against her skin, Port Hughes, South Australia, Australia, Southern Ocean
Credit to: Blue Planet Archive / John C. Lewis

Image dimensions: 4800x3381

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