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Mototi Blue Ring Octopus

Octopus mototi

Description:

About the size of a golfball. Can change color and texture in order to camouflage itself.

Habitat:

Found this one at Toros Point (Secret Bay), Anilao, Batangas, Philippines. Shallow area, about 15-20 feet. Hiding behind some rubble amidst a patch of soft coral.

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22 Comments

AlbertKang
AlbertKang 9 years ago

Your map location is wrong, in your Habitat note, its mentioned found in Anilao, but map location is in Romblon :p

ceherzog
ceherzog 12 years ago

This would be nice in the Spirals in Nature mission!

smutnee80
smutnee80 12 years ago

Awesome shot i love the underwater creatures

shebebusynow
shebebusynow 12 years ago

According to barrierreefaustralia.com, " The venom contains some maculotoxin, a poison more violent than any found on land animals. The nerve conduction is blocked and neuromuscular paralysis is followed by death. The victim might be saved if artificial respiration starts before marked cyanosis and hypotension develops. The blue-ringed octopus is the size of a golf ball but its poison is powerful enough to kill an adult human in minutes. There's no known antidote. The only treatment is hours of heart massage and artificial respiration until the poison has worked its way out of your system."

Wild Things
Wild Things 12 years ago

Congratulations.

Darwin26
Darwin26 12 years ago

What makes this 'Blue-ring' Octopus poisonous? What kind of toxicity does it carry?

Ivan Rodriguez
Ivan Rodriguez 12 years ago

Hahaha that's exactly what I was thinking in the second picture, it's a golf-ball-sized creature that's NOT messing around! Great spotting. :)

shebebusynow
shebebusynow 12 years ago

Looks like he's displaying "fists", like "ya wanna fight?" while he flashes the blue ring. Great series of photos showing camouflaging color. Can't believe it's that small.

Little Rex
Little Rex 12 years ago

Woah! First impression from seeing this. Great spotting :D

It is as toxic as the normal blue ringed octopus?

MarijkeHoos
MarijkeHoos 12 years ago

ME LIKE!

SvitlanaKudrenko
SvitlanaKudrenko 12 years ago

Just incredible spotting!

DoinaRussu
DoinaRussu 12 years ago

Congratulations, Robert! Great spotting!

surekha
surekha 12 years ago

Congrats, Robert! Awesome spotting!

The MnMs
The MnMs 12 years ago

Congratulations!!
It is indeed a very pretty octopus. Keep posting if you have more underwater sightings in Philippines. Looks like underwater fauna is amazing there :-)

Jonathan Sequeira
Jonathan Sequeira 12 years ago

Felicidades por tener el hallazgo (especie) del día....

Ismael Chaves
Ismael Chaves 12 years ago

Congrats Spotting of the day

peter
peter 12 years ago

Spotting of the Day!

"The rare and poisonous Mototi Blue Ring Octopus displays two single blue spots when agitated to warn potential predators."

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Palaimon
Palaimon 12 years ago

nice picture!

Harsha Singh
Harsha Singh 12 years ago

The king of camouflage. I have seen them change color on television. It's quick and smart. What is that blue ring on the body?

KarenL
KarenL 12 years ago

Great shot!
Welcome to Project Noah, Robert!

ceherzog
ceherzog 12 years ago

All I can say is WOW!

RobertSuntay
Spotted by
RobertSuntay

Romblon, Philippines

Spotted on Jun 9, 2010
Submitted on Oct 25, 2011

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