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Octopus tetricus
one of the many gloomy octopus hiding in it's lair; characterised by the bright orange legs
against jetty posts, under shells in a hole
Spotted on Jan 21, 2013
Submitted on Jan 22, 2013
33 Comments (1–25)
this is one of my favorite spottings in all of project noah. Wish there was a favorite #2 button ;)
Congratulations Kerryn on your SOTD! Great to see another Aussie spotter :) Well done & keep up the great work.
Oh wow, how exciting to be the spot of the day!! Thank you and thank you all for your lovely comments.
Someone asked if the pics of the octopus were on the same day. No they weren't, they were about a week apart. They are all of the same species though, and all taken in relatively the same location.
I'll be uploading some more pics soon. And once again, thank you!!!! :)
Congratulations Kerryn! Amazing spot and SOTD!
Beautiful capture Kerrin,congrats on the SOTD,thanks for sharing
Bravo! Amazing!
Awesome spot! Congrats!
I was hoping you would get SOTD after seeing this yesterday. Awesome! And congratulations! I think octopuses are terrific.
Congratulations Kerryn on this awesome SotD
Congratulations KerrynWood,,
fabulous
Wow! wat a beauty! Adorable...One of the best!
Congratulations Kerryn on your SOTD, great pics.
Hats off to you, Kerryn. Your image has to be one of my absolute favorites since I've discovered PN. Cheers!
Hello Kerryn. Did you spot all these lovelies all at the the same time, or day?
Congratulations! Amazing pics!
beautiful spotting congrats!
Congratulation great pictures, gorgeous octopus and a well deserved SOTD!!
Wonderful series - congratulations!
Wow that's amazing!
cool! congratulations!
How can anyone describe this colorful octopus as gloomy? Hopefully it will brighten your day Kerryn, as it has earned you spotting of the day!
Considered the most intelligent of all invertebrates, the octopus also has three hearts; two pump blood through the gills whereas the third one pumps blood through rest of the body.
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Fantastic!
Awesome first shot!
Welcome back to the community Kerryn!
Very beautiful!
Great spot :)