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Octopus hummelincki
Saw this cute juvenile Octopus during a Sharks dive with several Tiger Sharks coming up to me when taking pictures of it. Small in size, body around 3cm. It has 2 'blue-circles' on the side of its face, not sure if its venomous like the other Blue-Ringed Octopus and Occelated Blue-Ringed Octopus from the tropical waters. Pic#2 is a close-up to show the blue rings Pic#3 shows it on a Shell, looking out for the Sharks Pic#4 shows how tiny it is with a Tiger Shark in the background
Sandy area in shallow reefs of Bahamas, probably can also been found around Caribbean
New Organism to Project Noah
Spotted on Oct 27, 2016
Submitted on Oct 30, 2016
14 Comments
Thanks, @Antonio, @Felix and @armadeus.4 for your kind words and support :)
Congratulations Albert! Thank you for sharing your underwater encounters :) Liana
Well deserved, congrats, Albert.
Great series Albert,congrats on the SOTW and thanks for sharing
Thank you, @DrNamgyalT.Sherpa.
This was totally an unexpected sighting as none of us were expecting to see any Octopus during our dives with hundreds of sharks :D
Congrats @Albert. Another SOTW! That too from the other side of the earth!
Thanks, @Daniele & PN Rangers for another SOTW :)
Thanks too, @Polilla, @Sergio and @Jordi, am happy to share my underwater encounters with PN and glad you guys appreciates the Spottings :)
Congratulations for the spotting of the week Albert nice close-up
Congratulations, Albert.
Congratulations Albert! This is our rangers-selected Spotting of the Week. An interesting new organism to Project Noah and some great action shot!
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Thanks, @Daniele for the nomination :)
Your spotting has been nominated for the Spotting of the Week. The winner will be chosen by the Project Noah Rangers based on a combination of factors including: uniqueness of the shot, status of the organism (for example, rare or endangered), quality of the information provided in the habitat and description sections. There is a subjective element, of course; the spotting with the highest number of Ranger votes is chosen. Congratulations on being nominated Albert!
Thanks, @Felix for your appreciation :D
I have my dive buddies to thank for, fending off the Tiger Sharks while I took the pics!
At least you got a few photos before the shark ate you. As always, great spotting and excellent photos, Albert.